Yiddish is written with Hebrew letters, but as for the Hebrew language as a whole, these communities use it only for prayer. For everything else, they use Yiddish.

The “Yiddishland Pavilion” aims to validate minority cultures at an event that highlights nation-based narratives ...

The language has been experiencing something of a revival. The embrace of secularism is best represented by the Yiddish literary output of the 19th century, including the most beloved of Yiddish ...

Yiddish — the language and culture — is part of the modern Jewish story, says chief curator David Mazower. And without it, "you don’t have the full story." Skip to main content.

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.

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of ‘Welcome to Yiddishland’ showing ...

Read the original Yiddish article. We’ve all heard the stereotypes about cowboys. But few people know that Texas has always been home to linguistic diversity, starting with Indigenous languages ...

Admission to the program in Yiddish and East European Jewish Culture is on hiatus effective July 1, 2025. Students are encouraged to begin working toward the minor in Yiddish and East European Jewish ...

The Yiddish Book Center’s permanent exhibition offers much to kvell about, including a wide-ranging collection of volumes and tributes to Yiddish theater, ... A Language in the Spotlight.

The leading Yiddish institution in Texas history was the Workers’ Circle, which ran after-school language programs in four of its cities. According to the historian Josh Parshall, the ...