Yiddish
Israel urges rabbis to help stop Iranian spy recruitment after dozens of indictments - report
Iranian agents use a simple recruitment method, relying on "fishing expeditions and luck," gradually escalating their demands in exchange for "easy" money.
Lost Holocaust music, nearly erased by Stalin, goes on tour in Asia
America did not begin in a single language - opinion
Hampshire College, incubator of Yiddish Book Center, pioneer in Holocaust studies, to close
Shmulik Atzmon is helping keep Yiddish alive, will work till age 100
One of the newest books in Shmulik Atzmon’s collection is his own autobiography, Dreaming in Yiddish (Hebrew), which sums up the 70 years he spent onstage during his 93 years of life.
Grapevine August 28, 2022: Brazil's bi-centenary
Movers and shakers of Israeli society.
Shlepping Nachas: The four man Jerusalem hassidic reggae music band
After putting out several viral music videos in recent months, Shlepping Nachas is currently touring the US and has high hopes for the future – if that’s the divine plan.
Jewish actor Josh Peck talks kvetching, Yiddish on YouTube
“Kvetching,” a word derived from the Yiddish language, means complaining.
How I learned to stop kvetching and love the Yiddish revival - opinion
“We’ve mentored almost 80 translation fellows so that there will be a new generation. And we’ve got actors who are on Broadway and Yiddish theater.”
Grapevine June 19, 2022: Reviving Yiddish as part of our heritage
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
The SpongeBob SquarePants theme song is now in Yiddish
Now the Jewish world knows how to say “SpongeBob SquarePants” in Yiddish, thanks to a translation of the animated kid show’s theme song by Eddy Portnoy.
Billy Crystal performs ‘Yiddish scat’ at the Tony Awards
Crystal ended his routine by leading Radio City Music Hall in a giant “Oy vey” chant.
Pete Davidson to star in autobiographical comedy series with a Yiddish name
The series is a “Curb Your Enthusiasm”-style R-rated comedy that “will combine grounded storytelling with absurd elements,” and reflect Davidson’s self-deprecating sense of humor.
French Jews say Macron used Yiddish in presidential debate with Le Pen
French President Emmanuel Macron interjected with "oy oy oy" while Marine Le Pen was speaking about economics in the debate.
