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April 15: Manhattan: ‘From Shtetl To Stage’
The Forward is here to help you see “From Shtetl to Stage: A Celebration of Yiddish Music and Culture” at Carnegie Hall. The concert — on Monday, April 15 at 8 p.m. — is part of the historic Manhattan theater’s citywide festival, “Migrations: The Making of America.” Eager to share the experience with readers, the Forward…
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Film & TV You Can Now Get Your Yiddish Song Fix In ‘A Star Is Born’
This week only fans of “A Star is Born” can see a new, extended cut of the film featuring an additional song: In Yiddish. “Was it a slow song or a fast song?” Tony-winning actor Ron Rifkin, who sings the ditty in the film as Carl, the therapist of drug addicted musician Jackson Maine (Bradley…
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In Complaining About Netflix, Steven Spielberg Forgets His First Film Was Made-For-TV
Steven Spielberg seems to have forgotten his roots. Following an Oscar ceremony that honored Alfonso Cuarón’s Netflix-produced “Roma” and nominated the Coen Brothers’ Netflix western “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Variety reported that the “E.T.” director would discuss streaming services at the next meeting of the Academy Board of Governors. Spielberg is reportedly pushing for…
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Let Simon Rich Convince You God Is Petty
All you need to know about the new TBS series “Miracle Workers” is that God is played by Steve Buscemi. Yes: Steve Buscemi, probably best known for playing the gangster Nucky Thompson on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” one among a long litany of Buscemi characters who are, well, just a bit off kilter While Buscemi may…
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April 10: Manhattan: The Musical Legacy of Eastern European Jews
Join Forward archivist Chana Pollack on Wednesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, where she’ll give a lively presentation showcasing the Forverts’ newspaper ephemera. Through archival ads and photos about music, she’ll give a glimpse into how Jewish immigrants were offered a platform for entry into the dream of…
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April 8: Manhattan: Yiddish Tour Of ‘Lost & Found – A Family Photo Album’
The Yiddish Forward (Forverts) is excited to co-present a tour of the exhibition “Lost & Found – A Family Photo Album” on Monday, April 8 at the Yeshiva University Museum in Manhattan. Join Yiddish literature scholar Ruth Wisse as she leads the one-hour tour in Yiddish, sharing the remarkable story of a pre-war family album…
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Q & A: How Benjamin Dreyer’s Style Guide Ended Up An Unlikely Bestseller
In the world of nonfiction, the past year has been one of headline-making bestsellers, many of them fueled by the allure of inside gossip on President Trump. See: Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury,” Bob Woodward’s “Fear,” James Comey’s “A Higher Loyalty” and Omarosa Newman’s “Unhinged.” All of which made the skyrocketing sales of a style…
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Film & TV How A Jewish Journalist Named Pulitzer Redefined Democracy
For years, I have walked through the heavy doors of the stone building on Columbia University’s campus that houses the Graduate School of Journalism founded by Joseph Pulitzer — as a student, an alumna, an active volunteer. For years, I have secretly wished that I’d be chosen to even be a finalist for one of…
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How John Mulaney Spoofed Sondheim For ‘Documentary Now!’
John Mulaney understands the Jewish soul. In the latest episode of IFC’s “Documentary Now!” the Irish Catholic-raised actor-comedian reinforces the Yiddishkeit promise of Broadway’s “Oh Hello!”, which he created with Nick Kroll, and the bawdy adolescent Jewishness of his role as Andrew Glouberman in another Kroll collaboration, “Big Mouth,” by donning sideburns to play a…
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Music Remembering Andre Previn — Who Transcended Nebbish-Hood As A Master Musician
In recent years, the musicianship of André Previn — the conductor, pianist, and composer of German Jewish origin who has died at the age of 89 — has finally been celebrated more than his once-hectic personal life. Previn was formerly married to the songwriter Dory Previn, actress Mia Farrow, and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, among his…
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In Finland, A Yiddish Resurgence
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Part of my work as Forverts editor is to speak at Jewish conferences, community centers and synagogues about the Forverts and Yiddish culture, which is what brought me to the Finnish capital of Helsinki in early February. I had been invited to this year’s Limud Conference Helsinki…
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