eastern europe

A prolific Jewish writer has collected 4,000 tiny dreidels found by Eastern European treasure hunters

The original owners of the Judaica that Arthur Kurzweil collects in his Long Island home were likely murdered in the Holocaust.

By Shira Hanau October 29, 2021 9:53 am

Your Bubbe Might Have Studied at These Yiddish Schools

In 1930s NYC, a young Jewish boy becomes a shoe-shiner and joins a street gang when his father loses his job. Through his various misadventures, he learns that the gang’s life of petty crime is not the path for him. His father moves his family from the wilds of Manhattan to the Bronx — and […]

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These Three Eagles Left Israel to Go Date in Europe

These Three Eagles Left Israel to Find Love in Europe

The North American Bald Eagle is getting a lot of attention today. But a different kind of eagle made headlines in Israel a few months ago, and today we pay homage to its unusual international rescue and celebrity. Over a decade ago, two rare eastern imperial eagles and one booted eagle were inured while […]

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eastern europe

A prolific Jewish writer has collected 4,000 tiny dreidels found by Eastern European treasure hunters

Your Bubbe Might Have Studied at These Yiddish Schools

These Three Eagles Left Israel to Find Love in Europe

A 1938 Family Film Uncovers a Lost Polish Jewish World

Young Polish Women Discovering Their Jewish Roots

Heartbreaking Home Videos From the Old Country

When the Hearthrob of the Yiddish Cinema Led Kol Nidre

The Jew Who Invented the Universal Language

Roaming Europe in Search of Yiddish Joy

How Do You Say “Cooking Show” in Yiddish?

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