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Lisa Newman is the director of communications - she's constantly scouring our website for English-language recordings, articles, and oral histories that provide background for her work on Pakn Treger and The Shmooze.

Highlighting a special feature from the latest issue of Pakn Treger

Stories and reflections which illustrate the Yiddish actress's continued influence on Yiddish culture

Eddy Portnoy is one of the leading scholars of Yiddish popular culture. He loves—and knows—it all: cartoons, humor magazines, puppet shows, the underbelly of the Yiddish Press, and so much more, Here's what he found in our collections.

Eddy is a writer and scholar of Yiddish and Jewish culture. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Eddy about his choices.