So excited to be featured along with some friends in the fifth episode of Itst yidish, a (mostly) Yiddish-language production of Swedish public television. Stream this episode (Bald kumt shabes) and the seven other ones online for free! It's a lovely documentation of Yiddish life in New York today.
salute to @danblacksberg.bsky.social and his cohort featured in this article. also lol @ the subtitle "A rag-tag group of younger adults has rediscovered the West Germanic language"
!אַזױ שײן
Read my roundup of sixty-six Yiddish culture and klezmer festivals at @ingeveb.bsky.social !
Farbindungen / פֿאַרבינדונגען Yiddish Studies Conference | Yiddish at Work / ייִדיש בײ דער ארבעט
Sunday, February 15th and Monday, February 16th | virtual
Join us as we look towards the futures of Yiddish and Yiddish Studies through showcasing the work of graduate students and early career scholars.
But this fall, a new generation explored the practice in a cemetery in Queens while singing Yiddish songs, reciting poems, and considering what it means to mourn individually and collectively – and HEEB was there to witness
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Beginning in the 12th century – during times of crisis like plagues, childbirth, or severe illness – Ashkenazi Jewish women measured graves and cemeteries with thread while calling on their ancestors for help. By the 20th century, "grave measuring rituals" had begun to die out.
Congrats! Looking forward to reading!
Image description: Theme: Yiddish at work. Date: Sunday, February 15th-Monday, February 16th, 2026. Virtual.
Image description: Call for papers. Submissions due November 21st. Yiddish at work. Submit at bit.ly/Farbindungen26Submission. A kol-koyre! Yiddish at work. Yidish bay der arbet. Firleygn muzn geshikt vern bizn 21stn november. Di farbindung gefint zikh in bio. Link: bit.ly/Farbindungen26Submission
Check out our call for papers @
גיט אַ קוק אױף אונזער קול־קורא @
bit.ly/Farbindungen26Submission
So excited for the fifth iteration of the @farbindungen.bsky.social conference! Accepting paper proposals from graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and early career professionals!
Ruby Zuckerman and I joined The Shmooze podcast to talk about the Great Jewish Books Summer Program:
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It was a dream come true to work as an RA at the @yiddishbookcenter.bsky.social 's Great Jewish Books high school program, which had ignited my own love for Yiddish when I participated in 2016. I met and taught incredible teens, alongside my wonderful co-RAs (pictured below)!
Registration is now open for #Yiddish classes and #klezmer workshops at the Workers Circle. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced, there’s something for everyone this summer. Don’t miss your chance to make this summer better with Yiddish. Register today: shorturl.at/kVg8D
I will be teaching a beginner Yiddish class this summer on Zoom for the Workers Circle. Tuesdays 6:30 – 8:00 PM. June 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22. Please spread the word, and let me know if you have any questions!
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Moderated my first in-person book talk! It was a pleasure to discuss An American Girl Anthology: Finding Ourselves in the Pleasant Company Universe with co-editors @justineodashs.bsky.social and @kchysmith.bsky.social at @portersqbooks.bsky.social in Cambridge on Friday.
Yesterday, I took my students from my Boston Workers Circle and Lehrhaus beginner Yiddish classes to the @yiddishbookcenter.bsky.social, where I first learned Yiddish. It was a dream come true for me as a teacher! We enjoyed a great tour of the museum and the special collections vault.
Happy 10th birthday to @ingeveb.bsky.social ! I have had the pleasure of publishing several pieces with In geveb since 2021. Please consider contributing to help In geveb continue to support and compensate writers and provide their excellent free content to us all!
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This academic year, I gave various talks on feminist Yiddish culture and literature to student groups at Mount Holyoke, MIT, and Wellesley. I also spoke twice at Brandeis, once for the Reform chavurah and once for the Yiddish class. It was a pleasure to meet so many brilliant college students!
May 23rd, Cambridge MA with @sarahbiskowitz.bsky.social ♥️
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Last night, I taught the final class of my series of six beginner Yiddish language classes at Lehrhaus in Cambridge, MA. It was a lively, wonderful group!
My interview for @lilithmagazine.bsky.social about the young, grassroots Sefardi culture club in my neighborhood :)
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A wonderful report from #Farbindungen25 Bad Yiddish courtesy of @ingeveb.bsky.social! Thanks to Judy Goldstein for taking the time to write this wonderful piece!
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So proud of @farbindungen.bsky.social and thanks, Judy, for this lovely review!
זאָל זי האָבן אַ ליכטיקן גן־עדן
Conducted my eighteenth Wexler Oral History interview (and third entirely in Yiddish) as a field fellow for the @yiddishbookcenter.bsky.social ! Pictured here with the fabulous Leye, a former Boston Workers Circle Yiddish teacher.
It's been 2 weeks since #Farbindungen25 Bad Yiddish, and we're still thinking about all of the amazing panels and talks! You can now watch the incredible keynote address, by @saulnoamz.bsky.social and Natan M. Meir, available on our YouTube channel!
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