“Yiddish theater”

As Women on the Yiddish Stage makes clear, women were not peripheral figures but central players in the making of Yiddish cultural life. Their stories, whether told through archival fragments, recovered memoirs, or close readings of performance, call for a more inclusive and accurate understanding—one in which actresses are not merely remembered for their presence onstage, but recognized for their lasting cultural impact.

Jun 30, 2025

Ri Turner reviews the World Premiere of Ida Fink’s Der tish in Paris.

May 09, 2019

Fiddler’s Yiddish translation merits discussion in The New York Times, not as history or metaphor, but as a window into how Jews tell stories about themselves. 

Apr 15, 2019

In the brief decade of its existence, the Vilna Theater Troupe radically changed Yiddish theater, and the global stage.

Feb 06, 2019

The Book of Esther as reimagined by Itsik Manger 

Feb 28, 2018

Onstage, intimacy that's untranslatable. 

Sep 26, 2017

Tova Benjamin talks with Eli Rosen, translator of Rhinoceros, about fascism, Talmudic tractates, Yiddish fluency, and going OTD.

Sep 20, 2017

Tova Benjamin on seeking authenticity at the theater.

Aug 01, 2017

Joshua Sobol speaks to Rachelle Grossman about resistance through art and the future possibilities of Yiddish theater. 

May 12, 2017

This online bibliographical series devoted to research resources in Yiddish Studies focuses on Yiddish literature and culture. 

May 08, 2017

Just in time for the new spring run, a review of the New Yiddish Rep's production of Sholem Asch's (in)famous play. 

Mar 17, 2017

An interview with Stefanie Halpern, assistant curator of the current exhibition on New York’s Yiddish Theater at the Museum of the City of New York.

Mar 29, 2016

What does hope look like on the Yiddish stage?

Dec 24, 2015