You could think of it as a literary scandal. You could also think about it as a tragicomic Cynthia Ozick You could think of it as a literary scandal. You could also think about it as a tragicomic ...

(JTA) — Andrea Pancur, a Munich-based singer, teacher and activist who helped bridge the worlds of German and Yiddish song culture — and who served as role model for women in the world of klezmer ...

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PORT TOWNSEND — Yiddish songs will be performed in two concerts Sunday in Port Townsend. Rainshadow Recording Studio and the Cellar Door will present the music of Lebedik!, a new duo project from ...

Asaf Galay has directed and written a number of award-winning documentaries for Israeli television. These include series on Israeli humor (In the Jewish Land, 2005); the history of Tel Aviv-Jaffa (Tel ...

In his latest project, Anthony Russell finds a way to create a unique musical experience and honor his roots. (JTA) — Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell has performed Yiddish music around the world. He is ...

Singer, who died in 1991 at the age of 87, was a marvel, not only of productivity but of vision, raw imaginative passion and fidelity to his origins, most particularly the Yiddish language in which he ...

Singer Shulem Lemmer performed at the White House Hanukkah event attended by President Trump, stunning those present with a Yiddish rendition of 'God Bless America.' ...

1 Photos: Meet the Cast of Audible Theater's THE DISAPPEAR 2 Video: Meet the Cast of Erica Schmidt's THE DISAPPEAR National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) today dishes up some exciting new Chanukah ...

A KASS: (Singing in Yiddish). A KASS: For years, he lent his vocals to the Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble in Northern California. Kass died in March at the age of 89, one of more than 2,000 Californians ...

Isaac Bashevis Singer, a Nobel Prize laureate, was always interested in ghosts. That renders it especially fitting that we now have a collection of 19 of his essays delivered from beyond the grave.

A Catholic with roots in Slovenia, she found connections between klezmer music and the folks songs of her native Bavaria. (JTA) — Andrea Pancur, a Munich-based singer, teacher and activist who helped ...