Yiddish

Jewish Life Stories: A pioneering Jewish papercut artist, a circus clown on a humanitarian mission

Remembering the Jewish pioneers from Israel and the world who made differences in their communities.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
21/08/2024

A not so dead language: Olga Miekeszczuk performs Yiddish concert in Jerusalem

Mieleszczuk’s performance added to the idea that Yiddish is still a living and breathing language.

Worlds of Jewish music and thought

A Polish-born singer brings a taste of the shtetl to Jerusalem.

28/06/2024

Frieda Johles Forman, ‘fiery’ feminist who rediscovered Yiddish women authors, dies at 87

Forman, a trailblazer of feminist Jewish studies, died June 9 at Toronto General Hospital. She was 87.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
14/06/2024

Pulling Jewish strings: 'Stempenyu' debuts at Tel Aviv's Beit Lessin Theatre

"Stempenyu: A Riveting Tale of Love, Tradition, and Jewish Life in the Pale," delves into the depths of rich theatrical storytelling, exploring love, culture, and tradition in this poignant portrayal

Can literature soothe the trauma of war?

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.

The real Auschwitz commandant — and Yiddish resistance song — behind ‘The Zone of Interest’

"The Zone of Interest,” which won the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, never shows the inside of the camp’s operations.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
29/12/2023
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