Pittsburgh is gearing up to celebrate Yiddish culture with a vibrant lineup of upcoming events. Scheduled for Nov. 13-16, the ...

An art song, a piece written to be sung with piano accompaniment and often set to a poem, showcases the emotion and melody of a national or folk tradition in an intimate and refined setting. The ...

Yiddish is the language of the Jews of Eastern Europe and all the places to which they spread. It is the language of socialists and capitalists, the Partisans who fought the Nazis and most of the ...

People have been responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in many ways - some by donating money to humanitarian projects, others by protesting. Earlier this month, a fundraising album of songs ...

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 ...

On January 19, 2025, the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a concert — Soul to Soul. It will feature Yiddish folk ...

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NEW YORK -- Seventeen years ago, sound archivist Henry Sapoznik was rummaging through an eviction sale in a cluttered Times Square office, looking for vintage 78 rpm recordings of Yiddish music, when ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene will continue its 109th anniversary ...