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
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.
May 29, 2020
Between Biznes and Art: Commercial and Independent Companies in the Yiddish Theatre of Buenos Aires (1930-1960)
“If you can find an enthused theatre crowd 6,000 miles from New York, it means that Yiddish theatre still has a future.”
April 21, 2020
“S’iz nisht dos vos amol iz geven”: Max Perlman (1909-1985)
Of all the Yiddish entertainers to have visited South Africa after the Holocaust, Max Perlman is virtually the only artist who is still remembered today.