דאָס ייִדישע צװײַגעלע - The Little Yiddish Branch

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