Society, Ethnicity, Jewish, Ashkenazi
See Also:
- The National Yiddish Book Center and KCRW 89.9FM/Santa Monica, CA, radio program and cassette series hosted by Leonard Nemoy with other famous actors as the readers. and full-length Real Audio recordings of most of the stories.
- A collection of links to pages with Yiddish poetry text in image format (so it can be read on Hebrew-challenged browsers), as well as a collection of Yiddish-interest links.
- Israeli Yiddish literary journal on the web, "Khulyot"/"Di Velt Fun Yidish"
- Introduction to Yiddish in the German language from the University of Duesseldorf, Germany. Information about Yiddish language, culture, and current events. Many links to sites in various languages.
- A collection of Yiddish postcards from approximately 1905-1918.
- A java version of the classic Unix game. Spin the slot machine to create Yiddish Names.
- Yiddish generally, but especially about Yiddish cultural events in and around Paris and the Medem Jewish Library. In French and Yiddish (either in transliteration, in GIF images, or as PDF's).
- Real Audio clips of original Yiddish sound recordings and related Eastern European recordings.
- "...In literature class, at the Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, we are in the midst of studying the effect of Yiddish on the English language..."
- About the Robert and Molly Freedman Archive of Jewish Music at the University of Pennsylvania Library. The Freedman Yiddish Song Database, q.v., is based on this collection.
- Annual awards for voluntary contributions for preserving and recording the Jewish history, heritage, and culture of the remnant German communities.
- A discussion forum about new Yiddish culture, hosted by Ari Davidow.
- Daf HaYomi in Yiddish provides daily lessons in the Talmud and Gemorra in the Yiddish Language.
- Australia's Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library Kadimah, the major Yiddishist organization in Australia.
- Yiddish section of the very large Hagalil site for Judaism in Central Europe, mostly in the German language.
- The Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library contains text hundreds of Yiddish books that previously had been out of print and might have been lost to history.
- Information about the 2003 Yiddish Culture Festival for the Washington DC area.
- Oldest Yiddish mailing list. Also, contains archivesof The Mendele Review, a literary magazine, plus a large and growing collection of Yiddish stories, poetry and belles-lettres in Yiddish.
- Includes extraordinary Yiddish letters.
- Humor, stories, and links to other Yiddish sites around the world.
- A useful list of Yiddish programs, organized as a public service Raphael Finkel, providing: Annual Events (recent ones as well as upcoming ones); continuing programs; and academic degree programs
- The Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem's life and work presented by members of his family in conjunction with The Sholom Aleichem Memorial Foundation.
- Home page of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, the preeminent center for the study of East European Jewry and Yiddish
- Home page for the UYIP mailing list, with information on Yiddish-language issues facing computer users.
- The autobiography of a Jew who grew up in Russia at the turn of the last century. Starts in English and gradually turns back into Yiddish. Complete English version is available on-line.
- Large site devoted to Yiddish language and culture. Many interesting articles and exhibits.
- The foundation publishes Yiddish literature in translated and bilingual editions, and offers Yiddish-related features at its web site, including an online Yiddish course. Includes selections of Teitelboim's poetry in Yiddish and in English translation.
- Showcasing the lives and work of the late great writer and journalist S. L. Shneiderman and his wife Eileen, and the writer's book collection that is now part of the University of Maryland Library.
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