Yiddish New York
An Inclusive Community Working to Advance
Contemporary Yiddish Culture, Scholarship & Activism
Visit the Yiddish Song of the Week
Blog features field recordings, texts, translations and great information about a treasure trove of Yiddish folksongs.
Beat of the Boroughs Returns is live on our Youtube channel!
Celebrating the diversity of immigrant cultural traditions in New York City, Beat of the Boroughs: NYC Online relaunches May 12 to highlight the artistry and stories of the City’s leading immigrant performers!
Treasures of the CTMD Archive
Take a look at some amazing footage from our 5 decades of work in NYCś immigrant communities.
Latest News
Poukisa?
December 17, 2025
For the past 20 years, Kriye Bode has grown and flourished as a New York City-based dance company dedicated to the preservation of traditional Haitian
Remembering Petroloukas Halkias (1934-2025)
November 19, 2025
Reimagining Ladino Song: Lily Henley Live in Concert
October 8, 2025
Sidiki Conde named NYFA fellow!
September 25, 2025
FolkCOLOMBIA Open Houses and Expanded Fall Semester!
September 25, 2025
Featured Sustaining Cultures Program
Inner Asian Sustaining Cultures Initiative
New York City is home to a great number of immigrant communities large and small with intertwined roots in Inner Asia, a vast geographic region