Periods

Explore Yiddish performances by period, from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.

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.
February 8, 2016

Uncle Ed, Yiddish Theatre Impresario
“My Uncle Ed was a Yiddish theatre impresario,” my friend Martha mentioned casually, as we were busy prepping for an event at our local Yiddish organization.