“Yiddish theater”
Review
What Does Justice Mean, Decades Later?: Review of Ida Fink’s Der tish in Paris
Ri J. Turner
Ri Turner reviews the World Premiere of Ida Fink’s Der tish in Paris.
May 09, 2019
Blog
Another 'Tradition Omission': Reconsidering Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
Shaina Hammerman
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
Review
Review of Yiddish Empire: The Vilna Troupe, Jewish Theater, and the Art of Itinerancy by Debra Caplan
Mayhill Fowler
In the brief decade of its existence, the Vilna Theater Troupe radically changed Yiddish theater, and the global stage.
Feb 06, 2019
Texts & Translation
פֿון מגילה לידער
Excerpts from Itsik Manger's Megile Lider (Megillah Poems)
Itzik Manger
Translation by Hershl Hartman
The Book of Esther as reimagined by Itsik Manger
Feb 28, 2018
Blog
Queering Broadway: Indecent and Lesbian Yiddish Love
C. Tova Markenson
Onstage, intimacy that's untranslatable.
Sep 26, 2017
Interview
Remedy Before the Sickness: Eli Rosen on Translating Rhinoceros into Yiddish
Tova Benjamin
Tova Benjamin talks with Eli Rosen, translator of Rhinoceros, about fascism, Talmudic tractates, Yiddish fluency, and going OTD.
Sep 20, 2017
Blog
Amerike – The Golden Land is Yiddish in Form, Nationalist in Content
Tova Benjamin
Tova Benjamin on seeking authenticity at the theater.
Aug 01, 2017
Interview
Art Against Fascism: Joshua Sobol on the Radical Possibilities of Yiddish Theater
Rachelle Grossman
Joshua Sobol speaks to Rachelle Grossman about resistance through art and the future possibilities of Yiddish theater.
May 12, 2017
Pedagogy
Resources in Yiddish Studies: Yiddish Literature and Culture
Zachary M. Baker
This online bibliographical series devoted to research resources in Yiddish Studies focuses on Yiddish literature and culture.
May 08, 2017
Blog
Di Fester Shvester review Got fun nekome (God of Vengeance)
Clare Fester and Kate Fester
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
Blog
Second Avenue Meets Broadway: New York’s Yiddish Theater at MCNY
Saul Noam Zaritt
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
Blog
Di goldene kale and Fiddler on the Roof, from Broadway to Battery Park
Mikhl Yashinsky
What does hope look like on the Yiddish stage?
Dec 24, 2015