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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Reminder: Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music

The fourteenth annual Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the Yiddish Book Center stage July 9 through 12! Join us for a celebration of all your favorite klezmer and Yiddish musicians, along with some new and exciting collaborations. In addition to seven excellent concerts, the weekend will include dynamic conversations with artists, lively dance workshops, fun schmoozing, and much more.

Concert Passes are selling quickly, so make sure to reserve yours today! The Concert Pass provides access to all seven concerts and two dance workshops. You can then explore the full lineup and purchase individual tickets to hear your favorite musicians in conversations.

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Singer-storyteller Eleanor Reissa will kick off Yidstock on Thursday, July 9, along with Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars. The music continues Friday, July 10, with performances by Yiddish song ensemble Levyosn and Yiddish powerhouse Riki Rose. Saturday will feature a full day of workshops and conversations, culminating in a concert by folk singer Ethel Raim and the Socalled Band. Yidstock’s final day will be jam-packed with more incredible music, including multi-instrumentalist and composer Jordan Wax and psychedelic Yiddish folk band Midwood. The weekend will close with a special 40th anniversary concert of the Grammy Awardwinning, internationally acclaimed modern klezmer outfit The Klezmatics.

For those who can’t join in person, stay tuned for details on how you can experience Yidstock from afar.

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YIDSTOCK CONCERT SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 9

Eleanor Reissa and Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars 
The Sarah Rose Lazarus Family Concert
7:30–8:45 p.m.

Friday, July 10

Levyosn 
Bernard and Reva Broder Memorial Concert
2:00–3:00 p.m.

Riki Rose
5:00–6:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 11

Ethel Raim with the Socalled Band
The Joan A. Backman Memorial Concert
8:00–9:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 12

Jordan Wax
12:00–1:00 p.m.

Midwood
Lorraine “Libby” Buch Memorial Concert
3:00–4:00 p.m.

The Klezmatics 40th Anniversary Concert
Helen and Irving Sunshine Memorial Concert
7:30–8:45 p.m.

Yidstock 2026 is co-sponsored by WAMC and is made possible in part by the following endowed funds at the Yiddish Book Center:

  • Joan A. Backman Memorial Concert Fund, established in memory of their daughter by Irving and Charlotte Backman
  • Bernard and Reva Broder Memorial Fund for Yiddish Music Projects and Programs
  • Lorraine “Libby” Buch Memorial Fund for Yiddish Music Projects and Programs
  • Stanley R. Epstein Memorial Fund for Programs
  • Sarah Rose Lazarus Fund for Family Concerts
  • Helen and Irving Sunshine Memorial Fund for Programs
  • And a gift from Shir Madness Klezmer Band
  • Supertitles are made possible by Martin Broder in memory of his parents, Bernard and Reva Broder
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