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Vos makht a yid?
In Yiddish, one colorful way Jews can greet each other is with the saying, “?װאָס מאַכט אַ ייִד” (vos makht a yid?). Literally this means, “what does a Jew make?” Idiomatically it means something like, “what’s doing man?”
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A Yiddish Theater Evening in Kutno, 1917
A cultural event in Poland during World War I marks the beginning of a new era for Yiddish theater.
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Embracing the Unfamiliar and the Uncomfortable: Spotlight on Composer Lainie Fefferman
Lainie Fefferman is a Jewish American composer who grew up in Princeton New Jersey to a “very nerdy Jewish couple.”
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Clarity and Awe: Spotlight on Composer Alex Weiser
Alex Weiser is a Jewish American composer who grew up in New York City.
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Mysticism and Instinct: Spotlight on Composer David Hertzberg
David Hertzberg is a Jewish American composer, currently living in Los Angeles, the city in which he was raised.
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Stubborn and Philosophical: Spotlight on Composer Alyssa Weinberg
Alyssa Weinberg is a Jewish American composer who grew up in Long Island, New York.
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100 Essential Yiddish Books
A 1937 list recommends books that every good Yiddish library should have on its shelves.
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Jewish Encounters with the Catholic Church in Lithuania: Interview with Elena Keidošiūtė
A scholar uses the history of Jewish conversions to Catholicism to shed light on ethnic identity in Lithuania before the Holocaust.
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A Package of Jewish Suffering: Hebrew Classic Reimagined for Yiddish-speakers
A chronicle of Jewish persecutions in Spain translated into Yiddish.