How the Granddaughter of a Borscht Belt Waiter Became Roberta Peters, Opera Star
he enduring career of the American Jewish soprano Roberta Peters, who died on January 18 at age 86, shows that while not absolutely necessary, it helped if an opera singer’s grandfather was headwaiter at...
Bodily Fluid Project Unites Muslims and Jews
In a project melding interfaith dialogue and feminist theory, a Toronto gallery brought together Jewish and Muslim women to study sacred texts.
Guided by Toronto artist Rochelle Rubenstein, the women created scrolls that meshed ancient...
The Origins of Foolishness
ear Philologos,” writes Mosaic reader Jeremy Benstein from Israel:
At a recent dinner, a discussion arose as to the origins of the Yiddish word narishkayt, “foolishness.” Although everyone seemed to agree that it came from...
Fault Lines, New Podcast
Fault Lines, the Forward’s not-to-be-missed new podcast, launches today on iTunes. As a fan of the Forward, you can help us get the word out.
Why does Fault Lines matter? Because you’ll hear two people...
Natalie Portman Gives Birth To Girl Named Amalia — Before Missing Oscars
Actress Natalie Portman had a great reason for missing last Sunday’s Oscars ceremony.
She gave birth to her second child last week — a girl named Amalia — but kept the new arrival quiet in...
The controversial Sholem Ash’s classic Got Fun Nekome de Sholem Ash back in NY...
New Yiddish Rep (NYR) is bringing back by popular demand the controversial classic “God of Vengeance” for a special encore running for two weeks at Theatre at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th Street, from...
12 inspiring Jews who died in 2016
It’s a fact of life: Scores of notable people pass away each year. But for some reason — whether it’s the continued aging of the baby boomer generation, the increasingly loud echo chambers on social media...
Sephardic singer Flory Jagoda keeps the music of her prewar bosnian childhood alive
The Hanukkah song “Ocho Kandelikas” (Eight Little Candles) is often referred to as a “traditional Sephardic song.” In fact, it was written in 1983 by Flory Jagoda, an 88-year-old Sephardic folk singer who still...
Nurturing immigrant art and giving back
Makeda “Dread” Cheatom believes the world would be a better place if people took the time to learn about and respect other cultures. She believes there would be less prejudice and a greater understanding...
The Theo Bikel Yiddish-Into-English International Poetry Translation Contest
Call for entries:
Calling all poetry mavens! Do you have a favorite Yiddish poet or a poem that has yet to reach the English-speaking masses? Or have you come across a published translation of a...