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From the Shtetl to the Barricades: How Jewish Women Became Political in Russia and Beyond

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In this talk, Professor Deborah Hertz describes the living and working lives of young Jewish girls in Russia in the late 19th century. She shows how a commercialized marriage system,…

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So Many Yiddish Happenings This Week!!

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ENJOY THE INTERNATIONAL SCOPE OF YIDDISH WITH THESE WONDERFUL LIVE ONLINE OFFERINGS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 11 AM PST, 2 PM EST Night of the Murdered Poets (טרויער־אַקאַדעמיע צום 12טן אויגוסט) On August…

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Today at 11AM (San Diego) 1PM (Mexico City) 2PM (MIAMI): Festival leyenkrayz – Kafka’s letzte libshaft – Dora Diamant

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Here is the reminder of our Thursday program which is done in collaboration wit Yungtruf. We are looking forward to seeing you! If you have any questions regarding connecting or…

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“The Violin” Original animation with Sholem Aleikhem’s text in the voice of Mike Burstein

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צוליב די שוועריקייטן צונויפֿצוזאַמלען אַ מנין אַקטיאָרן וואָס קענען ייִדיש (אָדער גיבן כאָטש די אילוזיע אַז זיי קענען ייִדיש), זענען אָפֿט די בעסטע קורצע פֿילמען אויף מאַמע־לשון הײַנט דווקא די…

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New Yiddish Rep: a live evening of readings and performances

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Join us for a live evening of readings and performances. The title for our upcoming zoom live stream is taken from one of the pieces that will be featured during…

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“A bayshpil”, sung by Jacob Gorelik

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Jacob (Yankev) Gorelik was born in Schedrin (Shchadryn, Scadryn) Belarus, and came to the US in the 1920s. This performance was recorded at a concert in New York City on…

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Official transliteration guide for Yiddish according to the YIVO, the Official Yiddish Language Academy

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Official transliteration guide for Yiddish according to the YIVO, the Official Yiddish Language Academy. Download PDF EXCEPTION: When the word אויף is used as a preposition, it is pronounced and therefore transliterated as af (not oyf),…

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Mentshn-Fresser, feat. Sveta Kundish & Daniel Kahn. This 100-Year-Old Yiddish Pandemic Song Could Have Been Written Today

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In 1916, Solomon Smulevitz, a Yiddish musician and entertainer who immigrated to America from Belarus, wrote “Mentshn-Fresser.” The song’s title means “man eater,” or “devourer of mankind.” Written by Solomon…

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YAAANA’s Mame Loshn Zoom Festival Starts this Sunday!

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We are excited to announce that YAAANA’s first Mame Loshn Festival of Female Creativity in Yiddish starts this Sunday, July 19th, and continues until Tuesday, August 4th. The festival program…

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Boris Sandler, Treplekh aroyf tsu a nes: a sibe far a mesibe

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On Sunday 12 July 2020, the Congress for Jewish Culture together with the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language, and Yung Yidish of Tel Aviv honored the Yiddish writer…

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