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"We're Still Alive and Kicking!": A Yiddishist on Yiddish Today
Chana Schachner - educator, former Camp Boiberik camper, and ardent Yiddishist - describes the differences between the use of Yiddish today and in the past, and asserts that it certainly not dead.
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"The Greatest Fiddler of Them All": Meeting Itzhak Perlman
EX188_702 Michael Katz, activist and grandson of Yiddish journalist Moishe Katz, describes meeting the famous musician Itzhak Perlman.
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The Cultural Value of Yiddish
EX212_1216 Anna Fishman Gonshor talks about why she teaches Yiddish and its continued importance even as a post-vernacular language.
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"I'm really sick of the conversation about whether Yiddish is living or...
EX216_1200 Avia Moore - a freelance theater artist based in Montreal - talks about the post-vernacular staus of Yiddish and what it means in the context of how we relate to the language and culture.
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A New Chapter in the Story of Yiddish
EX274_1579 Mark Louden, professor of linguistics, examines the concept of the Yiddish revival as it relates to both Hasidic and secular communities.
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Yiddish as an Academic Language
EX233_960 Deirdre Hirschtritt, 2011 Steiner Summer Program student, talks about the study of Yiddish in contrast to its vernacular origins.
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Like Stepping Through a Door
EX235_1346 Sean Sidky, student at the Steiner Summer Program, speaks to the continued relevance and endless possibilities of Yiddish.
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Different Relationships with Yiddish in Different Countries
EX226_1186 Jeffrey Veidlinger has lived, taught, and studied all over the world, and he shares what those experiences have taught him about the importance of Yiddish for people living in the United...
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What Makes a Living Language
EX175_1738 Amy Leos-Urbel - Director of Educational Programs at the Yiddish Book Center - reflects on what constitutes a living language and how Yiddish is used today.
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The Resuscitation of Yiddish
EX202_930 Alice Ahart shares her thoughts on the state of Yiddish today, including the growth of Jewish studies and the work of the Yiddish Book Center.
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Connections Between Yiddish and Psychoanalysis, and Freud's Issue with Judaism
EX293_1437 Arnold Richards describes the intersection between his two academic interests, and gives a specific example of Freud struggling with Judaism.
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Shakespeare's Still Around
EX293_1493 Arnold Richards argues that Yiddish is not a dead or dying language.
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Yiddish Among Jews and in Popular Culture
EX354_1923 David Slucki, Professor of Jewish Studies at Austraila's Monash University, discusses the place of Yiddish in Jewish culture as a language often associated with leftist politics and...
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Yiddish, Not a Revival but a Transformation
EX354_1924 David Slucki, Professor of Jewish Studies at Austraila's Monash University, discusses his view of the future of Yiddish and the possibility of a revival. He describes his conception of a...
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There Are Thousands of Other Yiddish Plays Out There!: A Resurgence of...
EX358_2777 Joel Berkowitz, Professor of Hebrew Studies at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, comments upon the current state of Yiddish theater and remains optimistic that "the message is getting out...
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Performing Mordechai Gebirtig at Yad Vashem
EX408_3207 Bente Kahan, Jewish-Norwegian performing artist, on the poet Mordechai Gebirtig and the experience of performing Gebirtig's work at Yad Vashem in Israel.
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Bente Kahan and Jidisz far Alle
EX408_3209 Bente Kahan, Jewish-Norwegian performing artist, explains her "Jidisz Far Alle" project.
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Bente Kahan Sings Reyzele by Mordechai Gebirtig
EX408_3210 Bente Kahan, Jewish-Norwegian performing artist, sings 'Reyzele' by Mordechai Gebirtig.
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Not English, Yiddish!: Yiddish Awareness in Poland and Abroad
EX410_2636 Małgorzata Maciejewska, graduate student in Jewish Studies at University of Wrocław, tells us about the time a soldier in Vilnius mistook 'Yiddish' for a mispronunciation of another...
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You Must Feel the Connection with Other People: Advice for Learning Yiddish
EX410_2647 Małgorzata Maciejewska, graduate student in Jewish Studies at University of Wrocław, suggests songs, reading, lectures and festivals as ways of learning about the Yiddish world.
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