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Yiddish World

‘Shtisel’ spin-off ‘Kugel’ richly portrays a diasporic Hasidic community 

By Rukhl Schaechter

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Yiddish Word of the Day

Purim
It's not quite Purim yet, but it's good to know the vocabulary in advance.

Culture

Is ‘Kugel,’ the prequel to ‘Shtisel,’ an antisemite’s dream?

By Mira Fox

Culture

‘No Other Land’ just won an Oscar — how can American audiences see it?

By Olivia Haynie

 

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