Candy Cohn used to always speak with her mother, Lillian Cohn, in English, with a few words here and there in Yiddish. Then one day, Lillian, of Delray Beach, started singing a beautiful Yiddish love ...

On January 19, 2025, the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a concert — Soul to Soul. It will feature Yiddish folk ...

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This essay has been adapted from a chapter in Henry H. Sapoznik’s new book The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City (Excelsior Editions, an imprint of State University of New York Press). One ...

Shpilt-zhe mir -- Gitare -- Shvern shver ich dir -- Vos vilstu muter hobn? -- Fishelech koyfn -- Ich fir a libe -- Tsvey taybelech -- Sheltn shelt ich dem tog -- Avu bistu geven? -- Hostu mich lib -- ...

Thanks to two musicians and Yiddish historians, more than 100 community members experienced the klezmer sounds of their ...