I.L. Peretz Jewish School of Nassau
י.ל. פּרץ שולע פֿון נאַסאו
YIDDISH LINKS
ייִדישע בינדרונגען
The list below contains links to sites that are in Yiddish or foster Yiddish culture. They have been selected because of their value or usefulness to our students and families and
are in no way exhaustive. See below for a link to pages of Yiddish links.
- Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring
דער אַרבעטער-רינג
Our parent organization that fosters Yiddish culture and social justice.
- YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
ייִװאָ - ייִדישער װיסנשאַפֿטלעכער
אינסטיטוט
The organization that sets the standards for Yiddish usage and orthography as well as providing research tools.
- Yiddish Forward
דער פֿאָרװערטס
The most respected Yiddish weekly newspaper among traditional and progressive speakers of Yiddish.
- National Yiddish Book Center
נאַציאָנאַל
ייִדישע ביכער-צענטער
Saving and reprinting old Yiddish works in
Amherst, Mass.; publishes excellent journal Pakn Treger.
- Yiddish Voice
דאָס ייִדישע קוֹל
A Boston-based Yiddish site featuring a store, radio programs, and extensive links to Yiddish sites.
- Folksbiene Yiddish Theater
פֿאָלקסבינע טעאַטער
Longest continuously-running Yiddish theater in New York City.
- League for Yiddish
ייִדיש-ליגע
Promoting the modernization and standardizaion of Yiddish; publishes excellent journal Afn Shvel.
- Yiddish Dictionary Online
ייִדיש ווערטערבוך אויפֿן וועב
Useful for searching in English, Yiddish, or transliteration.
- Harkavy's Yiddish-English, English-Yiddish Dictionary (1910)
ייִדיש-ענגלישעס, ענגליש-ייִדישעס װערטערבוך פֿון אלכּסנדר האַרקאַװי
Excellent primary source - every page digitally scanned. Remember that you will have to use older, non-standard spellings to find words.
- Der Bay Yiddish Word Lists
דער בײ װערטער
Interesting page with lists of words by category; in transliteration. Check out the root directory for more resources.
- Robert and Molly Freedman Jewish Music Archive (University of Pennsylvania)
ראָבערט און מאָלי פֿרידמאַן ייִדישע מוזיק אַרכיװ
Extremely useful for finding Yiddish songs by first line, album, author, or performer.
- Zemerl: Interactive Database of Jewish Song
זמרל
Moderately useful for finding lyrics to Yiddish songs.
- KlezKamp (Living Traditions)
קלעזקעמפּ
Well-known yearly festival of Yiddish language and culture.
- The Catskills Institute
די
קעטסקילס אינסטיטוט
Based at Brown University, this organization archives materials and holds a yearly conference.
- Yugntruf - Youth for Yiddish
יוגנטרוף -
יוגנט פֿאַר ייִדיש
Fosters Yiddish conversation among younger generations.
- The Bible in Yiddish
תּנ''ך: תּורה נבֿיאים וּכתובֿים
We're people of The Book. Here it is.
- Algemeiner Journal
אַלגעמײנער זשורנאַל
A more religious Yiddish weekly.
- GOOGLE (Yiddish)
גוגל
The well-known search Engine with Yiddish structure. Search in English or Yiddish.
- WIKIPEDIA (Yiddish)
װיקיפּעדיע
Interesting dictionary idea where anyone can edit or add pages. Repository of bad grammar and even worse spelling.
- Library of Congress Yiddish Play Scripts
ביבליאָטעק פֿון קאָנגרעס ייִדישע שפּילשריפֿטן
From the United States Government's "American Memory" - American Variety Stage archives.
- Der Bay Yiddish Links (Exhaustive)
דער בײ בינדרונגען
For even more Yiddish Web sites, check out this regularly-updated site. Most other link lists are not up-to-date.
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