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    Yiddish Flavor

    In ‘Rhapsody in Schmaltz,’ Michael Wex delves into Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine and the stories behind classic dishes—from kugel to cholent to brain latkes. (Yes, brain latkes.)

    byLeah Koenig
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    Michael Wex.(YiddishBookCenter)
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    Crowd-Funding a Classic Yiddish Translation

    Michael Wex wants to bring Joseph Opatoshu to the masses

    byElissa Goldstein
  • (Liana Finck)
    (Liana Finck)
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    Hebrew’s Special Pride

    Firgun is the ungrudging pleasure one takes in another’s good fortune, and there’s no English word for it

    byIrin Carmon
  • (Joseph Laney)
    (Joseph Laney)
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    Fighting Words

    Kids are exposed to many loaded terms each day, from ‘gay’ to ‘Yid’ to the n-word. Some are OK to use, in some contexts, for some people. Some are not. How can we teach them which are which?

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • (La caverne aux livres by gadl / Alexandre Duret-Lutz; some rights reserved.)
    (La caverne aux livres by gadl / Alexandre Duret-Lutz; some rights reserved.)
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    On the Bookshelf

    Wisecrackers, retailers, and Maimonideans

    byJosh Lambert
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