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Tag: Cultural Revival

0 Music Culture

Yosl and the Yingels balance classic klezmer with modern jazz in their debut EP

Culturally Jewish · 13 Nov

Joseph Landau discusses his Yiddish swing and folk band, Yosl and the Yingels, and their efforts to revive Yiddish music with their debut EP, Zikhroynes.

0 Music Communities

These new klezmer musicians aren’t old enough to drive

Nora Giuffrida in JTA · 12 Nov

Klezmer music is experiencing a youthful resurgence thanks to groups like the Klezmaniacs, a band of talented musicians aged 10 to 16 from New York's MakomNY synagogue.

0 Literature Culture

‘Yidishland’ magazine prints first chapter of a new adventure novel

פֿאָרווערטס־רעדאַקציע in Forward · 29 Sep

Yidishland, an influential Yiddish magazine, has recently published the first chapter of a new adventure novel.

0 Culture Gender/Identity

It Took Me 30 Years, But I Finally Have a Hebrew Name

Michelle Kanevsky in Kveller · 30 Aug

The article chronicles a personal journey of Jewish identity and self-discovery, focusing on the author's decision to adopt a Hebrew name after being raised in a Soviet-influenced family where traditional Jewish identity was suppressed.

0 Literature History

Jeffrey Saks on the Genius of S.Y. Agnon

Tikvah · 28 Jun

Rabbi Jeffrey Saks discusses the literary genius of S.Y. Agnon, his significant role in the revival of modern Hebrew literature, and his intertextual engagement with traditional Jewish texts.

0 History Antisemitism

Can Borscht Belt history revive Catskills tourism?

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 18 Aug 2023

The Borscht Belt resorts, once a thriving hub of Jewish vacation culture in the Catskills, have been revitalized through a new trail of historical markers, honoring their rich history and aiming to revive Catskills tourism.

0 Culture History

“I Am Indeed a Sheigetz of the Gentile Persuasion”

Tel Aviv Review · 30 Jun 2019

Shane Baker, a theater director and creator, shares his journey into Yiddish theater and his mission to revitalize this historic artistic tradition in the city.

0 Culture Education

Across the Pond: Ep. 123

Unorthodox · 8 Feb 2018

This episode of Unorthodox, recorded live from the Limmud Festival in Birmingham, UK, features guest discussions with Yiddish singer Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell and Gabby Edlin, founder of Bloody Good Period, a charity providing menstrual supplies to refugees.