Pammy Brenner spent countless hours in the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research during her studies, and David Frisch knew it would be the perfect place to get engaged

Though there are at most around 3,000 speakers in Sweden today, the three shows filled nearly to capacity reflect the popularity of the official minority language

The classes, which began this week, run for an hour a week online and are free for all students

Long forgotten and not included in the Yiddish author's canon, 'Moshkele the Thief' paints a rare picture of the seedier side of Old Country life

In Beit Avi Chai online conversation ahead of the Day of Atonement, Wisse and historian Asael Abelson take long look at 'My Quarrel with Hersh Rasseyner'

With support of friends and interested strangers, researcher Henry Sapoznik dedicates memorial for lauded Yiddish performer Thomas LaRue Jones, who was buried in a potter's field

An homage to 'Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw' in honor of the singer's latest Margaritaville resort in NYC's Times Square, which happens to house a synagogue on its bottom floors

The Workers Circle's Trip to Yiddishland is a week-long celebration of language, culture, art, music and dance, with dedicated attendees aged 8 to 92

Talk show host calls out Republican senator for using Yiddish term too much; lawmaker responds by calling him a 'putz'

It takes a global village to unerase the great Yiddish-language writer's religious/ethnic identity on the 'democratized' online encyclopedia