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The 10 Best Yiddish Words You’ve Never Heard Of
These Yiddish terms aren't widely known, but they're a lot of fun to use.
Five Yiddish Films You Can Stream Right Now for Free
A sampler of Yiddish films (with English subtitles) on the Internet.
Where To See Yiddish Theater Today
A guide to Yiddish performances and festivals around the world.
Similar Jewish Words You Don’t Want to Mix Up
From kibbitz/kibbutz to mitzvah/mikveh, we round up some easily confused Hebrew and Yiddish terms.
The 22 Best Yiddish Words to Know
A brief glossary of important and commonly used Yiddish words and phrases.
Sholem Aleichem
One of the most beloved writers of Yiddish literature, his work inspired the hit musical "Fiddler on the Roof."
Klezmer Music
Ashkenazi "Old Country" music found new life in America in the late 20th century.
Literature 101
The People of the Book have created a sizable corpus of secular prose and poetry.
Who Are Ashkenazi Jews?
The Jewish ethnic identity most readily recognized by North Americans -- the culture of matzah balls, black-hatted Hasidim, and Yiddish -- originated in medieval Germany.
10 Yiddish Words That Went Mainstream
Even as fewer American Jews spoke Yiddish at home, various Yiddish words and phrases were adopted into the American lexicon.
Yiddish Theater in New York
A cultural phenomenon of Jewish America in the early 20th century.
Yiddish Literature in the 20th Century
Yiddish writers emigrated from Europe, and though Yiddish writing all but ceased after the Holocaust, it is seeing a small rebirth today.