Subjects
Yiddish theatre and drama have explored all of the major themes and issues relating to the Jewish experience from medieval times to the present.
- Advertising
- Film
- Holocaust
- Literature
- Musical Theatre
- Performance Practices
- Places of Performances
- Politics
- Religion
- Research Methods
- Radio
- Theatre Troupes
- Women in Yiddish Theatre
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.
January 19, 2016
A Tribute to Sonia Lizaron
Arnold Zable is an award winning writer, storyteller, educator, and human rights advocate.
January 4, 2016
Boris Thomashefsky and Aaron Lebedeff
A few years ago, while roaming the open stacks of the Stanford University Libraries, I came across a copy of Thomashefsky’s memoir.