Blog
Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.
Interview
How to Shoot an Impossible Movie: An Interview with Menashe Lustig and Joshua Z Weinstein at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival
An interview with the director and lead actor of the new Yiddish film, Menashe.
Feb 27, 2017
Blog
Yiddish-language Feature Menashe Premieres at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival
Menashe offers an intimate glimpse inside Hasidic Borough Park.
Feb 27, 2017
Blog
"They Have Their Own Language, Literally": A Review of One of Us
Shayna Weiss reviews One of Us, a Netfix documentary directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady that follows the lives of three ex-Hasidim.
Jan 05, 2018
Blog
The Band Community Built: Tsibele at Jalopy Theatre
Noam Green on Tsiblele’s radically intimate sounds, and what it means to flag Jewish
Feb 22, 2018
Blog
Jewish Victims, Jewish Virtue, but Not Much Jewish History: A Review of The Argentinian Prostitute Play
Tova Benjamin reviews The Argentinian Prostitute Play, a new play by Reuven Glezer staged as part of the 2019 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival.
Oct 10, 2019