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Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.

Interview

Frieda Vizel Talks Hasidic Williamsburg, YouTube, and Being an Educator

An interview about the multifaceted work of Frieda Vizel.

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A Movie Review in Yiddish—in Variety!

Going deep on Variety’s bilingual review of the Yiddish talkie Shir ha-shirim.

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The Art of Umshvaygn

The shvaygn that was passed down in my own family like a kind of inheritance left me yearning to fill in the silences.

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Latest Yiddish Translations, 2025

A roundup of translations published in 2025.

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Celebrating Ten Years of the Peer-Review Section

As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of In geveb, we are also excited to celebrate ten years of the peer-review section, which has, rather remarkably, published ten special issues and over sixty articles, with more on the way. 

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The Ends of Dialogue: On Alan Mintz’s Critique of Hebrew

During my time editing In geveb’s peer review section, I often found myself plagued by the problem of the detail.

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How In geveb Impacted Me

I’ve used the listicle “Yiddish Lives!” to talk about what Yiddish can be and what Yiddishists are making it—a living, vibrant culture across media and the world. 

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In geveb: A Home for Rigorously Progressive Political Ideas

Lawrence Rosenwald reflects on politics and In geveb.

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My Max Weinreich Moment or, How In geveb Came into Being

That was my cue, my epiphany... “Now it’s your turn; itst iz gekumen ayer rey.” At that moment, I felt Dr. Max Weinreich shining his countenance down upon me from the Celestial Yeshiva. 

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In geveb from Planning Stages to Web Pages

These ruminations are by way of taking stock of how the journal came about, what it has become, and what the implications of both of those things might be.

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