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Gottesman Wins NEA Fellowship

Beyle Schaechter Gottesman, a Yiddish singer, songwriter and poet, received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. This is the first time that a Yiddish writer or singer has received this honor. The fellowship includes an award of $20,000, a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and a performance.

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