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Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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In geveb: A Home for Rigorously Progressive Political Ideas

Lawrence Rosenwald reflects on politics and In geveb.

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My Max Weinreich Moment or, How In geveb Came into Being

That was my cue, my epiphany... “Now it’s your turn; itst iz gekumen ayer rey.” At that moment, I felt Dr. Max Weinreich shining his countenance down upon me from the Celestial Yeshiva. 

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In geveb from Planning Stages to Web Pages

These ruminations are by way of taking stock of how the journal came about, what it has become, and what the implications of both of those things might be.

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A Librarian’s Perspective on In geveb at Ten

Since 2015, In geveb has established itself as not only an indispensable platform for scholarly discourse but also a repository of practical guidance for teaching and research across the field of Yiddish Studies.

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Some Reflections from an American Jewish Studies Vantage Point

There’s some great American Jewish Studies scholarship on In geveb.

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Song of This Journal: Celebrating 10 Years of In geveb

At our own In geveb (named for Yehoash’s poetry collection), we have celebrated ten years of expansive Yiddish Studies scholarship. 

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Who’s Shmuel? Reflections on Jenna Ingalls, “Reflections from a Non-Jewish Instructor of Yiddish”

Amidst everything else that came in when the In geveb floodgates opened for me, Ingalls’s piece struck me. “There’s someone else!

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