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At the end of the 19th century, a young woman chose, against her mother’s wishes, to become an actress. She ended up becoming ...

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model ...

The Jewish tradition of debate is at the center of a new chamber opera about two scholars clashing over a Yiddish dictionary ...

Thomas Putnam opens in Glen Berger’s one-man play, “Underneath the Lintel,” in the Warehouse Theatre on Sept. 26.

This essay has been adapted from a chapter in Henry H. Sapoznik’s new book The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City (Excelsior Editions, an imprint of State University of New York Press).