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Writer Michoel Felzenbaum gets the Authority Award for 2024

On November 19, 2024 in Tel Aviv the writer, poet and playwright Michoel Felzenbaum received the National Authority for Yiddish Culture's Lifetime Achievement Award in the field of literature

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Michoel Felzenbaum with his daughter, the Yiddish singer Vira Lozinsky

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May 18, 2026: singer Khaya Maymon appears in Hod HaSharon

On Monday, May 18, 2026, the singer Khaya Maymon will perform in Yiddish at the Volunteers club in Hod HaSharon (Jabotinsky St. 7) at 11:00 AM. She will be accompanied b…
May 10, 2026: Chen Lachs to sing in Herzliya

May 10, 2026: Chen Lachs to sing in Herzliya

On Sunday, May 10, 2026, the singer Chen Lachs will perform in Yiddish at the pensioners' club at Syrkin St. 6, Herzliya, at 4:00 PM. The event is sponsored by the National Aut…
July 2026: The Naomi Prawer Kedar Yiddish Summer Program in Tel Aviv

July 2026: The Naomi Prawer Kedar Yiddish Summer Program in Tel Aviv

 Registration is open for the Naomi Prawer Kedar International Summer Program for studying Yiddish language and culture, which will take place in July 2026 on the Tel Aviv University campus…
April 15, 2026: Prof. Idelson-Shein to present her book in Tel Aviv University

April 15, 2026: Prof. Idelson-Shein to present her book in Tel Aviv University

The Jona Goldrich Institute Seminar Series in Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture will resume with a talk by Professor Iris Idelson-Shein from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.&…
Ma'ayan Tzadok's M.A. thesis on One Thousand and One Nights supported by the Authority

Ma'ayan Tzadok's M.A. thesis on One Thousand and One Nights supported by the Authority

For 11 years, the National Authority for Yiddish Culture has been awarding scholarships to students at institutions of higher education whose research focuses on the Yiddish language and culture. We…
February 13, 2026 on Zoom: Prof. Estraikh's lecture “Yiddish in the Cold War”

February 13, 2026 on Zoom: Prof. Estraikh's lecture “Yiddish in the Cold War”

The public is invited to attend an open lecture by Prof. Gennady Estraikh from New York University “Yiddish in the Cold War.” It will be held in Yiddish on Zoom on Friday, February 13, 2026…
Tel Aviv Municipality offers awards for Yiddish literature works

Tel Aviv Municipality offers awards for Yiddish literature works

Tel Aviv-Jaffo Municipality calls for nominations for the Mendele Moykher-Sforim Awards for literary or research in Yiddish or translations
January 23, 2026: screening of the documentary about Sutzkever in Tel Aviv

January 23, 2026: screening of the documentary about Sutzkever in Tel Aviv

We are glad to invite you to the screening of the documentary film about the poet, fighter and Israel Prize winner Avrom Sutzkever: “Ver vet blaybn?” (“Who Will Remain?”). The event will take place…
January 20, 2026: Dr. Yaniv Goldberg to lecture in Rishon LeZion

January 20, 2026: Dr. Yaniv Goldberg to lecture in Rishon LeZion

On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Yiddish club “Me lakht tsuzamen” (“Laughing Together”) located at the Ramat Eliyahu Community Center (Abba Silver St. 2, Rishon LeZion), Dr. Yaniv Goldberg - a le…
January 13, 2026: Zoom lecture on the history of Yiddish Literature in China

January 13, 2026: Zoom lecture on the history of Yiddish Literature in China

On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM (Israel time), Prof. Yitzhak Lewis (Duke Kunshan University, China) will deliver a lecture in Hebrew on Zoom on the topic: “A Century of Yiddish Literature in…

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