This short story, titled fear, is from Vilna 1939. Both the english and the yiddish are available to read and to download.

Hey, guys.

I'm not learning yiddish, nor am I jewish. But I recently remembered this song, called "Hulyet, hulyet, kinderlekh" (pardon if that's not the correct way to write it) and wanted to share it with you. I really like this version, as it kinda gives goosebumps.

I also know the version by Zupfgeigenhansel, too.

Good stuff!

Hello all,

I thought I'd start a small series of posts titled קלאַנגענפֿילם, meaning a film with sound (a talkie). These will be films in yiddish or containing spoken yiddish.

How better to start than with the classic film Uncle Moses, a story of exploitation and unionization.

To quote J. Hoberman: "Uncle Moses stands as one of the finest examples of Yiddish cinema and is unique in its portrayal of a despotic Jewish factory boss who takes pleasure in seeing the tables turned by employing the former leaders and highly respected men of his shtetl as sweatshop tailors. Uncle Moses is a harsh man who uses his wealth and power to fight against unionization of his shop (by a young idealistic Jew) and manipulate women, especially the daughters of his workers. -J. Hoberman, Bridge of Light: Yiddish Film Between Two Worlds

If youre new here, leave an introduction on this post!

Hello all!

This community has been created to have a yiddish space in the fediverse. The creation was in response to the API changes at reddit, and hopes to provide a space for yiddish speakers and learners to share resources and congregate.

To that end, if you have any recommendations for information to be included in the sidebar, make a post saying as such!

מיט וואַרעמקײַט, מרים