Sing Along with Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Virtually
Gerri Miller
June 18, 2020
On June 23, the UJA-Federation of New York will revisit the production in an evening with the cast.
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Yiddish theater — live on stage!
Dave Kopplin
December 14, 2006
Singer and performer Mike Burstyn — known internationally for his roles on stage, in films and on television — stars in the 40th-anniversary celebration of the groundbreaking works of Yiddish theater, \”The Megillah of Itzak Manger\” \’s premiere in Israel.
Arts in L.A Calendar
Jewish Journal
September 14, 2006
\”The California Modernist Portrait\”; \”Vaudeville Extravaganza!\”; \”Five Days of Freedom: Photographs From the 1956 Hungarian Revolution\”; Lucinda Williams and Miller Williams; and other events to see during September
Performers Go It Alone and Like It That Way
Robert David Jaffee
July 6, 2006
While each show follows its own trajectory, Chaiken points out that many Jewish-themed plays explore the issue of legacy. These performers describe conflicted feelings about their parents and the aspirations held out for them. As clichéd as such scenarios may seem, they speak to the pain and humor of family, a commonality that usually resonates with audiences.
A Yiddish ‘Fiddler’ to Honor Aleichem
David Finnigan
May 12, 2005
Actor and Yiddish-language true believer Theodore Bikel grew up in prewar Europe, with German as his first language and Yiddish a quick second, partly due to his father reading his family Sholom Aleichem stories every Tuesday night.
Asch’s Apocalyptic Now
Hank Rosenfeld
March 17, 2005
\”If we don\’t change something now, if people don\’t open their eyes, we\’re not gonna have a world,\” said director Eva Minemar during a rehearsal with \”God of Vengeance,\” the classic Sholem Asch play.
Windows to the Yiddish Soul
David Finnigan
December 16, 2004
Russia\’s Yiddish actors, playwrights and poets are some of the oft-forgotten victims of the 20th century\’s murderous Stalinist purges.
This year’s Yiddishkayt L.A. hopes to spark some memories of a forgotten era.
Naomi Pfefferman
October 7, 2004
Sabell Bender remembers when the New Beverly Cinema was the Globe Theater, a center of Yiddish drama in Los Angeles.
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