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A Long-Ago Scandal

9/12/2017

A cartoon demonstrates the raucousness of Jewish communal politics before the war.

Enriching Jewish Life with Yiddish (1968)

7/25/2017

A conference explores introducing American Jewry to Yiddish culture and literature.

Journalist Charleston

7/21/2017

A satirical ditty by two leading lights of the Jewish avant garde in interwar Poland.

Holy Language

7/13/2017

Though a Germanic language, Yiddish is written with the Hebrew alphabet, and contains many Hebrew words. The Hebrew component of Yiddish is referred to as Loshn-koydesh – holy language.

Six Maskilim Integral to the Jewish Enlightenment

7/6/2017

Six men who played essential roles in the emergence of secular Jewish culture and modern Jewish political movements.

Modern Hebrew Literature as a Product of Communal Conflict

7/5/2017

The first Hebrew novel was an attack on Hasidism by a follower of the Haskalah.

When Uriel Weinreich's Dictionary Was New (1968)

6/26/2017

The famous Yiddish-English English-Yiddish dictionary and is significance.

Strashun Library Added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Registry

6/13/2017

Collection of rare Hebrew books internationally recognized as part of the documentary heritage of the world.

Tales About Air: Popular Science for Yiddish Readers

6/9/2017

A late 19th-century work on the properties of air, air pressure, and wind, published during a time when there was an increased appetite and audience for Yiddish books on secular subjects.

Shmuel Lapin on YIVO (1968)

5/19/2017

A glimpse of YIVO almost 50 years ago.