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How a Yiddish acting troupe fooled the Tsarist government

Mikhail Krutikov in Forward · 19 Sep

Ester Rachel Kaminska, often hailed as the "Mother of Yiddish Theater," played a pivotal role in founding Europe's first professional Yiddish theater in the late 19th century, navigating through Tsarist Russia's oppressive policies against Yiddish performances.

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The remarkable story of the Lost Shtetl Museum

Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett in Forward · 3 Sep

The Lost Shtetl Museum, inaugurated in 2025 in eduva, Lithuania, stands as a poignant tribute to the once-thriving Jewish community of this former shtetl, which was entirely wiped out during the Holocaust.

0 Culture History

The remarkable story of the Lost Shtetl Museum

Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett in Forward · 3 Sep

The Lost Shtetl Museum, inaugurated in 2025 in eduva, Lithuania, stands as a poignant tribute to the once-thriving Jewish community of this former shtetl, which was entirely wiped out during the Holocaust.