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Jul 26, 2018

A Yiddish Homecoming for Fiddler on the Roof

Devora Geller

Fidler afn dakh returns Tevye, his family, and his fellow denizens of Anatevke, to their imaginary Yiddish roots.
Jul 20, 2018

Interview: Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof Actor Rachel Zatcoff

Debra Caplan

​Fiddler on the Roof is back Off Broadway and the DYTP’s Debra Caplan spoke with Rachel Zatcoff, who is playing Tevye’s eldest daughter, Tsaytl​.
Jul 17, 2018

A fidler afn dakh: Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish

Alisa Solomon

Before there was Fiddler, there was Tevye.
Jul 05, 2018

Zylbercweig’s Leksikon and Selfridges’ Rump Steak: In Memoriam Harry Ariel

David Mazower

In this tale of Łódź and London, David Mazower remembers the Yiddish actor Harry Ariel and a life-changing association with theatre historian Zalmen Zylbercweig.
Jun 20, 2018

Visual Artists and Yiddish Avant-garde Theatre in Poland

Alyssa Quint

During the interwar period in Poland, producers of literary and avant-garde Yiddish theatre invited visual artists to play key roles in realizing their creative visions.
Jun 06, 2018

When Sholem Asch Met Tarantino: Motke ganev Comes to Tel Aviv

Zehavit Stern

The play’s melodramatic plot was fleshed out with attractive costumes, a dynamic set design, and songs by Leonard Cohen, performed cabaret-style by a female singer.
May 24, 2018

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Act on the Stage

Sonia Gollance

Matchmakers and the Yiddish dramatic repertoire––the latest Plotting Yiddish Drama batch shows why this combination is a perfect match.
May 09, 2018

Yiddish Theatre Stars & Matinee Girls on the Move

Judith Thissen

You didn’t need to be the Great Gatsby to have a good time in the Roaring Twenties.
Apr 25, 2018

Brush Up on Your Yiddish History Plays

Sonia Gollance

The latest batch of Plotting Yiddish Drama features a batch of historical dramas and includes even more examples of works with Sephardic themes.
Apr 11, 2018

Rosa Rapoport and Teatro IFT in Buenos Aires

C. Tova Markenson

In this excerpt from Rosa’s oral history, she shares her memories performing on stage at Teatro IFT, and the theatre’s eventual transition from Yiddish to a Spanish-language repertoire.
Mar 26, 2018

Sholem Asch at the End of the World

Katarzyna Kwapisz Williams

Sholem Asch belongs to those Yiddish authors who often defy rather than obey the conventions of Yiddish culture and Jewish sensibilities.
Mar 12, 2018

Curtain Falls on the Sunshine Theatre

Judith Thissen

One of the last remnants of the Second Avenue Yiddish Theatre District will be demolished to give way for a “boutique” office building.