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Oct 09, 2017

Zalmen Zylbercweig, Shnorer-historian of the Yiddish Theatre

Faith Jones

When Zalmen Zylbercweig, died in 1972, he was 77, and just about to finish Volume 7 of his Encyclopedia of Yiddish Theatre, which he had been working on for 54 years.
Sep 24, 2017

Something Special for the High Holidays

Judith Thissen

Kol Nidre on Broadway, a cantor with a voice that sounds like fifty canaries, and other High Holiday gigs in turn-of-the-century New York City.
Sep 11, 2017

Yaschar: My Father’s Life in Yiddish Theatre

Annette Aronowicz

​Yaschar Aronowicz, my father, participated in Yiddish theatre for three decades, in at least two European cities, Berlin and Paris. All I have managed to salvage thus far is a letter, a biographical
Aug 08, 2017

Yiddish Opera at the Standard Theatre, London 1895

Judith Thissen

Who in Surabaya would possibly be interested in reading about Yiddish theatre in London’s East End?
Jul 20, 2017

The Grand Street Theatre: A Modern Playhouse Built for Old-fashioned Shund

Judith Thissen

The opening of the Grand Theatre brought together, gallery gods, an up-and-coming shund writer, and Jacob Adler.
May 29, 2017

Théâtre Lancry: The Center of Yiddish Paris

Nick Underwood

Paris is known for, among other things, its theatre. But what about Yiddish theatre?
May 15, 2017

The Troïm-Teater and Contemporary Yiddish Theatre in Paris

Alexandre Messer

Yiddish theatre is alive and well in the City of Light.
Apr 27, 2017

Scoring Indecent

Lisa Gutkin

Lisa Gutkin details the living and breathing aspect of music composition, what it means to strike the right tone, and how melodies appear, disappear, and reappear.
Apr 18, 2017

The Stones Outtake

Paula Vogel

On outtake from the play INDECENT.
Apr 06, 2017

Yiddish Drama on the Broadway Stage

Stefanie Halpern

From its beginnings, New York’s Yiddish theatre intersected with the mainstream English-language stage.
Mar 22, 2017

​“I would have run away, but there was only one path for me - onto the stage”: Bertha Kalich at the Romanian National Theatre, Part II

Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel

When I finished the performance, I kept asking Spachner and Hirsh, “where did the rotten onions go?”
Mar 13, 2017

​“I would have run away, but there was only one path for me - onto the stage”: Bertha Kalich at the Romanian National Theatre, Part I

Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel

The rehearsals at the National Theatre lasted several weeks, and each one took a heavy toll on me.