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The delights of the sky

The American Israelite 20 Mar 2025
In honor of that I thought I’d talk a little about planets in Yiddish ... the biblical “shemesh” and the rabbinic “chamah.” The former never occurs in Yiddish; the latter does, but only in the phrase “líke-kháme” (solar eclipse).
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The Last Great Yiddish Novel

The Atlantic 16 Mar 2025
After the war, Grade moved to the United States and wrote some of the best novels in the Yiddish language, all woefully little known ... In the old days, Yiddish—especially written Yiddish—was associated with women, who were not taught Hebrew.
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After doing his 10,000th bris, Arizona mohel is retiring

Forward 14 Mar 2025
JEWISH. INDEPENDENT. NONPROFIT. .
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A Melancholy Yiddish Classic That Also Happens to Be Hilarious

New York Times 10 Mar 2025
Sons and Daughters,” Chaim Grade’s serialized novel about Jewish life in 1930s Europe, has been published in English for the first time ... .
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How two Yiddish soul sisters became a singing sensation

Cleveland Jewish News 07 Mar 2025
The Shvesters, originally from Michigan but with Israel their new home base, are hopping on the tour circuit to major cities in the United States ... .
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