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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Dark Corridor Filled with Nothing

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Dark Corridor Filled with Nothing .... At the end of which is less than nothing-- a big pile of Yiddish books. I've been waiting ages ...
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More Memes of the Yiddish Atlantis

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In this episode, Yiddish is brought in to make a sad analogy; Nova Scotia Gaelic is said to be having its "Yiddish moment."  Wha...
Monday, October 29, 2012

Yiddish Theater Updates

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Couple of interesting items on the Yiddish theater calendar... Yiddish Plays at Target Margin Theater Target Margin Theater, under the ...

Dybbuk Revival 2012: Hurricane Edition

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The Yiddish Revival is sooooo 2011. From here on out it's all feigned surprise at the persistence of the Yiddishly undead all the tim...
Thursday, August 30, 2012

LIPA!!!!!

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There's a new video from international Hasidic pop star, brocade bekeshe and funky glasses wearer, Lipa Schmeltzer. It's called Mizr...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Yiddish Theater comes to South Fallsburg This Weekend!

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New Yiddish Rep and the Rivoli Theatre present: Yosl Rakover Speaks To G-d Thursday, August 23rd  10 PM Motzei Shabbos, August ...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Brokhshtiker/Shards

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On August 12th we observed the 60th anniversary of what has come to be known as the Night of the Murdered Poets. August 12th, 1952, 13 Sovi...
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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Memorials, Music and (M)dybbuk: Coming Up

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Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird at Lincoln Center, Sunday at 1 Did you know the Yiddish Pogues were in New York City? I didn't, eit...
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"Based" "on" "a" "True" "Story"

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There are two ways to make a Jewish supernatural horror film. One,   Jewish vampires and werewolves ( American Werewolf in London , Fearless...
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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Bright Lights, Yiddish Stage

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The New York Yiddish scene has been kind of quiet lately. That's summer in the city for you; all the cool kids are in Berlin, Krakow or ...
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