Posts Tagged: Yiddish
Blessings, Curses and Opportunities
JNS.org - The prominent Yiddish writer B.Z. Goldberg once visited the Lubavitcher Rebbe and, as he entered the Rebbe’s study, he said, “Lubavitcher Rebbe, you...
Hebrew Language ‘Symbolizes Far Right Israeli Militarism,’ New York Times Reports
A weekend opinion piece in the New York Times says of Hebrew, "For some, the language symbolizes far right Israeli militarism." The article, written by Ilan...
A Hidden Yiddish Library in Tel Aviv’s Bus Station Faces Closure
i24 News – Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station has a reputation with Israelis as being ugly and dysfunctional. Yet the vast building contains hidden gems. One of...
Yiddish and Other Languages
I speak French with my head and Yiddish with my heart. I learned French in school and made it my field of study and my profession....
Lithuanian TSA Officer Tells Chief Rabbi He May Never be Allowed to Re-Enter the Country
Lithuania's chief rabbi of more than a decade, Chaim Burshtein, was held by the passport authorities at the Vilnius international airport and told he may never be...
Howard Stern’s ‘Tuchas’ Gets Laughs on America’s Got Talent (VIDEO)
In a small act of tikkun olam, radio shock-jock and all-around media personality Howard Stern exposed the audience of the variety act TV show "America's...
American Hebrew Literature, by Michael Weingrad (REVIEW)
American Hebrew Literature, by Michael Weingrad (Syracuse University Press, 2011). Lost causes, forsaken beliefs, impossible loyalties! How many of these figure in, and sometimes disfigure, Jewish...
Respectable Memoir, Some Shrewd Manipulation by an East European Government “• or Both?
Review of We Are Here. Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust. By Ellen Cassedy. University of Nebraska Press, 273 pp. Paperback $19.95. What do you do...
Interview: Yosef Mendelevitch, A Real Life Hero
Have you ever wanted to sit and chat with a real life hero? I don't mean some famous athlete or rock and roll star, although...
The Yiddish Theater’s Next Big Project
Tonight, at 123 West 43rd Street in Manhattan, there will be a concert benefit for The National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene Center for Performing Arts, honoring pop...
Yiddish Farm: The Ultimate Jewish Experience
What better way to connect to Jewish and Yiddish culture than through nature, farming, food, language and torah? The Yiddish Farm in Goshen, New York...
The Work of a Young Jewish Innovator
I recently had the honor of attending the ROI Summit in Jerusalem, a gathering of young Jewish innovators from around the globe funded by the Charles...
Mike Burstyn Leads ’em Home in “The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer”
"The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer" initiated a limited run (until June 26) at the Folksbiene Theater, Baruch College on Manhattan's East Side. Go! Go! Go! ...
