Ideas Aaron Lansky built a home for 1.5 million Yiddish books. Now he’s handing over the keys. The founding president of the Yiddish Book Center is retiring, confident that Yiddish literature has a future.
David Shneer, beloved professor of Jewish studies, dies at 48 An outpouring of grief followed news of Shneer’s passing following a decade-long battle with brain cancer. The word “mensch” came up repeatedly.
5 Jewish cultural festivals to rock your summer From San Francisco to Germany, concerts and workshops celebrate Yiddish, Jewish and Israeli arts and culture.
