New York Post

“HISTORY OF THE YIDDISH LANGUAGE”

What most Americans know of Yiddish is some strange sounding words (schnorer, tchatchke, fresser), and concepts like maven (expert), chutzpah (nerve), and kibitz (to look on and offer unwarranted ...
Jewish Journal

Did You Hear About the Book on Jewish Comedy?

In “Jewish Comedy: A Serious History” (Norton), author Jeremy Dauber makes it clear that — at least in his opinion — Jewish jokes are no laughing matter. “The story of Jewish comedy was almost as ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Yiddish Book Fund for Harvard Marks Anniversaries of Sholem Aleichem and Linietzky

The anniversaries of Sholom Aleichem and Joel Linietzky, famous Yiddish humorists, were celebrated at Cantabrigia. Hall here last night at a meeting sponsored by the Harvard Yiddish Book Fund ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Around the Jewish World Yiddish Web Site Based in Brazil Streams Music to Worldwide Listeners

This sentence can be heard several times a day from Brazilian electronic engineer Carlos Daniel Kibrit, 46, founder and producer of the 24-hour webcast called YidishMusic. “Give a click, this is ...