Yiddish

“An earthquake in biblical scholarship” is how the discovery has been described. That’s true, as are the connections it reveals between ancient languages and modern ones.

April 6 2022 12:01AM

Great Jewish writers in three languages visit the Yiddishists.

Cecile Kuznitz and Ezekiel Lifschitz
March 14 2022 12:01AM

An interview with a Yiddish singer seeking to bridge old and new worlds.

Jake Marmer
Jan. 21 2022 12:01AM

And the Yiddish song that embodies shtetl nostalgia.

Jan. 17 2022 12:01AM

In some cases, changes were minor. In others, Yiddish phrases were transformed nearly beyond recognition.

Nov. 3 2021 12:01AM

And taught him some Yiddish.

Colin Powell
Oct. 19 2021 12:01AM

New borrowings and old ones.

Alexander Jabbari
Aug. 17 2021 12:01AM

The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema, a recent collection from a major distributor, adds to the canon of Jewish movies in fascinating new ways.

April 19 2021 12:01AM

With its new Yiddish course, the language-learning app Duolingo sparked major disagreements over Jewish identity. One of the course developers joins us to discuss what happened.

April 15 2021 12:22AM

A brief look at some of the many Jewish words relating to alcohol.

April 13 2021 12:01AM

“You have robbed yourself of time and us—our health!”

Alice Nakhimovsky and Roberta Newman
Jan. 26 2021 12:01AM

The intimate, internal quarrel shows Jews doing what they have always done—but while they’re standing among people who have been dedicated to their murder.

Jan. 20 2021 12:02AM

Mosaic and Ruth R. Wisse invite you to a special holiday dramatization of the classic Yiddish story.

Dec. 16 2020 12:02AM