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Public Enemy, the Grammy-nominated hip-hop group, released their 13th studio album on Thursday. The title of the album, “Man Plans, God Laughs,” is a translation of a well-known Yiddish proverb. It’s ...

Maven, schmooze, schlock, kvetch, nosh: they're just a few of the Yiddish-origin words that have made their way into American dictionaries. Tracing the history of the Jewish lingua franca not only ...

"May you grow like an onion with your head in the ground!" Or, as it goes in the original Yiddish: "Zolst vaksn vi a tzibele mitn kop in dr'erd!" That's just one of the colorful curses to be found in ...

In this installment of This, That or The Other, contestants must determine the origin of some unusual phrases. Is the quotation "death is an experience best shared" a an old Yiddish proverb, an old ...

They faithfully convene every week to laugh, sing, shout and pound their fists on the table. They share stories, jokes and proverbial wisdom. They have a designated group leader, but they enjoy taking ...

When it comes to describing baffling human behavior, Yiddish excels, and perhaps the same is true for describing baffling government behavior. As Brexit descends into no-one-knows-what’s-happening ...

The controversial hip-hop group released its 13th album, “Man Plans, God Laughs.” Public Enemy, the Grammy-nominated hip-hop group, released its 13th studio album on Thursday. The title of the album, ...