Periods
Explore Yiddish performances by period, from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.
- Early Yiddish Theatre
- The Jewish Enlightenment
1876-1899
Early 20th Century
1918-1945
1945-1999
21st Century
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.
February 19, 2016
Yiddish Theatre in Denmark, 1906-56
In 1912, a Jewish tailor left Imperial Russia for Denmark.