1945-1999
March 4, 2026
“Yuh Gotta Play Ball!” Chicago’s Surprising Yiddish Connection
“Come on, sister, yuh gotta play ball: this is Chicago!” (Jake to Roxie – the final line of Chicago, a play by Maurine Dallas Watkins.) Chicago, Chicago Chicago, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, is a two-billion-dollar enterprise according to Wikipedia. It enjoyed a very successful initial run of 936 performances on Broadway from […]
January 30, 2023
My Way Alone, by Chayele Grober (Part II)
Chayele Grober began her stage career as an actress with the Hebrew theatre “Habima.” She also performed as a solo artist in her own program of song, drama, and humor, in both Yiddish and Hebrew.
January 22, 2023
My Way Alone, by Chayele Grober (Part I)
Chayele Grober began her stage career as an actress with the Hebrew theatre Habima. She also performed as a solo artist in her own program of song, drama, and humor, in both Yiddish and Hebrew.
June 29, 2021
A Timeline of Yiddish Drag
Yiddish theatre…the gayest theater?
March 15, 2021
Wikidata, Yiddish Theatre Posters, and the World
Der dibek, 1975, Israeli Yiddish entertainment posters, 1930-1981, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University.
March 11, 2020
Biz 120: The Yiddish Artists and Friends Actors’ Club at 85
85 years of the Yiddish Artists and Friends Actors’ Club…