Improve your Yiddish comprehension with easy news briefs from The Forward. Called Tshikavesn (“tidbits”), short news items are accompanied by an audio version read by a native Yiddish speaker.
Accordionist Geoff Berner plays and sings a Yiddish version of Petula Clark’s 1964 hit Downtown. Translated into Yiddish with wit and humor by Michael Wex, including rhyming Bossa Nova with Tchenstikhova (Yiddish) (Częstochowa in
Enjoy a lecture-performance about klezmer violin with Abigale Reisman on fidl and Hankus Netsky on piano, at Rockport Music’s Concert View series as performed in 2021.
In memory of Pete “Klezmer Fats” Sokolow, who died in December 2022, listen to Kenahora Klezmer Ensemble (formerly Kapelye), with Pete on piano, playing Araber Tanz. He was
What did our great-grandparents eat for breakfast? An interesting panel discussion on Eastern-European Jewish culture from The Forward.
Enjoy this video of a presentation by Ayelet Brinn on A Revolution in Type: Gender and the Making of the American Yiddish Press. The event February
“The History of Yiddish” by Mordecai Walfish presents a broad history of the Yiddish language, with numerous hot links to enable you to learn even more.
Check out a swinging version of Abi Gezunt, performed by klezmer band Mischpoke in Hamburg, Germany.
Enjoy this animated video of the London Klezmer Quartet playing the tune Dobriden (Dawn).
