Kaunas is the second city in Lithuania holding the European Capital of Culture title after Vilnius in 2009. Its slogan – ‘From temporary...

The Yiddish Podcast is a soundtrack from the past, recorded in the present, for the future. This series focuses on Yiddish culture: its...

Mordehay Yushkovsky Moses (Moishe) Lemster is one of the most prominent modern writers in Yiddish. He is a bright representative of...

The prose writer Ber Halpern was born into a teacher's family and spent his childhood in a small shtetl Darsūniškis (in Yiddish named...

We are happy to share with our friends and Yiddish lovers the letter of thanks we received from the head of the "Nativ" service at the...

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

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...

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

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...

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

is a skit or monologue that is performed, usually in the vernacular, in a domestic setting at the festive Purim family meal. It has...