The Shvesters don’t just perform in Yiddish — they also cover Hebrew songs — but they aim to help keep the language alive through their music. Yiddish as a spoken language has been on the decline ...
Theater shows take center stage this week with two openings of musicals and a cross-cultural comedy. Art lovers can browse for free during the Portland Art Museum’s Fine Print Fair or learn more about ...
The concert version of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's celebrated production of “Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish had its West Coast premiere at the Soraya last weekend, and anyone who was ...
Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell and Dmitri Gaskin. Photo by Stefan Loeber. On Oct. 24-29, the CU Boulder College of Music will host a unique klezmer and Yiddish song residency featuring singer Anthony ...
Yiddish music has always evolved — from the shtetl to the stage, and now to the synth. For some time now a new wave of artists has been bringing its spirit into the digital age. Across clubs from ...
On Nov. 2, the 13th edition of the “What’s not to Like?” concert took place at Beth El Synagogue, just a short walk from East Campus. The event, centered around the theme of “Resistance and Freedom,” ...
So that giant, inflatable gnome you gave grandma for Chanukah didn’t quite have the impact you hoped for. Make it up to your nana tonight by taking her to Those Were The Days. The musical song and ...
In April 2022, right after the COVID virus sequestered us all in our homes, the Forward staff huddled about what we could do ...
A new genre of music originating from Boston’s indie scene and conservatory institutions is taking root throughout nightclubs in the United States and abroad. These sounds are spearheaded by DJ Chaia, ...
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(New York Jewish Week) A collection of documents described as a treasure trove of Jewish music has been acquired by the New York Public Library, after being hidden in a cantor’s basement in Yonkers ...