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Yiddish theatre and drama have explored all of the major themes and issues relating to the Jewish experience from medieval times to the present.
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July 17, 2018
A fidler afn dakh: Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
Before there was Fiddler, there was Tevye.
July 5, 2018
Zylbercweig’s Leksikon and Selfridges’ Rump Steak: In Memoriam Harry Ariel
In this tale of Łódź and London, David Mazower remembers the Yiddish actor Harry Ariel and a life-changing association with theatre historian Zalmen Zylbercweig.
June 20, 2018
Visual Artists and Yiddish Avant-garde Theatre in Poland
During the interwar period in Poland, producers of literary and avant-garde Yiddish theatre invited visual artists to play key roles in realizing their creative visions.
June 6, 2018
When Sholem Asch Met Tarantino: Motke ganev Comes to Tel Aviv
The play’s melodramatic plot was fleshed out with attractive costumes, a dynamic set design, and songs by Leonard Cohen, performed cabaret-style by a female singer.
May 24, 2018
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Act on the Stage
Matchmakers and the Yiddish dramatic repertoire––the latest Plotting Yiddish Drama batch shows why this combination is a perfect match.
May 9, 2018
Yiddish Theatre Stars & Matinee Girls on the Move
You didn’t need to be the Great Gatsby to have a good time in the Roaring Twenties.