“Where is the house and where is the street?” Finding Hebrew in the big city
Wendy Zierler shares the story of how she learned Hebrew at day school — after her parents traded small-town success for the Jewish community of a big city.
Book launch with Prof. Sasha Senderovich at Elliott Bay Books
Professor Sasha Senderovich will discuss his recently published translation of the 1929 Yiddish-language novel "Judgment" in this evening at The Elliott Bay Book Company.
Sasha Senderovich releases new translation of Yiddish novel “Judgment”
Professor Sasha Senderovich's new translation of David Bergelson's Yiddish novel sheds light on "the death of the shtetl" during the 1920 Russian Civil War.
Freud, Said, and the question of Jewish identity after the Holocaust
Religious identity was not part of Nick Barr’s Seattle upbringing, but a recent discovery about his family's past shifted his perspective.
A Problem of Naming
For Adam Rovner, teaching "Yad Vashem," a Hebrew story by Aharon Megged published in 1955, the challenges start with the name itself.
Hebrew Letters that Dance
A whimsical poster of the Hebrew alphabet bears memories as well as some deep-seated ideology about Jewish languages.
Surviving the Survival on Göran Rosenberg’s Road from Auschwitz
The Swedish journalist Göran Rosenberg retraced his father’s wartime journeys from one hellish landscape to another. Find out more about his evocative memoir and recent Seattle visit.
“Totes Koshe” T-shirts and the Rise of Cheeky Yiddish Leisurewear
Edgy t-shirts are using Jewish-sounding words as a sexy identity statement. Hannah Pressman investigates.