People
Meet the people who made Yiddish theatre happen: on stage, behind the scenes, and in the audience.
August 31, 2016
Fyvush
My first real-life encounter with Fyvush Finkel coincided roughly with my entry into the world of New York Yiddish theatre.
August 3, 2016
Breaking News: Yiddish Theatre Makes Money
Reviews of Avrom Goldfaden’s productions are notorious for critics’ snarky pot-shots, huffy asides, and sniffy evaluations.
July 27, 2016
How I Rediscovered Di goldene kale (The Golden Bride)
Michael Ochs on rediscovering the 1923 Yiddish operetta Di goldene kale by Joseph Rumshinsky.
April 26, 2016
Lekoved pesach
Adapting to the abundance of the New World, Passover developed into a secular festival for shopping and entertainment.
April 13, 2016
Should a Married Woman Visit a Yiddish Music Hall?
. Why would it be a problem if someone went to a music hall simply to have some fun? In the early 1900s, the answer was complicated.
March 7, 2016
Rare Yiddish Manuscripts from Helsinki Performed Again
Among the dusty heaps of thousands of documents sat a tall pile of Yiddish theatre manuscripts from first half of the 20th century.