People

Meet the people who made Yiddish theatre happen: on stage, behind the scenes, and in the audience.


December 30, 2020

An Interview with Ellen Perecman

DYTP contributing editor Alyssa Quint interviews Ellen Perecman about her new collection of translations, Ten Yiddish Plays in Translation.
November 11, 2020

Ven Moysh iz geforn: Maurice Schwartz on the Yiddish Theatre in Argentina in 1930 (Part I)

In May 1930, Maurice Schwartz – Yiddish actor, director, impresario – went to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
November 11, 2020

Ven Moysh iz geforn: Maurice Schwartz on the Yiddish Theatre in Argentina in 1930 (Part II)

Part II of Maurice Schwartz’s travels to Argentina in 1930.
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.