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Yiddish World Incredible exhibit highlights Jewish medical students in 16th century Italy
The exhibit in Padua includes a Yiddish translation of a treatise on human anatomy and illustrated diplomas.
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Yiddish פּאַפּירענער פֿאָרווערטס־וואָכנבלאַט פֿונעם 30סטן נאָוועמבער 2022The Forverts printout edition for November 30, 2022
צווישן די אַרטיקלען: זכרונות װעגן מרדכי שעכטערן אױף אַ קאָנפֿערענץ צו זײַן 15טן יאָרצײַט
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Yiddish World This Yiddish song expressing thanks for the harvest is perfect for Thanksgiving
"The Song Of Bread" praises a way of life in which people can eat foods that were produced in their own fields.
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Yiddish פּאַפּירענער פֿאָרווערטס־וואָכנבלאַט פֿונעם 23סטן נאָוועמבער 2022 The Forverts printout edition for November 23, 2022
אין דעם וואָכנבלאַט: שפּורן פֿון שאַמאַניזם בײַם דערציילן חסידישע מעשׂיות.
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Fast Forward Celebrating Dems Senate victory, Schumer praises New Yorkers’ affinity for Yiddish
Schumer said in a speech that his recent Yiddish campaign ad helped his reelection effort in upstate New York
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Theater Yiddish ‘Fiddler’ returns, a stirring reminder of Jewish loss and revival
The Folksbiene production reconciles the need to speak a universal language, as well as a specific one
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Yiddish World VIDEO: Hear Yiddish spoken on ‘Sesame Street’
In this clip from a 1974 episode, storekeeper Mr. Hooper surprises Big Bird and the other characters by answering the phone in Yiddish.
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Film & TV In Peacock’s very Jewish detective series, the biggest mystery is the main character
‘The Calling’ by David E. Kelley follows an NYPD policeman with a hazy Jewish backstory
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