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A new play tells the true story of a former Hasid who translated the New Testament into Yiddish
21 Dec 2023
"The Gospel According to Chaim" is a new Yiddish-language play based on the true story of Chaim Einspruch, a former Hasidic man who translated the New Testam...
21 Dec 2023
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In a blockbuster film about the Ukrainian Robin Hood, the Baal Shem Tov makes his debut
8 Nov 2023
In a new costume drama set in 18th-century Ukraine titled "Dovbush," the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidic Judaism, makes his screen debut. The film follows ...
8 Nov 2023
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It was one of the strangest Jewish records ever made — good luck finding a way to listen to it
16 Oct 2023
The Whitney Museum is showcasing a new Harry Smith exhibit, featuring an LP of recordings made with Lower East Side Rabbi Nuftali Zvi Margolies in the 1950s....
16 Oct 2023
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Is New York's most ubiquitous Jew leaving New York behind?
8 May 2023
Larry "Ratso" Sloman, a multifaceted figure deeply embedded in popular culture, has a storied career spanning interactions with luminaries like Bob Dylan and...
8 May 2023
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In savaging the Israeli military, has a legendary puppet theater finally gone too far?
25 Jan 2023
The Bread and Puppet Theater, a well-known anti-war and anti-capitalist troupe based in Vermont, has long focused its narrative on global conflicts, includin...
25 Jan 2023
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On stage and in the classroom, Mikhl Yashinsky is stoking the flame of the Yiddish revival
4 Jan 2023
Mikhl Yashinsky is at the forefront of the Yiddish revival movement, teaching the language to a new generation of enthusiasts and bringing Yiddish theater to...
4 Jan 2023