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July 15, 1913: Avrom Sutskever, great Yiddish poet, is born

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(1913–2010), Yiddish poet. Born in Smorgon’, a small industrial city southeast of Vilna, Avrom Sutzkever spent his early childhood in Omsk, Siberia, where his parents took refuge from the invading German…

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International contest for Yiddish song and klezmer music

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דער בראַזילאַנער פֿעסטיוואַל „קלעזטיוואַל“ — דער גרעסטער פֿעסטיוואַל פֿון ייִדישער מוזיק אין דרום־אַמעריקע — לאַנצירט הײַיאָר אַן אינטערנאַציאָנאַלן קאָנקורס, „די באָבע־פּרעמיעס“, וואָס וועט אָנערקענען דאָס בעסטע נײַע ייִדישע ליד, די בעסטע נײַע…

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Large archive of Moscow State Yiddish Theater now online

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דער „בלאַוואַטניק־אַרכיוו“ האָט לעצטנס געשטעלט אויף דער אינטערנעץ הונדערטער בילדער פֿון חפֿצים פֿאַרבונדן מיט דער געשיכטע פֿונעם מאָסקווער ייִדישן מלוכה־טעטאַער („גאָסעט“). די אַרטיפֿאַקטן, וואָס נעמען אַרײַן הונדערטער פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיעס, סצענאַרן, בראָשורן, צייכענונגען און…

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Paul Robeson sang in Yiddish

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I still remember the rich bass baritone voice of  Paul Robeson singing  “Old Man River” in the 1936 movie Show Boat. That was his song and I thought no one else could match his…

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July: Folksbiene! LIVE programming

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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…

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[Live On Zoom] Yiddish Children’s Literature And Jewish Modernity

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Thursday, July 2 | 4:30pm (EDT) Yiddish Civilization Lecture Series See all lectures » Admission: Free Registration is required. REGISTER  Miriam Udel | Delivered in English. View the Program & Bibliography Scholars…

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A new class series – Yiddish for Advanced Students

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This course is for those who already read and speak Yiddish fluently and want to deepen their knowledge and learn some pitshevkes of the Yiddish structures, its history, and dialects.…

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Our special event for Mexican Jews: Yiddish-Meksikanish: Exploring Yiddish Poetry in Mexico

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Yiddish-Meksikanish: Exploring Yiddish Poetry in Mexico. Mexico City was a lively center of Yiddish culture, art, and education and it was the destination for tens of thousands of Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and…

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Silvia Bialik – “Oif Eibik Yiddish”

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Silvia Bialik – “Oif Eibik Yidish – Telenovela y Curso” Silvia Bialik – "Oif Eibik Yidish – Telenovela y Curso" Silvia Bialik – "Oif Eibik Yidish – Telenovela y Curso"…

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Online Class with Yale Strom: “From Rajisthan to the World, the History and Culture of the Roma”

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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,…

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