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Verter fun der Vokh – Tu BiShvat

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Tu BiShvat: דער חמישה־עשׂר(־בשבֿט); דער ט״ו בשבֿט New year of the trees: דאָס נײַ֜יאָר פֿון די ביי֜מער; דער ראש־השנה־לאילנות‎ seven species: זיבן מי֜נים wheat: דער ווייץ barley: (דער גערשט, ־ן; פּע֜רלגרויפּן (ל״ר grape: די (ווײַ֜נ)טרויב, ־ן; דאָס טרײַ֜בעלע, ־ך fig:...

Verter fun der Vokh – War In Israel

Fifty years after the Yom Kippur war, the State of Israel has experienced a huge surprise attack during a Jewish holiday. This time the attackers were Hamas terrorists who attacked with both airstrikes and...
Map of Jewish Palestine with the growth of Jewish agricultural, commercial and industrial activity in the region. Berlin, 1923. Credit: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

Exhibit spans 16th-century Jewish maternal guilt-trip to modern Hebraists beating up Yiddishists

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Not only does Yiddish date back many centuries, but an exhibit in New York contains a 16th-century Yiddish example of a Jewish mother trying to guilt trip her son into communicating with her more...

Adventures in Yiddishland. Postvernacular Language and Culture by Jeffrey Shandler

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Adventures in Yiddishland examines the transformation of Yiddish in the six decades since the Holocaust, tracing its shift from the language of daily life for millions of Jews to what the author terms a...

Israeli Klezmorim in Concert!

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Sunday, March 19, 11am-12:45pm PT. (calculate your local time HERE). Get your ticket now! KlezCalifornia presents two of the top bands playing klezmer in Israel: The Kalimutke Philharmonia and Di Gasn Trio. The former fuses 20th century jazz from Paris (“gypsy...

Pleytem tsuzamen

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Immerse yourself in the captivating power of music and join us for an unforgettable moment with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Witness the awe-inspiring Yiddish theatrical concert pleytem tsuzamen (Refugees Together) on March...

In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush With Public Money

די חסידישע געמיינדע אין ניו יארק פירט שוין לאנגע יארן איינע פון די גרעסטע פּריוואטע מוסדות אין ניו יארק אויף אירע אייגענע באדינגונגען, זיך קעגנשטעלנדיג סיי וועלכע דרויסנדיגע איבערזיכט אויף די לימודי חול וואס...
Steven Skybell on stage as Tevye in the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene production. Photo by Lev Radin.

Is Tevye returning to Europe? Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ hopes to head to...

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The star of the Yiddish-language “Fiddler on the Roof” production thought it would be no more than a summer curiosity. But after a two-year hiatus induced by the coronavirus pandemic, the award-winning play is...

Verter fun der Vokh – Happy Purim!

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Purim nonsense rhyme: אַ גוטן פּו֜רים, אַ֜לע׳ך‮ <מלאך>‮! וווּ איך גיי פֿ‮אַל איך‮, די באָרד איז מי‮ר לאַנג,‮ דאָס ווײַב איז מיר‮ קראַנק‮, הײַנט איז פּו֜רים, מאָרגן‮ איז אויס‮ –‮ גיט מיר אַ פּע֜ני <‮גראָשן> און וואַרפֿט מיך‮ אַרויס‮!

“Partizaner-himen” (Partisans’ Hymn) or “Zog nit keyn mol” in 4-part harmony

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Lyrics: Hirsh Glik (1922-1944) Melody: Dmitry Pokrass (1899-1978) Musical arrangement: Binyumen Schaechter (2018) Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר (formerly Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC) Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor בנימין שעכטער, דיריגענט Seth Weinstein, pianist Filmed live in performance October 14, 2018 •...