Yiddish is a familiar presence in contemporary English speech. Many people use or at least know the meaning of words like chutzpah (audacity), schlep (drag) or nosh (snack). These words have been ...
During the nineteenth century, the growth of anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe sparked a movement of Jewish emigration; between 1877 and 1917, around 2.5 million Jews reached the shores of America, ...
The work of a Yiddishist often takes unexpected twists, some quite delightful. My current stint has brought me into the world of theater as the Yiddish language coach for a new play, Hester Street, by ...
Like many children of East European immigrants, Miriam Koral was “totally ashamed” that her parents spoke only Yiddish at home, but now she wants to teach the mameloshen to everyone within reach. So ...
For about six months in 2018, I spent every Thursday night alone in Siberia. It wasn’t nearly as cold or desolate as its namesake, especially after the longtime New Orleans dive bar underwent a ...
Jeffrey Shandler was skeptical when asked by Oxford University Press to write a “biography” of Yiddish, wondering if treating the language as you would a person would be no more than a gimmick. But ...
In an Australian community working to preserve its identity, a journalist found subjects with plenty of questions for her. By Natasha Frost The ground rules were simple: I would report an article on ...
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