This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. When I got married, I decided to speak Yiddish to my children, and not just any Yiddish, but my husband’s “heymish Yiddish”; in other words – ...

Kinderbuch Publications has announced the publication of a “Student’s Dictionary, English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English,” a book geared especially for young people. Each part contains approximately 10,000 ...

When choosing a present to give your favorite little kids for Hanukkah, consider a unique picture book that was recently translated into Yiddish and English. The book, Gevald! (Uh-Oh! in English) was ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

As one might surmise from its title, “Schmegoogle” is not a serious book. Subtitled “Yiddish Words for Modern Times,” it’s a pun-filled compendium that amusingly mashes up modern English with words ...

Asaf Galay has directed and written a number of award-winning documentaries for Israeli television. These include series on Israeli humor (In the Jewish Land, 2005); the history of Tel Aviv-Jaffa (Tel ...

Jacob Dinezon “deserves to be recognized,” says the North Carolinian who was determined to bring books like “The Dark Young Man” to a new generation. BOSTON (JTA) — Hot off the Jewish press in Vilna ...