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Bloomstog 2020
Written on June 16, 2020 at 2:05 pm, by kongres
Every June 16th, fans of the great Irish writer James Joyce find ways to mark the day his 1922 novel Ulysses took place (in 1904). Join us for virtual trips into the subconscious minds of Molly and Leopold Bloom… in Yiddish for the first time! Molly Bloom translated by poet Sholem Berger and performed by Caraid O’Brien; Continue Reading »
Der Royter Kuter–The Red Tomcat: A New Yiddish Theater in New York
Written on June 16, 2020 at 1:48 pm, by kongres
Here is an English translation of Boris Sandler’s review of our new pop-up Yiddish boutique theater: This past November, I was invited to the debut of a brand new theater in the New York Yiddish world. It is called Der Royter Kuter–The Red Tomcat, an undertaking of the Congress for Jewish Culture. A new Yiddish theater is of Continue Reading »
Yiddish Waiting for Godot
Written on September 17, 2013 at 9:36 pm, by kongres
For information on this upcoming show, see The Jewish Week, The English Forward, and The New York Times. For information and reservations, visit The New Yiddish Rep. For more information on the translator, Shane Baker, see this New York Times article.
The Stir about the Dumpling… א צימעס איבער א קניידל
Written on June 1, 2013 at 4:14 am, by kongres
So, we couldn’t help overhearing the tuml about the fellow who won the Scripps 86th National Spelling Bee, thereby exposing how Merriam-Webster has mangled a word near and dear to the hearts of us all. And then the matsoh ball hit the fan… “S’taytsh?” hot di bobe geshrign – “What do you mean?” cried Grandmother (she was Continue Reading »