How two Yiddish soul sisters became a singing sensation The Shvesters, originally from Michigan but with Israel their new home base, are hopping on the tour circuit to major cities in the United States. Alan Zeitlin March 6, 2025
Aaron Lansky to step down from Yiddish Book Center “Everything I dreamed of, I’ve been able to do,” said the founder of an organization that works to preserve a vital element of Jewish history. Feb. 29, 2024
Exhibit spans 16th-century Jewish maternal guilt-trip to modern Hebraists beating up Yiddishists The exhibition at YIVO tells the history of Holy Land Yiddish, which was largely lost with Israel’s rebirth and the revival of Hebrew. Mike Wagenheim Sept. 11, 2023
Speakers of Esperanto, which has Jewish origins, to convene in Italy “Esperanto was born in the same era that the modern Hebrew revival was,” said Amri Wandel of Hebrew University. Avi Kumar June 22, 2023
Soviet Jews learned to ‘read between the lines,’ even in antisemitic literature Bookshelves were often the only Jewish signs in those homes, and even hateful books were useful, according to Reed College professor Marat Grinberg. Menachem Wecker April 25, 2023
Writings of notable Yiddish novelist known for ‘moral intensity’ now available online YIVO and Israel’s national library have digitized the papers of Chaim Grade. Feb. 10, 2023
Yiddish New York sees the culture blossom in song and film With concerts, sing-alongs, lectures and films, the festival celebrates the love of the language. Alan Zeitlin Dec. 29, 2022
The real woke Jews If you are fixated on the identity politics of others, and wonder whether Jews should be represented on the continuum, then Yiddish is the place to start. Thane Rosenbaum Dec. 27, 2022
Is Tevye returning to Europe? Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ hopes to head to Germany After a two-year COVID-induced hiatus, the award-winning play is returning with a potential world tour in the works. Mike Wagenheim Aug. 18, 2022
