YiddishNew AI model that can translate handwritten Yiddish will bring ‘the voices of the past’ back to lifeThe Vilne-Yiddish model will allow anyone, no matter their language, to read historical handwritten Yiddish textBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
BooksThe Fate of Yaakov Maggid review: Joyous but realistic celebration of a lost Jewish worldFirst-class translation of Ludovic Bruckstein's Yiddish short story collection proves a timely panacea in these dark timesBy Mark Glanville1 min read
Why are German anti-Zionists learning Yiddish?In a misguided attempt to relive the past, they have blinded themselves to Israel’s present3 min read
By Jacob FreedlandYiddish was never the language of a radical, progressive pastThe idea that there was a bohemian-revolutionary Yiddish culture is fantasy4 min read
YiddishSo you vant to learn Yiddish?Is our man meshuggeneh to want to get to grips with his forebears’ language? Will they be kvelling at his progress?By Josh Kaplan6 min read
YiddishCoronation Street actor stars in Manchester women's Yiddish movieNigel Pivaro, who played Terry Duckworth in the ITV soap, worked with the Alevai group on a short film accompanying its North Manchester Yiddish dictionaryBy JC Reporter1 min read
By Samuel IsaacI struggled learning Hebrew but when I began studying Yiddish, everything just clickedEs iz fil beser tsu lernen Yiddish vi Hebreish3 min read
By Vivi LachsForgotten Yiddish literature is a peephole to a vanished worldThe arrival of Eastern European Jews in the mid-1880s led to London becoming a hive of Yiddish culture, now all but lost5 min read||August 22, 2022 08:44
Tony Awards: Billy Crystal leads Samuel L. Jackson in Yiddish scat singalongThe Jewish actor and comedian performed in character as the once-successful comedian Buddy Young Jr. from his Broadway musical 'Mr. Saturday Night'By JC Reporter1 min read||June 14, 2022 13:11
Shepping nachas from the joys of YiddishForget other second languages, choose Yiddish, says David AaronovitchBy David Aaronovitch3 min read||November 2, 2017 07:29
