Zach Golden is Deputy Yiddish Editor. He is also a co-founder and rabbi of the synagogue and cultural center Der Nister in Los Angeles. He can be reached at [email protected].
Zach GoldenDeputy Yiddish Editor
By Zach Golden
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	  Yiddish World Online ‘zine’ unites young YiddishistsYiddish activist Sarah Biskowitz and Yiddish TikTok star Cameron Bernstein are building a home for new voices through ‘Yiddishistke’ 
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	  Yiddish World The experimental sound of the Hutchins Consort meets klezmer and Jewish music of the RenaissanceA set of scientifically designed violins so rare that most are in museums demonstrated their unique properties at a California concert 
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	  Yiddish World This upcoming Yiddish concert is a clarion call for a better worldJosh Waletzky’s musical work will be performed in New York on March 26 by leading Yiddish singers 
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	  Yiddish World This artist paints portraits of today’s YiddishistsThree works by Los Angeles-based artist Silvia Wagensberg are on display at UCLA Hillel. 
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