Yiddish is the language of the Jews of Eastern Europe and all the places to which they spread. It is the language of socialists and capitalists, the Partisans who fought the Nazis and most of the ...

No, you’re not seeing double. Clad in matching outfits, Yiddish singing duo The Shvesters (Yiddish for “The Sisters”) regularly perform to an audience of thousands on social media, currently sitting ...

A new CD was released this year of delightful Yiddish children’s songs, composed by the Vilna-born musician David Botwinik who died in 2022 at the age of 101. The album, Zumer iz shoyn vider do, which ...

After taking the internet by storm with their harmonic and jazz-infused takes on traditional Yiddish melodies, The Shvesters are making their Philly debut with a concert at the Weitzman National ...

A familiar face returns to Columbia next week, carrying with him a sound that's both ingrained and — till now — has gone unsung. Jordan Wax will give a matinee concert Dec. 29 at Hitt Records, ...

People have been responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in many ways - some by donating money to humanitarian projects, others by protesting. Earlier this month, a fundraising album of songs ...

On Nov. 2, the 13th edition of the “What’s not to Like?” concert took place at Beth El Synagogue, just a short walk from East Campus. The event, centered around the theme of “Resistance and Freedom,” ...

Barletta, a coastal city in Puglia, Italy, is an unexpected place for a massive archive of concentration camp music. Yet one ...

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