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he New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback—“an excellent, hyperliterate, genre-pantsing detective novel that deserves every inch of its…blockbuster superfame” (New York). For sixty years Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka...

Yiddish with Rukhl is a limited series podcast for people who love spoken Yiddish, brought to you by the Forward/Forverts. In a 15-20 minute podcast, Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter shares engaging articles written in conversational Yiddish. She explains how listeners can benefit from the experience of hearing Yiddish, even if their knowledge of the language is at the intermediate level.

In this Yiddish folk tale, the Rabbi of Chelm is sick of everyone coming to him to kvetch. Every day, he must listen to them complain about their daily plights, even before he has had his breakfast! To lessen his burden, he comes up with a solution to fix everyone’s problems—all they need is a new pickle.

In this Yiddish folk tale, the town half-wit isn’t sure how to tell himself apart from other bathers in the shvitz, or public bathhouse. He must come up with a solution! Will a piece of string be able to help? Or will he just cause trouble for the other bathers?

The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City offers a new look at over a century of New York’s history of Yiddish popular culture. Henry H. Sapoznik—a five-time Grammy-nominated performer/producer and Peabody Award-winning co-producer of NPR’s Yiddish Radio Project—tells the story in chapters on theater, music, architecture, crime, Blacks and Jews, restaurants, real estate, and journalism.

Set in the years around 1492, Yiddish for Pirates recounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot who becomes his near-constant companion. From a present-day Florida nursing home, this wisecracking yet poetic bird guides us through a world of pirate ships, Yiddish jokes, and treasure maps. But Inquisition Spain is a dangerous time to be Jewish and Moishe joins a band of hidden Jews trying to preserve some forbidden books.

Is it possible to conceive of the American diet without bagels? Or Star Trek without Mr. Spock? Are the creatures in Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are based on Holocaust survivors? And how has Yiddish influenced Hollywood? These and other questions are explored in this stunning and rich anthology of the interplay of Yiddish and American culture, edited by award-winning authors and scholars Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert. It starts with the arrival of Ashkenazi immigrants to NYC's Lower East Side and follows Yiddish as it moves into Hollywood.

In the early 1930s in Berlin, Germany, a group of leading Eastern European Jewish intellectuals embarked upon a project to transform the lives of millions of Yiddish-speaking Jews around the world. Their goal was to publish a popular and comprehensive Yiddish-language encyclopedia of general knowledge that would serve as a bridge to the modern world and as a guide to help its readers navigate their way within it.

Most Holocaust survivors who came to the US after WWII settled in big cities, but some chose an alternative way of life on American farms. More of these accidental farmers wound up raising chickens in southern New Jersey than anywhere else. Speaking Yiddish to Chickens is the first book to chronicle this chapter in American Jewish history when these refugees—including the author's grandparents—found an unlikely gateway to new lives in the US on poultry farms.

Open conversations in Yiddish about everything and anything related to Torah, Halacha, Jewish Philosophy and much more with Rabbi Yehoshua Glick and other guests. For comments and suggestions please email us at theyiddishcolumn@gmail.com, your feedback is appreciated.

אריה ארליך נפגש עם וולווה קירשנבוים לשיחה פולמוסית באידיש על כל מה שבוער עורכת: תהילה סיטוןמנהלת ההפקה: אילה גולדשטייןעורכת סאונד ראשית: שיראל שארףעורך סאונד: אברימי ויזל 🎵 המוזיקה בסרטון זה משמשת תחת רישיון מ- Artlist.io תחת המנוי Music & SFX Pro ומאתר Envatoהרישיון בתוקף ומכסה שימוש בפלטפורמות דיגיטליות 🎵 המוזיקה בסרטון זה משמשת תחת ...

Podcast of The Yiddish Voice, a weekly hour-long Yiddish-language radio show heard in the Boston area Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 PM, on WUNR 1600 AM/Brookline, MA (USA) and live-streamed via yiddishvoice.com ״דאָס ייִדישע קול״ איז אַ וועכנטלעכע ראַדיאָ פּראָגראַם אויף ייִדיש און אַ פּאָדקאַסט אויך. אגבֿ, ייִדיש שרײַבט מען אויך יידיש אָדער אידיש. הערט זיך צו און האָט הנאה!

"Идиш - подкаст" - это звуковая дорожка из прошлого, записанная в настоящем, ради будущего. Этот цикл посвящен культуре идиш, ее великому прошлому, яркому настоящему и многообещающему будущему. Мы будем беседовать с учеными, писателями, исполнителями, общественными деятелями и всеми теми, кто не равнодушен к миру идиша. Проект ...

Plongez dans l'univers riche et fascinant de la culture Yiddish avec « Yiddish Show », l'émission animée par la talentueuse Lise Gutmann. Chaque samedi à 22h00 sur RadioJ, rejoignez-nous pour un voyage au cœur de la culture, de la langue et des traditions Yiddish. Lise Gutmann, journaliste et experte de la culture Yiddish, vous fait découvrir un monde empreint d'histoire, de musique, de littérature et d'art Yiddish. Dans chaque épisode, elle présente des interviews, des performances musicales, des récits authentiques et des anecdotes captivantes qui célèbrent la richesse de la ...

Mordechai Weinberger is a licensed clinical social worker, bestselling author, and renowned therapist with over 20 years of experience serving the Frum community. As the executive director of Serenity Center, he combines clinical excellence with creative insight to help individuals unlock their inner strength. Known for his engaging lectures, weekly radio show, and passion for mental health awareness, Mordechai brings a deep understanding of the human experience — blending psychology, Torah, and self-expression.

Den 8 oktober 1888 skriver Sydsvenska Dagbladet om Elisabeth Stride - en av de stackars kvinnor som i Whitechapel fallit offer för den fruktade Jack the Ripper. Men det som skiljer henne från de andra kvinnorna är att hon är född Elisabeth Gustafson i Torslanda församling. En svensk kvinna från Hisingen som slutat sina dagar som prostituerad i den brittiska huvudstaden. Hur hamnade hon där? Och hur kommer det sig att hon kunde tala yiddish? Petronella Simonsbacka skriver om ett tragiskt människoöde under senare hälften av 1800-talet.

Il est naturellement plus facile d'apprendre au son d'une musique rythmée, et c'est ce que nous avons mis en pratique. Vous n'arrivez pas à rester concentré plus de cinq minutes? L'association de phrases et de mots simples à une variété de rythmes et de musiques spécialement conçues pour vous aider dans votre apprentissage contribuera à retenir votre attention. C'est le moyen le plus simple pour commencer à apprendre une toute nouvelle langue.

An innocent young Polish girl in a field. A slick professor at the most prestigious University in New York City. A Historic Yiddish Conference. A sexually charged murder. Lisa Mayer plays with an old and true family story.

Daily Shiur in Yiddish following the Oraysa program 

2020 has signalled a new dawn for Yiddish. Hit Netflix series Unorthodox has beamed the language into millions of loungerooms for the first time. Video conferencing platforms have connected Yiddish speakers – from beginners to advanced –living in lockdown. A Yiddish translation of Harry Potter sold out in days.But in Sydney – the city that hosted Australia’s first ever Yiddish theatrical performances and was once home to the much-loved Yiddish Entertainment Group – the language has been on a long, slow decline. This two-part podcast investigates what became of the city’s small but ...