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
June 17, 2021
Interview: Sabina Brukner on the Folksbiene’s Yiddish Women Playwrights Festival
The National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene recently launched its Yiddish Women Playwrights Festival with a reading of Chava Rosenfarb’s drama of the Vilna Ghetto, Der foygl fun geto.
June 14, 2021
The Dybbuk of COVID
The Congress for Jewish Culture’s YouTube Live performance of Der dibek (The Dybbuk), presented in Yiddish, premiered on December 14, 2020, in honor of the play’s 100th anniversary.
June 8, 2021
The Menashe Skulnik Story in the Forward
Menashe Skulnik (1892-1970) was one of the great comic actors of the Yiddish theatre, remembered for his trademark porkpie hat and beloved for his schlemiel-like stage persona.
May 24, 2021
Menashe Skulnik Becomes a Star in Buenos Aires
Menashe Skulnik (1892-1970) was one of the great comic actors of the Yiddish theatre, remembered for his trademark porkpie hat and beloved for his schlemiel-like stage persona.
April 12, 2021
Why Wikidata is Good for Yiddish Theatre Research
Part two of two on how the digital humanities can inspire the world of Yiddish theatre.
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.