Article: On the frontiers of Ashkenaz: translating into Yiddish, then and now.

Article: On the Frontiers of Ashkenaz: Translating into Yiddish, ...
Judaism;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... translations both into and out of Yiddish provide strategic opportunities ... the contingent nature of Yiddish vis--vis other languages ... articulate shifting notions of Jewish literacy, fluency, and vernacularity. In this respect, Yiddish exemplifies literary theorist ...

Article: Jewish Literacy
Chicago Jewish Star;  September 27, 2001 ;     596 words ...Jewish Literacy APPROPRIATELY titled, Jewish Literacy by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin (New York): William Morrow ... set out to answer these questions and the result was Jewish Literacy, first published 10 years ago. Now, an updated and ...

Article: What is Jewish literacy?
Washington Jewish Week;  October 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... with the elusive aim of defining what Jewish literacy is - and what role it should play ... Sept. 21-24 event, "Promoting Jewish Literacy in Educational Settings," cosponsored ... sitting down together to talk about Jewish literacy. That in itself is already a sign ...

Article: Clearly written reference to all things Jewish: Jewish ...
Cleveland Jewish News;  November 2, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... written reference to all things Jewish: Jewish Literacy; The Most Important Things to Know ... Telushkin has been mostly successful. Jewish Literacy is a treasure trove of information ... Chapter 11 considers the classics of the Jewish literacy tradition, ranging from Bible, Midrash ...

Article: Hebrew U president: Don't take Israel's Jewishness for granted. ...
Jerusalem Post;  May 23, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Adult Learning launched to foster Jewish literacy Byline: GREER FAY CASHMAN Edition ... given every opportunity to acquire Jewish literacy. In the past, the adult education ... Jewish people. The importance of Jewish literacy should be self- evident in Israel ...

Article: STRIKING A CHORD JEWISH LITERACY COALITION BRINGS ...
The Boston Globe;  March 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... read?" Margaret Williams, ReadBoston director, says the Jewish Literacy Coalition effort illustrates "the power of collective action ... grade level by the year 2005. In addition to tutoring, the Jewish Literacy Coalition also has collected thousands of books for ReadBoston ...

Article: Literacy among the Jews in antiquity.(Jewish ...
Hebrew Studies Journal;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...A review of Jewish Literacy in Roncan Palestine. By Catherine Hezser. Texts and Studies ... of establishing a new standard of scholarship in the field of Jewish literacy in antiquity. This ambitious book is intended to open a new ...