As one might surmise from its title, “Schmegoogle” is not a serious book. Subtitled “Yiddish Words for Modern Times,” it’s a pun-filled compendium that amusingly mashes up modern English with words ...

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As part of MetroStage’s Spring Solo Series, Deb Filler, a Jewish comic performer, musician and writer from Canada by way of New Zealand, will be performing “I Did It My Way in Yiddish (in English),” ...

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“Sons and Daughters,” Chaim Grade’s serialized novel about Jewish life in 1930s Europe, has been published in English for the first time. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed ...

It’s not every centenarian who can celebrate his birthday with full-throated songs and Yiddish jokes, but the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring did just that in marking its 100th anniversary year in ...