Blog ties weekly Torah portion with works of Yiddish writers
For last week's portion, the blog matches the story of Jacob's daughter Dina with a poem about her by the poet Itsik Manger.
For last week's portion, the blog matches the story of Jacob's daughter Dina with a poem about her by the poet Itsik Manger.
Other courses will cover the world of Ashkenazi cooking and desire in Yiddish literature.
Many Yiddish writers came to L.A. at the turn of the 20th century as part of a health-seeking movement
Secular Yiddish children’s literature relayed the political aspirations, values and anxieties of Ashkenazi Jewry during the 20th century
This appeared in a book of Yiddish holiday stories by the children's author Levin Kipnis, published in 1961
The online issues of "Sovetish Heymland" will be a great resource for scholars and ordinary readers of post-war Yiddish literature
Recent winners include Michoel Felsenbaum and Boris Sandler
Master storyteller Shane Baker recites the classic writer I. L. Peretz's story of a would-be saintly man diverted by a turkey
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