Verter fun der Vokh – Conspiracy Theories
קאָנספּיראָמאַ֜ניעס האָבן תּמיד אַרײַ֜נגעצויגן אָ֜נהענגערס. אין די אַ֜לטע טעג האָט מען ס׳רובֿ געהע֜רט, למשל,וועגן בלו֜ט־בילבו֜לים און די פּראָטאָקאָ֜לן פֿון די זקני־ציון. הײַנט אָבער, מיט דער הילף פֿון דער אי֜נטערנעץ, האָבן זיך פֿאַרשפּריי֜ט אָן אַ שיעור קאָנספּיראָמאַ֜ניעס: דע֜ר גלייבט אַז אַ ייִ֜דישער קאָ֜סמאָס־לאַ֜זער האָט או֜נטערגעצונדן די קאַליפֿאָ֜רניער שׂרפֿות; אַ צוויי֜טער גלייבט...
Gevalt in Our Stars
A Brief History of Yiddish Astrologic Practices
In a striking Rosh Hashanah greeting card from the early 1900s, an angelic figure festooned with flowers directs a group of children to look skyward: “Children! You are...
“Coming to America” Reading Groups for Public Libraries—Yiddish Literature in Translation
Join us as we kick off a special five-part book discussion series focusing on the immigrant experience through the lens of Yiddish literature. The Yiddish Book Center’s “Coming to America” Reading and Discussion program...
Yiddish virtual seminar program
Dear Yugntrufnikes and Yidish-vokhnikes,
Wherever you may be, this pandemic has made life more difficult. We hope that you and your family are healthy, and that the current global crisis is soon resolved.
Since your health...
A muzikalisher ovnt of Yiddish mit internatzionale zinguers
Listen and enjoy the quality and content of the world Yiddish music concert organized by Chivis Bialik with Bet-el México for everyone!
A muzikalisher ovnt of Yiddish mit internatzionale zinguers. A musical night in Yiddish...
Spend your Valentine’s Day with YAAANA
Dear Yiddish Enthusiast,
This post is a reminder of our special Valentine’s Day celebration which is happening tomorrow night! We will welcome Shabbat and then talk about love traditions and vocabulary in Yiddishland.
Hear Eros entice...
“This Land is Your Land” in Yiddish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnP8zWcy1ZA
“Dos Land iz Dayn Land” Woody Guthrie’s
“This Land is Your Land”
Yiddish Translation by Linda Gritz & Daniel Kahn with Harry Bochner, Michael Alpert, & Josh Waletzky
Video and music produced, directed and edited by Daniel...
April 23, 1900: Joseph Green, renowned Yiddish theater actor, is born
On April 23, 1900, Joseph Green was born in Poland, who emigrated to the United States in 1924 and became a renowned actor in the Yiddish theater.
In 1915, during World War I, he trained...