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„דרײַ אַלמנות‟ (צווייטער פּריז בײַם דערציילונג־קאָנקורס)

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עטלעכע מענטשן, גלייבנדיק אין עטלעכע טראַדיציעס, מיינען אַז ירושלים געפֿינט זיך אויפֿן מויל פֿון גיהנום. דערפֿאַר ווייסט מען ביז הײַנט ניט, אויב דער דריטער און גרעסטער חורבן וועט זיך אָנהייבן…

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The Story Behind “Fiddler” – A FREE Online Course

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Harvard Professor Ruth Wisse teaches Sholem Aleichem’s Tevye the Dairyman Discover Tevye—the most well-known Jew in fiction—in a whole new light. Dive into the rich, complex, and wonderfully entertaining world…

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A production photo from the Yiddish-language production of Fiddler on the Roof. Photo: Victor Nechay / ProperPix.

Yiddish and Other Languages

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I speak French with my head and Yiddish with my heart. I learned French in school and made it my field of study and my profession. I know it well…

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Khosn Kale Mazl Tov + wedding songs

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Song Mazl Tov Dances Artist Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Album You Should Be So Lucky! Licensed to YouTube by Live Nation Video Network; BMI – Broadcast Music Inc., and 2…

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Benyumen Shekhter Foundation now accepting grant proposals

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The Benyumen Shekhter Foundation for the Advancement of Standard Yiddish is now accepting grant proposals. We are seeking well-structured initiatives that encourage people to actively speak, read and write in…

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The League for Yiddish is looking for an Executive Director

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The League for Yiddish is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Executive Director, to begin in February 2020. The position is currently part-time, with the possibility of full-time, given…

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2019. The Weimar Republic of Yiddishland July 12 – August 17

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Registration for Yiddish Summer Weimar workshops is open and advance ticket sales have begun! In 2019 we recognize the 100th anniversary of the beginnings of the Weimar Republic. To celebrate…

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How Sweden Became the Epicenter of Yiddish Children’s Media

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In 1999, Yiddish was declared an official national minority language in Sweden, alongside Finnish, Romani, Meänkieli, and the Sami languages. There’s federal funding in Sweden for media produced in all its national minority…

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A Protest to Leaders Of the Ashkenazi Community in Mexico

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I had the pleasure of working and visiting Mexico — specifically Jewish Mexico — several years ago. I am familiar with its Yiddish teachers and some of these teachers and…

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Dos is di sheinkayt fun Yiddish

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Douss is yiddish asoy vi a moul… Posted by Camille Flaster on Friday, June 28, 2019

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