On Sunday, Nov. 2, the 13th edition of the “What’s not to like?” concert took place at Beth El Synagogue. The event focused ...

Yiddish, the historic language of Jews in Europe and Russia, was once nearly extinguished. But now Jews drawn to the language for different reasons are keeping Yiddish alive. Before World War II, some ...

The preservation of Yiddish as a spoken language gets more attention, but Yiddish once had a vibrant written tradition as well. Plays, poetry, novels, political tracts — all were published in Yiddish ...

Yiddish music has always evolved — from the shtetl to the stage, and now to the synth. For some time now a new wave of ...

Yiddish is a familiar presence in contemporary English speech. Many people use or at least know the meaning of words like chutzpah (audacity), schlep (drag) or nosh (snack). These words have been ...

German audiences are enthusiastic about the show “Tshemodan,” where circus artists perform to a live klezmer band ...

People have been responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in many ways - some by donating money to humanitarian projects, others by protesting. Earlier this month, a fundraising album of songs ...

Before World War II, some 11 million people spoke Yiddish, the historic language of Ashkenazi Jews. The language nearly disappeared because of the Holocaust and assimilation, but experts are kvelling, ...