Yiddish Archives - The American Scholar

My Mother’s Yiddish

By Phyllis Rose | 06/08/2015 |

The music of my childhood was a language filled with endearments and rebukes, and frequent misunderstandings

Such a Good Boy

By William Deresiewicz | 03/10/2013 |

A word for your consideration

Poised Between the Ancient and the New

By Benjamin Balint | 12/01/2006