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Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.

Interview

Alternative Futures of the Past: An Interview with Daniel Kahn

Daniel Kahn talks about his musi­cal influ­ences, how all of his lan­guages inter­act with each oth­er in his songs, and what it means to tradapt” a song across lan­guages and time.

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Questioning the Authentic: An Interview with Zisl Slepovitch of Litvakus

Zisl Sle­povitch of the band Lit­vakus on klezmer, gath­er­ing sto­ries, and grow­ing up in Belarus. 

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The Shtetl Neukoelln Festival Brings Yiddishland to Berlin

Klezmer singers and musi­cians gath­er in Berlin to make joy­ous new sound together.

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Shtetl Berlin: Online Edition

What hap­pens when you move a klezmer fes­ti­val online? Eka­te­ri­na Kuznetso­va reviews Yid­dish cul­ture in the era of COVID-19 at Shtetl Berlin 2020.

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“Oy, Mamelige!”: Mamaliga’s Dos Gildn Bletl

Mama­li­ga’s debut album is an excit­ing, sub­tle, and intri­cate addi­tion to Boston’s klezmer offerings.

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Beyond the Theater of Memory: Reflections on Yiddish Singing in the German-Speaking World

Isabel Frey reflects on the chal­lenges and pos­si­bil­i­ties of per­form­ing Yid­dish music as a Jew­ish per­former in Ger­many and Aus­tria beyond the insu­lat­ed Berlin klezmer scene.

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