Chana Mlotek z"l
Chana Mlotek, z"l, co-author of the column "Perl fun der yidisher poezie" in the Yiddish Forverts, played a central role in the Yiddish arts world for decades.read more
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All About the Printing Business: A Former Yiddish Linotype Operator Explains
EX231_630 Murray Lubin, former linotype operator and printer, describes the history of the printing industry through his first-hand experience in the industry.read more
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A Bintel Brief
A Bintel Brief, an exhibit of illustrations by Liana Finck based on letters to the Forverts newspaper's advice column, opened at the Yiddish Book Center on Sunday, April 7th.read more
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My Life Is Now Completely Immersed in Yiddish
EX182_1521 Bella Bryks-Klein, Yiddish speaker and daughter of writer Rachmil Bryks, tells how she has transformed her life in recent years to focus on Yiddish. She describes her work with the...
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Yiddish and English, Languages in Contact
EX274_1572 Mark Louden, professor of linguistics, describes his interest in linguistic contact and in how language is used in daily life.
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A Legacy of the Labor Movement
EX273_1565 Tony Michels, professor of American Jewish history, describes how the legacy of Socialism and the labor movement manifest themselves in modern Jewish families.
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The Literature is All Connected
EX276_1586 Paul Buhle, author and social historian, describes aspects of Yiddish literature that fascinate him, such as its search for political progress.
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Small Yiddish World of Today
EX236_942 Alyson West, 2011 Steiner summer student, marvels at the interconnection between Yiddishists and Yiddish speakers today.
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Interviewing Anthony Eden on the Train
EX167_1764 Judith Elbaum Schumer describes her father, Moshe Elbaum's, work as a Yiddish journalist in pre-war Poland and how he used he managed to interview British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden.
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A Sunday Afternoon with Forverts
EX202_929 Alice Ahart remembers how her father used to read the Forverts aloud on Sunday afternoons, and reflects on how most of her first encounters with art forms were in Yiddish.
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The Baking of Bobe Rivke
EX250_1818 Adina Gordon, art historian and Yiddish speaker, remembers the many breads, cakes, and pastries that her grandmother baked, both in her shtetl and in their Brooklyn neighborhood.
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Chana Mlotek z"l
Chana Mlotek, z"l, co-author of the column "Perl fun der yidisher poezie" in the Yiddish Forverts, played a central role in the Yiddish arts world for decades.read more
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My Secular Yiddish Bar Mitzvah
EX203_1404 Martin Broder, cardiologist and Yiddish speaker, describes his 1949 secular bar mitzvah that included speeches and reminiscing entirely in Yiddish - a one of a kind event that was written...
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Wyman Brent Explains The Beginnings of the Vilnius Jewish Library
EX330_2434 Wyman Brent, initiator of the Vilnius Jewish Public Library, discusses the formation of the library, from the "light bulb moment" to his difficulty securing funding until a feature article...
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Labor Zionism and Progressive Politics
EX388_2305 Anna Sheldon, born to survivors of a prominent Warsaw Jewish family, discusses her family's progressive politics and attending a Workmen's Circle shule as a girl.
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Bobe Listened Continuously: WEVD
EX449_3062 Rebecca Levine, Yiddish teacher and Yiddishist, talks about the Yiddish-language radio shows and newspapers her grandmother and parents liked.
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Listening to Yiddish Music while Training for Ultra-Marathons
EX137_554 Charles Corfield, ultra-marathon runner and tech entrepreneur, describes how he discovers new Yiddish music to listen to on his runs. Charles Corfield
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“A Fairytale Quality”: Topics of Moshe Dluzhnowsky’s Writing
EX426_2659 Henry Dunow, the son of Yiddish writer Moyshe Dluzhnowsky, gives an overview of his father's writing. He discusses how Dluzhnowsky's range of literary mediums– novels, plays, journalism and...
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Connecting to the Jewish World: Why I Subscribe to the Jewish Daily Forward
EX440_2701 Howard Nenner, a retired professor of legal and political history, explains why he reads a Jewish newspaper.More from this narrator: Howard Nenner
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You Always Have to Have All the Information
EX450_3177 Gerald Palevsky, civil and public health engineer by profession, talks about the political atmosphere in which he grew up, and what it taught him about the importance of doing one's research.
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