How many Yiddish rock stars do you know? Maybe more than you think. If you watched the Grammy Awards back in 2018, you might ...

After a packed, overly scheduled workweek, I love the slow, relaxed tempo of Friday night Shabbos dinner with my family and friends. What makes it stand out are not only the delightful tastes and ...

On Nov. 2, the 13th edition of the “What’s not to Like?” concert took place at Beth El Synagogue, just a short walk from East Campus. The event, centered around the theme of “Resistance and Freedom,” ...

In addition to being the source of their matching outfits, the Barry Sisters’ approach of modernizing Yiddish music for a contemporary 1960s audience informs how The Shvesters arrange their own ...

A vibrant new chapter in Yiddish cultural life is beginning with the launch of a newly formed branch of the Cote Saint Luc Dramatic Society - Folkshpiel Teyater, an up and coming Yiddish theatre ...

A new CD was released this year of delightful Yiddish children’s songs, composed by the Vilna-born musician David Botwinik who died in 2022 at the age of 101. The album, Zumer iz shoyn vider do, which ...

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What happened to Yiddish theater, how it came to be, why it faded and how it made a comeback are among the questions explored in “Immigrant Songs: Yiddish Theater and the American Jewish Experience,” ...