An act of assimilation, the switch was easy because “Shalev” and “Shaloo” are spelled the same in Hebrew script: shin-lamed-vav. The letter “vav” is capable of making both an “oo ...

Louis LeMed prizes of $500 each for the best literary works in Yiddish and Hebrew that appeared in 1949 were awarded here last night to five writers. Rachel Korn was honored for a book of Yiddish ...