People
Meet the people who made Yiddish theatre happen: on stage, behind the scenes, and in the audience.
July 29, 2020
How Two Nudniks Saved History from the Fire
The Moscow State Yiddish Theatre archives are available digitally!
July 15, 2020
Teaching with the Digital Yiddish Theatre Project
Yiddish in the time of COVID.
July 2, 2020
Interview: Filmmaker Alejandro Vagnenkos on the Buenos Aires Yiddish Legend Jevel Katz
Patricial Nuriel interviews Alejandro Vagnenkos about his documentary Jevel Katz y sus paisanos.
May 29, 2020
Between Biznes and Art: Commercial and Independent Companies in the Yiddish Theatre of Buenos Aires (1930-1960)
“If you can find an enthused theatre crowd 6,000 miles from New York, it means that Yiddish theatre still has a future.”
April 21, 2020
“S’iz nisht dos vos amol iz geven”: Max Perlman (1909-1985)
Of all the Yiddish entertainers to have visited South Africa after the Holocaust, Max Perlman is virtually the only artist who is still remembered today.
April 7, 2020
Shtumer shabes: A New Play by Rokhl Kafrissen
An interview with the playwright by the DYTP’s Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel.