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.
Great Jewish writers in three languages visit the Yiddishists.
An interview with a Yiddish singer seeking to bridge old and new worlds.
And the Yiddish song that embodies shtetl nostalgia.
In some cases, changes were minor. In others, Yiddish phrases were transformed nearly beyond recognition.
And taught him some Yiddish.
New borrowings and old ones.
Not just for kvetching.
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.
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.
A brief look at some of the many Jewish words relating to alcohol.
“You have robbed yourself of time and us—our health!”
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.
Mosaic and Ruth R. Wisse invite you to a special holiday dramatization of the classic Yiddish story.