If music can soothe the troubled heart, the music of Shabbat may be particularly effective with its prayer chants for peace, for healing, and for the departed. The next Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library program will feature the Music of Shabbat and will take place Thursday afternoon, October 19, 2-3:30 […]
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Enjoy these beautiful songs on themes associated with the holiday of Shavuot—the day we received the Torah.
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INTRODUCTION Isabel Frey is a Vienna-based activist and musician who recently released a debut album, Millennial Bundist. Faith Hillis recently caught up with Frey on Zoom to ask about millennials’ rediscovery of the Bund, the place of Yiddish music in contemporary left-wing politics, and Frey’s creative rewritings of revolutionary anthems. Faith Hillis: Can you tell me about your background and […]
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Featuring Award-Winning Musicians, Tonight’s 7PM PST LIVE Streamed Klezmer Summit is Not to be Missed! The Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival hosts national stars for a musical celebration that glances back and looks ahead. This year’s Summit celebrates klezmer, Yiddish, jazz, world music and songs of social justice, with a special tribute to […]
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Yiddish Song Workshops and Sing-alongs led by Binyumen Schaechter Via Zoom Mondays at 7 p.m. ET Starting this coming Monday, November 2 With Schaechter at the piano, we’ll sing a few selected Yiddish songs – lyrics provided. We’ll analyze the songs: Musically, we’ll examine musical structure, melodic contour, and motivic development; linguistically, we’ll discuss the […]
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Now playing through Monday, October 12 at 1PM. A Bisl Borscht: A Tribute to Mickey Katz, starring Ben Liebert. A concert featuring songs from the legendary Mickey Katz starring Ben Liebert (Motl Kamzoyl from Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish) with Kathryn Krull (Vocalist and Piano). Musical Arrangements by D. Zisl Slepovitch and Zalmen Mlotek; […]
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July is finally here. The temperature outside is heating up and so are our Folksbiene! LIVE shows. All start at 1 PM ET and can be viewed anytime after that at NYTF.org/live. July 7th, test your knowledge once again with Mikhl Yashinsky and The Great Yiddish Theatre Quiz (Vos-Ver-Vu) – Part Tsvey. Enjoy this friendly competition for fabulous Folksbiene prizes and […]
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The Great Thinkers Yale Strom: From Rajisthan to the World, the History and Culture of the Roma Online Class This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program. If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class […]
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במשך פֿון די לעצטע עטלעכע חדשים האָבן אָנלײַן־קאָנצערטן פֿון ייִדישן געזאַנג צוגעצויגן טויזנטער צוהערער. כּדי בעסער צו פֿאַרשטיין דעם פֿענאָמען וועט שׂרה־רחל שעכטער, די רעדאַקטאָרין פֿונעם פֿאָרווערטס, אָנפֿירן מיט אַ פּאַנעל פֿון באַקאַנטע ייִדישע זינגער וווּ מע וועט אַרומרעדן די פֿראַגע, „פֿאַר וואָס זענען ייִדישע לידער הײַנט אַזוי פּאָפּולער?‟ מע וועט אויך זינגען עטלעכע ייִדישע […]
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