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Resources and News in and about Yiddish

Take 10 minutes today to remember some great writers senselessly murdered for political purposes

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Precisely 70 years ago today, on August 12th, 1952, 13 Jews were murdered by the Soviet regime in the infamous Lubyanka Prison, including 5 Yiddish writers, including Dovid Bergelson, Itzik…

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Reminder – this Sunday! Join us for a Zoom conversation with Shane Baker

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We will talk about Yiddish theater, what it means to be a Yiddish actor through his eyes, and his acting through the years. We will also talk about his role…

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Di avantures fun Sherlock Holmes

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You might have read Sir Arthur’s books, watch the tv programs and the movies made from his stories but, if you have never read it in Yiddish -and in such…

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“This Land is Your Land” in Yiddish

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As Yiddish singers, musicians, and translators, drawing on our own heritage, we challenge this interpretation, and stand in solidarity with Indigenous, Black, and immigrant voices calling for power, reparation, and justice in this land.

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Verter fun der Vokh – At the Beach

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One of my fondest memories as a young girl was going to the beach with my grandmother, swimming in the salt water, collecting seashells, building sandcastles, and – inevitably – getting sunburnt.

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Four Yiddish songs to honor The Fourth of July

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Four Yiddish songs to honor The Fourth of July

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Verter fun der Vokh – Chemistry

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Download your own free copy of the Periodic Table in Yiddish!

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Verter fun der Vokh – Celebrating a Jewish Wedding!

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הערט ווי טעאָדאָר ביקעל זינגט דאָס קלאַסישע חתונה־ליד „מחותּנתטע מײַנע‮“

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Verter fun der Vokh – The Automobile

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אַז משה האָט זיך שוין געדאַרפֿט לאָזן אין וועג אַרײַן האָט ער זיך אַרײַנגעזעצט אין אויטאָ, אַ קוק ‮געטאָן אויפֿן קאָנטראָלברעט, אַרײַנגעקוקט אין הינטערשפּיגל, אָנגעשטעלט דעם אויטאָ, אָנגעטרעטן אויפֿן גאַזפּעדאַל,…

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