A group of klezmer musicians was jamming in Lower Manhattan, when its fiddler suddenly stopped and encouraged a preteen ...

Berkeley's New Lehrhaus has brought L.A.'s Yiddishkayt, the largest Yiddish cultural institution in the West, under its wing.

A new book explores how, contrary to popular belief, Christmas was a festive time for Jewish men, who took time off from ...

Monty Pickle, star of the children’s series The Monty Pickle Show, recently joined Rukhl Schaechter, host of the Forward’s ...

WEIMAR, Germany (AFP) — A push to revitalize Yiddish and its cultural traditions has gained momentum in Germany, the very place where the Nazi regime’s Holocaust sought to eradicate the Jewish ...

Frances Harris, shown at the C-U Folk and Roots festival, has organized the inaugural Midwest Yiddishfest, set for Nov. 14-17. Frances Harris, shown at the C-U Folk and Roots festival, has organized ...

YiddishPOP, a free animated Yiddish language learning tool that has drawn much praise since its launch in June 2024, is now offering $500 grants to schools who use the program. Each episode in this ...

A new genre of music originating from Boston’s indie scene and conservatory institutions is taking root throughout nightclubs in the United States and abroad. These sounds are spearheaded by DJ Chaia, ...

Before World War II, some 11 million people spoke Yiddish, the historic language of Ashkenazi Jews. The language nearly disappeared because of the Holocaust and assimilation, but experts are kvelling, ...