Jewish Studies: Languages

This program is aimed at the beginning, intermediate and advanced adult language student.

Explains the Letters of the Alefbet, vowels and points, styles of writing, transliteration and more.

The site reproduces over two hundred journals published in Hebrew from 1860 to the present.

An introduction to the Hebrew language.

For the new Hebrew learner, a dictionary organized by topic.

Ynet, Yedioth Ahronoth Group's web site, is Israel's most comprehensive authoritative source for real-time news and Hebrew content on the web. [Hebrew]

A guide to the lesser known variants of the Hebrew language.

An article by Dr. Jay Levinson on the diminishing Ladino-speaking world from the 'Jewish World Review.'

This article, 'Literature in Judeo-Spanish, the language of Sephardic Jews' by Aviya Kushner, provides a glimpse into the religious and secular literary tradition of Sephardic Jewry.

A Ladino language correspondence circle to promote the use of Ladino language.

By S. Alfassa Marks from the Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies, this site includes a couple of MP3 files to enable people to listen to the language.

A good basic introduction.

Dr. Itzik Gottesman's web site at the University of Texas which focuses on four segments of American Yiddish culture: Literature, Education, the Press, and Theater.

A growing dictionary, standardized on YIVO transcription.

This is the site of an NPR documentary about the golden age of Yiddish radio (1930-1950), which depicted the daily life of Eastern European Jewish immigrants in their new homeland. The dramas, political commentary, advice shows, talent shows, and music provided entertainment and comfort. The site has photos of radio personalities, sound clips, a documentary, and an explanation of the work of Henry Sapoznik, who found and restored the disks with the programs.

WUNR 1600 AM, Brookline, Massachusetts.

Online Digital Archive of the literary journal, Yugntruf (published 1965 to 2007) preserves every issue of the Yugntruf journal (except Issue #1), sorted and searchable in Yiddish by issue number, title, author, and writing category.

More than 7,000 digitized tracks from LP and 78 r.p.m. recordings, covering more than 80 years and a vast range of material. Primarily music; some spoken-word material. Login and Flash Player required. Also: information on some performers and labels, and downloadable cover art. Florida Atlantic University Libraries.

Part of the Center for Digital Initiatives, this site features a searchable database of Brown University's digital Yiddish sheet music collection.

Site devoted to popular Yiddish singer & actor of the 'Golden Age of Yiddish Theater.' Features lyrics, mp3s, biography and more.

Yiddish theater icon's papers, housed at the American Jewish Historical Society.

The Nobel Prize page for Singer includes a biographical sketch, the prize presentation speech, his Nobel lecture, diploma and banquet speech, in addition to links to Singer's papers at the University of Texas and an online exhibition from the Library of America.

Video clip of Nobel Prize ceremony, from French television.

In his final interview with Norman Green, the late Nobel Laureate grappled with the nature of God, evil, love and the Holocaust.