With multiple branches around the world, it is one of the preeminent centers for the research and preservation of the history ...

For 11 teenagers, a recent Sunday brought a unique look at a language deeply rooted in their Jewish culture. The group listened intently as Jean Arin introduced them to Yiddish, the colorful language ...

For centuries in Iran, each Jewish community had its own language. Judeo-Iranian languages include Esfāhāni, Yazdi, Kermāni, Shīrāzi, Hamedāni, Kāshāni, Nehavandi, Borujerdi, Khunsāri and Golpāygān.

Whenever a speaker of a Jewish language dies, we lose an opportunity to learn and teach more about the nuances of this rich language and culture. Flory Jagoda devoted much of her life to preserving ...

What are the Jewish languages? Some are well known — Hebrew is the language of the Torah and of Israel, and Yiddish was the language of the shtetls and the great centers of European Jewish culture.

When the haggadah asks: “How is this night different from all other nights?” this year’s unprecedented answers are painfully obvious. With everyone on lockdown, the coronavirus defies the Passover ...

Having now won a contentious Democratic mayoral primary, Zohran Mamdani says he wants to bring the city together, but it is unclear if he himself is capable of the change he says the city needs.