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The Schmooze Jewish Folklorist Dov Noy Dies at 92
A version of this post appeared in Yiddish here. When Dov Noy would lecture, often without notes, he would look upwards and seemingly draw his inspiration from the upper spheres. But Noy, who was expert in the folklore of numerous Jewish “tribes,” including Ashkenazim, Sephardim and Middle Eastern Jews, developed his profound knowledge from earthbound…
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The Schmooze ‘Waiting for Godot’ Reimagined as Yiddish Kvechathon
“I was told not to worry” Shane Baker, translator from English into Yiddish of Nobelist Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” confided post opening night of the New Jewish Rep and Castillo Theatre’s world premiere of “Vartn Af Godot.” “‘Godot in Yiddish? I barely understand it in English!’” Shane recalled a friend’s reaction. “Don’t worry, it…
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News East Harlem Synagogue Collapse Causes Mayhem on Rosh Hashanah
1913 •100 years ago Synagogue Gallery Collapses Dozens of people were wounded when the women’s gallery in a New york synagogue on 106th Street between Park and Madison avenues suddenly collapsed and fell onto the seats below. Though it was the second day of Rosh Hashanah, the collapse occurred early enough, around 9 a.m., that…
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News Jewish Waiter Beaten for Praising Adolf Hitler on Bronx Corner
1913 •100 years ago The Death of Elyokem Tsunzer One of the world’s most beloved Yiddish poets, Elyokem Tsunzer, has died at the age of 77. Renowned for his folksy poems, many of which were set to music and sung by millions of Jews, Tsunzer passed after laying ill for two weeks. On his deathbed,…
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Breaking News YIVO Institute For Jewish Research Appoints First Kronhill Visiting Scholar
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research has appointed Stanford University Jewish history scholar Steven Zipperstein as its first Jacob Kronhill visiting scholar, according to a press release issued today. Zipperstein is a professor in Jewish culture and history at Stanford University. “We are delighted that Steven Zipperstein has accepted the position as our first Kronhill…
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The Schmooze Berlin’s Svetlana Kundish Wows at Yiddish Songfest
Vocal pyrotechnics by Berlin-based sexy vocalist Sveta Kundish thrilled the audience at the September 9 launch of the “Festival for Yiddish Song” at the Center for Jewish History. One can compare the evening to a musical response to the query posed by Samuel Kassow in his 2007 award-winning tome “Who Will Write Our History?’ New…
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The Schmooze The Yiddish Spirit of Samuel Beckett
On the 60th anniversary of “Waiting For Godot,” Samuel Beckett’s existential comic-tragedy will be staged in Yiddish for the first time. It’s an idea that is both obvious, and ground-breaking, casting a new light on the masterpiece. The play will run from September 20 to October 13 at the Castillo Theatre in Manhattan (543 W….
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News Father Arrested on Bigamy Charge
1913 •100 years ago Father Arrested on Bigamy Charge Isaac Tenenbaum, a resident of Vineland, N.J. who immigrated to the United States 19 years ago, has been happily married for 17 years and has four children. All was well and good until the wife he left 19 years ago, in Berditchev, in Eastern Europe, showed…
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