Yiddish

Fania Brantsovsky, last living Vilna ghetto partisan resistance fighter, dies at 102

Fania Brantsovsky, the last survivor of the Vilna ghetto and a Yiddish culture advocate, died at 102, mourning a rich Jewish past.

By DAVID I. KLEIN/JTA
24/09/2024

Meet the Jewish mom whose first sentence on Netflix was in Yiddish

Fifty-four-year-old Levy didn’t hold back her Yiddish, entering her introductory confessional with an “Oy, gott! Oy gevolt” as she comically struggled to climb on the stool.

Jewish Life Stories: A pioneering Jewish papercut artist, a circus clown on a humanitarian mission

Remembering the Jewish pioneers from Israel and the world who made differences in their communities.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
21/08/2024

A not so dead language: Olga Miekeszczuk performs Yiddish concert in Jerusalem

Mieleszczuk’s performance added to the idea that Yiddish is still a living and breathing language.

Worlds of Jewish music and thought

A Polish-born singer brings a taste of the shtetl to Jerusalem.

28/06/2024

Frieda Johles Forman, ‘fiery’ feminist who rediscovered Yiddish women authors, dies at 87

Forman, a trailblazer of feminist Jewish studies, died June 9 at Toronto General Hospital. She was 87.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
14/06/2024

Pulling Jewish strings: 'Stempenyu' debuts at Tel Aviv's Beit Lessin Theatre

"Stempenyu: A Riveting Tale of Love, Tradition, and Jewish Life in the Pale," delves into the depths of rich theatrical storytelling, exploring love, culture, and tradition in this poignant portrayal

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