This is reprinted from the foreword of the translated works of The Krymack Language, by translator Bethany Batya Klein, who has dedicated the translation and this site to the memory of David Rebi. There are moments in history where the entire survival of an ancient people — centuries of folklore, the prayers their grandmothers whispered over Shabbat candles, the lullabies mothers sang into the dark — do not rest on empires, libraries, or governments. They rest on the memory o

Historical Preservation and Citation Note: This interview and archival certificate have been translated into English to support the ongoing preservation of Krymchak and Crimean Jewish Holocaust history. Originally conducted by journalist Yana Lyubarskaya, the article was published in the Jewish cultural journal Mishpoha (Vitebsk, Belarus). It details the recent breakthrough discovery of the lost graves of Maria Stanislavovna Pruss and Jan Martsevich Pruss in Cēsis, Latvia, an

A harrowing true account of a family's grueling evacuation to Kazakhstan during World War II.

The wedding traditions and ceremonies of Krymchak wedding week are strictly regulated and feature many ceremonies from preparing the dowry to saying farewell to the bride's family.