No, British fish and chips is not a Jewish invention
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Statue of Sholem Aleichem unveiled at Tel Aviv University
The sculpture is a replica of one that stands in the historical Jewish quarter of Moscow
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VIDEO: In honor of International Yoga Day, watch these yoga poses in Yiddish
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Why music scholar Henry Sapoznik returned a painting he won at a raffle
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The church preacher who gave sermons in Yiddish
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A Jewish resort in the country for Yiddish speakers of all ages
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The tragic fate of a young Jewish children’s orchestra in 1933
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A South African influencer used a Yiddish term. Why is that a problem?
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Themes of Warsaw’s Yiddish summer program are health and sports in Jewish history
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