News

A nice article by Jael Goldfine for Bandcamp’s “Scene Review” entitled “Klezmer’s DIY Revival Looks Back to Look Forward” that features a number of YNY faculty, featured artists and dear friends! Click here to read.

Thank you for joining us for Yiddish New York 2021! Want to relive a few of the highlights? Check out the articles below!

Scholar Jeffrey Shandler Receives ‘Adrienne Cooper Dreaming In Yiddish’ Award – Forward

How Yiddish became one of the languages used at the POLIN Museum – Forward

Dispatches from Brooklyn Yiddish New York: between archive, performance and community (Part One) – Jeremiah Lockwood’s Blog through UCLA

For many of us, gathering together on 14th Street is a highlight of our year, and we want YNY to continue to serve as a home for our ever-growing community. We are following the emerging COVID-19 data and guidelines closely, and have yet to determine in what format YNY 2021 will be held—fully online or a hybrid of online and in-person. No matter how we gather together, we look forward to sharing time with you again this December!

We are a community with diverse needs, and we recognize that online programming serves our community in ways that in-person programming cannot, especially during the ongoing pandemic. While it is still unclear what YNY 2021 will look like, we are committed to providing a continuity of engagement and connection for all. 

We thank you for your understanding, commitment, and flexibility. Updates on programs will be coming soon–click here to sign up for YNY’s email list, and click here to connect with us on Facebook.  

Mit a hartsikn dank,

The YNY Organizing Committee: Daniel Blacksberg, Edy Borger, Nicole Borger, Sarah Gordon, Esther Gottesman, Itzik Gottesman, Tine Kindermann, Jeyn Levison, Frank London, Ethel Raim, Pete Rushefsky, Deborah Strauss, Judy Sweet, Deborah Ugoretz, Josh Waletzky, Michael Winograd. YNY Coordinator: Clara Byom

Our dear friend, cultural activist Moishe Rosenfeld, writes about Yiddish New York in this survey of Yiddish revitalization activity. Click here to read more!