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Joel Grey Returns With ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in Yiddish
Arts
Joel Grey Returns With ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in Yiddish
by
Jane Levere
The legendary actor and director is bringing Anatevka and its mamaloshen-speaking residents back to Off Broadway.
Yiddish Is Thriving in the Virtual World
by
Hilary Danailova
The news sparked thousands of likes across social media: Duolingo, the popular language-learning app, was adding Yiddish to its lineup.
Crossword Puzzle
Nu, So You Think You’re a Crossword Maven?
by
Jonathan Schmalzbach
50-across: "What you will do after completing this mamaloshen-themed puzzle." Good luck!
Books
Yiddish Stories for a New Generation
by
Gloria Goldreich
A welcome and important addition to any home or school library, wonderfully translated and impeccably edited anthology of almost 50 Yiddish tales.
Arts
Fathers and Sons in Hasidic Brooklyn
by
Curt Schleier
'Menashe' is a film about love and single parenthood, set in a Hasidic community in Brooklyn.
Arts
Anti-Semitism and Yiddish Theater, on Display
by
Sara Trappler Spielman
Three New York exhibits feature memorabilia from the Yiddish stage; alarming and graphic Antisemitica; and book art inspired by Israeli poet Rahel Bluwstein.
Books
King of Yiddish
by
Sanford Pinsker
Curt Leviant's latest novel follows the comic misadventures of one Shmulik Gafni, a professor of Yiddish studies at a prestigious Israeli university.
Arts
Jewface ‘Yiddish’ Dialect Songs of Tin Pan Alley
by
Sara Trappler Spielman
Fourteen colorfully illustrated sheet-music covers offer a small but rich glimpse into the vaudeville era.