Politics
April 15, 2025
Bertha Kalich [Kalish], My Life: An Autobiography, pt. II
Read Part I here. Published in Der tog (the day) – March 7-Nov. 14, 1925 Translated by Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel PART II: EARLY CAREER May 27, 1925 “Actress and Wife” I, from my side, must confess to you that I was not among the most famous housewives… Believe me, it was easier for me to perform […]
August 21, 2021
Khonen in Drag: Cross-Dressing in Two Productions of The Dybbuk during the 1920s (Plus, a Review of One of These Productions)
What was the “trouser role”?
June 29, 2019
“A Piquant Curiosity”: The Gender-Bending Drama Yo a man, nit a man
Read about the gender-bending play Yo a man, nit a man (Yes a Man, Not a Man).
April 30, 2019
Dystopia on the Verge: Or Why a 1934 Yiddish Play About Charlie Chaplin Still Matters
Somewhere, in an obscure port city in Europe…
October 12, 2018
Hatuey: Memory of Fire—An Interview
As part of our coverage of the recent premiere of Hatuey: Memory of Fire, Joel Berkowitz interviewed members of the production’s creative team about the work’s genesis and influences and much more.
September 21, 2018
Found in Translation: Hatuey, Cuba, and the Jews
Some background on the Yiddish epic poem, Hatuey.