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This album of songs for Gaza is in Yiddish, a language nearly eradicated by genocide

By Deena Prichep

Published September 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM EDT

People are responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in many ways. Earlier this month, a fundraising album of songs for Gaza was released in Yiddish, a language nearly eradicated through genocide.

Deena Prichep

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Deena Prichep

The last Saturday in August is Play Music on the Porch Day. People register their porch parties online, and create some free neighborhood music and joy.
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For four decades, an English professor at San Jose State University has run a fiction contest for a single opening sentence to "the worst of all possible novels." He has decided to retire the contest.
Encore: Religion and AI, what does it mean when the word of God comes from a chatbot?

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