Moishele Alfonso is a Yiddish instructor at the Yiddish Book Center, YIVO and other institutions. His transcription of I.B. Singer’s book, Enemies: A Love Story, into standard Yiddish was published in 2022.
Moishele Alfonso
By Moishele Alfonso
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Duke University doctoral student Syed Habeeb Tehseen is now a fan of classic Yiddish literature.
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As a secular Jew, I was astounded to see how similar our Jewish journeys were
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Linguist Yudel Mark aimed to include every single word of the Yiddish language
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Forverts in English VIDEO: A sign of Jewish unity as Ashkenazi Jews celebrate the Sephardi language, Ladino
Since many Yiddishists are intrigued with Ladino, Moishele Alfonso reported about the NYC event in Yiddish (with English subtitles)
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For Indigenous People’s Day, read this translated excerpt of the poem “Hatuey” by the Cuban Yiddish author, Osher Penn.
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A former Catholic schoolboy in Memphis, Tennessee, describes how Yiddish became an important part of his life.
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