The dramatic, real-life story of the harrowing journey that Michael G. Kesler took with his older sister, Luba, after the German invasion of their hometown of Dubno.

For those who know Yiddish poetry, this book of beautiful poems in English revisits old friends; for newcomers, it is a cogent introduction.

The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene is out with the musical comedy Di Goldene Kale, The Golden Bride.

Jacob Dinezon (1856-1919) was a Yiddish novelist and short-story writer, as famous during his lifetime as Sholom Aleichem. Until now, his work has not appeared in English.

It wouldn’t be unusual for a Yiddish cultural gathering to be filled with nostalgia, reminiscence and Old World rivalry. But must ego and feuding be