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טויזנטער פֿרומע ייִדן שענקען פּלאַזמע צו העלפֿן די קאָראָנאַ־געליטענע

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לאַנג איידער ס׳רובֿ מענטשן האָבן אָנגעהויבן רעדן וועגן בלוטפּלאַזמע, האָט ד׳׳ר שמואל שוהם זיך שוין געכאַפּט, אַז דאָס בלוט פֿון די, וואָס האָבן זיך אויסגעהיילט פֿונעם קאָראָנאַ־ווירוס, וואָלט געקענט העלפֿן…

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April 23, 1900: Joseph Green, renowned Yiddish theater actor, is born

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On April 23, 1900, Joseph Green was born in Poland, who emigrated to the United States in 1924 and became a renowned actor in the Yiddish theater. In 1915, during…

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In Varshever Ghetto is haynt joidesh nisn, by Binem Heller

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In Varshever Ghetto is haynt joidesh nisn, escrito por Binem Heller, declamado por Hadassa Kestin. Listen: Programs on Yiddish literature and culture recorded at Montreal’s Jewish Public Library, 1953-2005, click…

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“Zog Nit Keynmol,” performed by The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus

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Zog Nit Keynmol Az du Gueist Dem Letztn Veg… Never say that you are walking on your last road… With these words starts the song written by Hirsh Glick in the Vilna…

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Verter fun der Vokh: די װי֜דעאָ־⁠זי֜צונג – Video Conference

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conference call: דער בציבור־⁠קלונג, ־⁠ען [DER BETSÍBER-KLUNG, -EN] join a meeting: צו֜שטיין צו אַ זי֜צונג; אַרײַ֜נטרעטן אין אַ זי֜צונג [TSÚShTEYN TSU A ZÍTSUNG; ARÁYNTRETN IN A ZÍTSUNG] meeting ID: די…

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Scott Hilton Davis presents: Celebrating Jacob Dinezon On His 100th Yortsayt

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Who was Jacob Dinezon, the Yiddish writer who in his day outshone even Sholem Aleichem? Scott Hilton Davis tells his remarkable personal journey with the rediscovery of Jacob Dinezon, the…

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How to translate Yiddish Humor into Japanese… Without losing your Punchline!

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Prof. Yoshiji Hirose is an internationally recognized expert in Jewish American literature, and in Yiddish literature in particular. In addition to an impressive list of publications which critically examine the…

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Kolya Borodulin presents: Birobidzhan – An Incredible Dream At The Far Reaches Of The World

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Ek Velt – An Incredible Dream At The Far Reaches Of The World< ק װעלט׃ די פֿאַרכאַפּנדיקע מעשׂה פֿון ייִדיש אין ביראָבידזשאַן Please join us for the fascinating story of…

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Dvir Bar-Gal presents: Sweet & Sour Safe Haven – Jewish Refugees in Shanghai

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At the start of WWII, 20,000 Jewish refugees made it to the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai, even as the revolution was raging in China and the Japanese were about to…

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