Tag Archives: Yiddish
Remembering Rhodes, Family History, and the Sephardic Holocaust
As the Rhodes Jewish community marks a solemn anniversary this summer, Hannah Pressman considers what it means to search for family history in the wake of the Holocaust.
Rethinking the American Jewish Immigration Narrative
Sandra Barnes reflects on how her family's history differs from popular and scholarly representations of Jewish immigration to America.
Speaking Jewish: Thoughts on Ladino, Judezmo, & Identity
How (and why) do languages mark Jewish identity? Hannah Pressman's piece was inspired by Prof. David Bunis' recent talk.
The Yiddish Poet Avrom Sutzkever, Creator of a Golden Chain
Vilna Ghetto partisan, Holocaust survivor, Yiddish poet in Israel: the life of Avrom Sutzkever, born 100 years ago.
Rewriting Russia: Jacob Gordin’s Yiddish Drama
Barbara J. Henry
December 2011, University of Washington Press
December 2011, University of Washington Press
The Buzz Without the Caffeine
No latte required: Sarah Zaides reports on the stimulating takeaways from JewDub Talks.
St. Petersburg: New Pride, Old Prejudice?
Grad student Veronica Muskheli muses on museums and their role in Jewish cultural continuity.
A Guidebook for Sephardic Immigrants
Devin Naar's new blog series sheds light on rare Ladino artifacts found here in Seattle.
Focusing Her Lens on Folklore
How grad student Veronica Muskheli found her way to the White Sea and Russian-Jewish ethnography.
Zion in the Far East
Lenin and Stalin believed that national, cultural consciousness was a necessary part of the Marxist historical timeline
