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Voices From the Yiddish Stage

Standardized transliteration of the English title is "Tsirkus meydl".

Standardized transliteration of the English title is “Tsirkus meydl”.

Inspired by the Museum’s exhibition New York’s Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway, Christa Whitney, director of the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, presents video highlights from the project’s growing collection of Yiddish theater stories. Through interviews with world-renowned musicians, actors, and activists—as well as with “bubbes” and “zaydes” (Jewish grandmas and grandpas)—the Oral History Project seeks to understand the changing nature of Yiddish language and culture.

Enjoy cameos by performers like Leonard Nimoy and Fyvush Finkl, and hear commentary from theater goers and actors who started out on the Eastern European stage under the tutelage of pioneers such as Ida Kaminska. Whitney will also share interviews with a younger generation of actors and directors on the future of Yiddish theater.

Reception and exhibition viewing to follow.

Register for tickets on the Museum website here and use the code CAL15 to get a discount!











When: Thu., Apr. 7, 2016 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave.
212-534-1672
Price: Free for Museum Members, $12 for students/seniors, $16 for adults
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Standardized transliteration of the English title is "Tsirkus meydl".

Standardized transliteration of the English title is “Tsirkus meydl”.

Inspired by the Museum’s exhibition New York’s Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway, Christa Whitney, director of the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, presents video highlights from the project’s growing collection of Yiddish theater stories. Through interviews with world-renowned musicians, actors, and activists—as well as with “bubbes” and “zaydes” (Jewish grandmas and grandpas)—the Oral History Project seeks to understand the changing nature of Yiddish language and culture.

Enjoy cameos by performers like Leonard Nimoy and Fyvush Finkl, and hear commentary from theater goers and actors who started out on the Eastern European stage under the tutelage of pioneers such as Ida Kaminska. Whitney will also share interviews with a younger generation of actors and directors on the future of Yiddish theater.

Reception and exhibition viewing to follow.

Register for tickets on the Museum website here and use the code CAL15 to get a discount!

Buy tickets/get more info now