To mark the International Day of Tolerance on November 16, the National Library of Lithuania and the WJC’s International Yiddish Center...

In 1901, the collection "Jewish Folk Songs in Russia" was published in St. Petersburg. This edition was a pioneering undertaking in many...

מיר באַגריסן אַלע אונדזערע פרייַנד און ליבהאָבער פון ייִדיש צום נייַעם יאָר! מיר ווינטשן אייַך אַ זיס יאָר פון געזונט, גליק, הצלחה און...

Jonathan Hirschfeld Several years ago, the goddess of fortune blessed me with the opportunity to be present in an excited audience when...

On the 20th anniversary of the death of Emil Gorovets and the 69th anniversary of the execution of the JAC members. AUGUST 17, 2021 marks...

This year marks 165 years since the birth of the Jewish poet, prose writer, playwright and journalist Maurice Vinchevsky, one of the...

By Mordechai Yushkovsky Dealing with a work of fiction, literary scholars are curious to look for an answer to the question: where truth...

July 3rd marks the 140th anniversary of the birth of Ber Borokhov, an outstanding political and public figure, founder and theoretician...

The unique Jewish international education project is looking for new participants. Participation is free! All those, who have always...

Officially entitled “Yiddish – why do we need it,” the session featured a series of speakers between whom there was no disagreement at...

Boris Sandler Poet, playwright and translator Shmuel Halkin was born in the town of Rogachev, Mogilev province (Belarus). His elder...

Boris Sandler The prose writer Yechiel Shraybman was born in Moldova, in the shtetl of Vad-Rashkov, who entered his stories as Rashkev....

12. 06. 1909—08. 02. 1972, Moscow #нашенаследие #писатели Boris Sandler The poet Motl Grubian was born in the shtetl of Sokolivka,...

Boris Sandler The prose writer Shira Gorshman was born in the shtetl of Krakės, Kovno province (Lithuania) into a poor family. Having...

Registration has started for participation in a unique Jewish international educational project. Participation is free! Now everyone who...

On May 30th we mark the 120th anniversary of Itsik Manger. The literary critic Shmuel Niger said about him "Es zainen do poetn, un es iz...

We deeply mourn the untimely death of our long-term colleague and friend Anatoly (Naftola) Kerzhner. He was only 41 years old. Anatoly...

April 24, 2021 (date not exactly confirmed) marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hirsch Glick. There are very few people who, with...

A Mensch has passed away, whose merits for the Lithuanian Yiddish culture can hardly be overestimated. Chersonskij was born on 2/9/1937...

April 10, 2021 marks the 115th anniversary of the Jewish writer Shire Gorshman. The dramas and fatal twists that filled this woman's life...