The Forward on MSN8d
Parisian theater stages Isaac Bashevis Singer’s ‘Golem’ in Yiddish and French
A diverse group of French, Israeli and Palestinian actors perform in Yiddish in Amos Gitai's contemporary staging ...
The Forward17d
Who was the audience for the rhyming Purim play?
In Yiddish and English, a single word—play, or shpil—refers both to recreational enjoyment and to theatrical performance. These two senses of shpil capture the essence of Purim, a holiday ...
Jewish Exponent7d
‘Crossing Delancey,’ a Play With Jewish Romance and Lots of Yiddish, Heads to Allens Lane Theater
The 1988 film version of “Crossing Delancey,” which Joan Micklin Silver directed, was a very Jewish romantic comedy about the ...