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Journalist Charleston
A satirical ditty by two leading lights of the Jewish avant garde in interwar Poland.
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Holy Language
Though a Germanic language, Yiddish is written with the Hebrew alphabet, and contains many Hebrew words. The Hebrew component of Yiddish is referred to as Loshn-koydesh – holy language.
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Six Maskilim Integral to the Jewish Enlightenment
Six men who played essential roles in the emergence of secular Jewish culture and modern Jewish political movements.
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Modern Hebrew Literature as a Product of Communal Conflict
The first Hebrew novel was an attack on Hasidism by a follower of the Haskalah.
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When Uriel Weinreich's Dictionary Was New (1968)
The famous Yiddish-English English-Yiddish dictionary and is significance.
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Strashun Library Added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Registry
Collection of rare Hebrew books internationally recognized as part of the documentary heritage of the world.
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Tales About Air: Popular Science for Yiddish Readers
A late 19th-century work on the properties of air, air pressure, and wind, published during a time when there was an increased appetite and audience for Yiddish books on secular subjects.
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Which Way for Traditional Jewish Learning in America? (1968)
A 1968 conference paper contemplates the future of advanced yeshiva studies in America.
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A Seamstress Wants to Learn Esperanto
An application to a course in Vilna hints at the appeal that universalism held for some young Polish Jews.