Blog
Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.
Interview
Mir zaynen do: A Conversation with Sarah Schulman about Yiddish in Sweden
A conversation about Schulman’s new edited anthology, Jiddisch i Sverige: mir zaynen do.
Jun 02, 2026
Blog
A Whole Life of Poems: Glikl Speaks in Sonnets
Glikl of Hameln—or Glikl bas Judah Leib, as she is also called—began to nudge at my thoughts two years ago.
May 21, 2026
Interview
Frieda Vizel Talks Hasidic Williamsburg, YouTube, and Being an Educator
An interview about the multifaceted work of Frieda Vizel.
May 11, 2026
Blog
A Movie Review in Yiddish—in Variety!
Going deep on Variety’s bilingual review of the Yiddish talkie Shir ha-shirim.
May 05, 2026
Blog
The Art of Umshvaygn
The shvaygn that was passed down in my own family like a kind of inheritance left me yearning to fill in the silences.
May 04, 2026
Blog
Celebrating Ten Years of the Peer-Review Section
As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of In geveb, we are also excited to celebrate ten years of the peer-review section, which has, rather remarkably, published ten special issues and over sixty articles, with more on the way.
Apr 15, 2026
Blog
The Ends of Dialogue: On Alan Mintz’s Critique of Hebrew
During my time editing In geveb’s peer review section, I often found myself plagued by the problem of the detail.
Apr 15, 2026
Blog
How In geveb Impacted Me
I’ve used the listicle “Yiddish Lives!” to talk about what Yiddish can be and what Yiddishists are making it—a living, vibrant culture across media and the world.
Apr 15, 2026