Even atheists can enjoy these secular Yiddish poems and their English translations, related to the Torah reading.

A concert version of National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s acclaimed production of 'Fiddler on the Roof' in Yiddish has its ...

NEW YORK — Yiddish was the language spoken by Tevye the milk peddler and the other shtetl characters depicted in the stories that inspired “Fiddler on the Roof,” yet in this country the landmark ...

Explore the YidLife Crisis and its unique take on Jewish culture in Sweden. Discover the comedy behind Yiddish heritage.

If Yiddish has a future on college campuses, it may literally go unspoken. In Yiddish studies programs across the country, a new generation of scholars are learning Yiddish as a language of ...

NEW YORK-- In a few weeks, a Broadway classic mired in tradition returns to the stage. "Fiddler on the Roof, in Yiddish" sold out shows in 2018 and was just about to tour the world in 2020 before the ...

The women are dressed in kimonos and have donned black-bunned wigs, while the men have penciled on mustaches in preparation for a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado.” Yet something is a ...

In an Australian community working to preserve its identity, a journalist found subjects with plenty of questions for her. By Natasha Frost The ground rules were simple: I would report an article on ...

Inside Der Nister Downtown Jewish Center, a hybrid bookstore and synagogue on the 14th floor of an old bank building in Downtown Los Angeles, a small crowd focuses on the space’s co-founder, Zach ...

Premiering this week, 'The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language' tells the true story of Holocaust survivors and émigré scholars in NYC racing to salvage a civilization ...

The star of the show and Folksbiene’s artistic director talk about their joy in restaging a hit show after a break imposed by the pandemic. (New York Jewish Week) – “Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish” ...