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וואָס סע פֿעלט בײַ אונדזערע ייִדישע מיטלשול

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ווען איך בין געווען אַ קינד אין די 1960ער און 70ער יאָרן זענען געווען גאָר ווייניק טאָגשולן פֿאַר ייִדישע קינדער. האָבן ס׳רובֿ משפּחות געשיקט די קינדער אין די עפֿנטלעכע שולן,…

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The Emeser Detective: The Adventures Of A Yiddish Shamus

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A shtetl girl has vanished! And only one man can save her. Armed with nothing but his brains and a loaded revolver, Max Spitzkopf steps in to save the day…

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Alliance Colony: Inside Efforts To Revive America’s First Jewish Farm

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For the latest installment of our Holy Ground series featuring stories of Jewish resilience and reinvention, Benyamin Cohen visited the century-old South Jersey farm where one family is trying to…

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More Than A Breakfast: How Lox Became A Beloved Jewish Tradition

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While lox is not a particularly religiously significant Jewish food, I would argue that it has attained a religious-like status among many Jews. Fish has long been a staple in…

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Yiddish Word Of The Week – Verter Fun Der Vokh: Efsher Words For This Week: Maybe ⇒ Quite Possibly ⇒ Probably

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 Maybe = אפֿשר ד‫ער ראָמאַן קלינגט אינטערעסאַנט – אפֿשר וועל איך אים לייענען.  [DER ROMÁN KLINGT INTERESÁNT – ÉFShER VEL IKh IM LÉYENEN.] The novel sounds interesting – maybe I’ll read it. ווע‫ט ער הײַנט קומען? אפֿשר…

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Teens, Seniors Explore Ashkenazi Traditions At Yiddish New York Festival

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A group of klezmer musicians was jamming in Lower Manhattan, when its fiddler suddenly stopped and encouraged a preteen clarinetist to lead a tune. After a moment, the young musician…

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One Yiddish Theater – Night Stories: 4 Tales Of Reanimation

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In a last-ditch effort to get you to see our show, Avrom Sutzkever’s NIGHT STORIES: 4 Tales of Reanimation (brought to you by the same team that brought you last year’s…

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Yiddish With Rukhl — A Forverts Podcast

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Beginning in the 1920s and ‘30s, Yiddish radio connected Jews worldwide. In New York City, the  Jewish Daily Forverts’ station WEVD — known as “the station that speaks your language”…

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Virginia-Based Yiddishists Lead First Yiddish Festival In Richmond

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Virginia’s capital city is having a few big inaugurals this January. Not only will Richmond see the state’s first female governor installed; it will also be seeing the state’s first-ever…

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