The assembled crowd of about 60 had come to this capital city for three weeks in July to study Yiddish, learn its grammar, sing songs and discover something about Jewish-Polish history.

The Yiddish Book Center’s permanent exhibition offers much to kvell about, including a wide-ranging collection of volumes and ...

For one thing, though we’re living in a golden age of Yiddish education, the resources and infrastructure just aren’t there for large numbers of people to begin learning the language.