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Event Series

Yiddish New York

The nation’s largest festival of Yiddish music, culture and language returns December 21-26, 2019 to the 14th Street Y and venues around Manhattan’s East Village and Lower East Side. Featuring daytime workshops, lectures, films, walking tours and more on everything from klezmer music to Yiddish language and literature. Evenings feature public concerts, dance parties and jam sessions. For more information, go to the Yiddish New York website.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

Yiddish New York 2022

Saturday, December 24, 2022

6:00 pm – 12:00 am

  Online Event
Be part of an amazing intergenerational community, local and international. Programs for young, old and everyone in between!
CTMD Festivals

Yiddish New York 2020

Saturday, December 26, 2020

  Online Event
Films – Lectures – Theater – Yiddish Song – Folk Dance – Yiddish Language – Yiddish Culture and History – Visual Arts – Master Classes – Ensembles – Foods – Klezmer Music – Local Community – Art Exhibition – Special Programs for Kids & Teens and More!

New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century: A Special Book Release Event!

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

  Online Event
Join us for a special book release via Facebook Messenger Rooms of the New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century featuring Joel Rubin with Mark Slobin!

BEYLE 100: Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman's 100th Birthday

Sunday, August 9, 2020

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

  Online Event
Join us for a special online concert celebrating the 100th birthday of Yiddish songwriter, poet, and singer Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman (1920-2013). The program, conceived by Binyumen

Survivor Songs: The Amazing Stonehill Recordings

Thursday, August 6, 2020

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

  Online Event
Join us for a special online multimedia program revealing the inside story of Ben Stonehill’s heroic project.
Special Event

Yiddish New York

Saturday, December 21, 2019

14th Street Y.
The Nation's Largest Festival of Yiddish Culture, Arts & Language to the 14th Street Y from December 21st to 26th! Yiddish New York features an
Special Event

Jewish Silk Road Tours™: Bukharian Community Tour in Queens, NY

Sunday, December 16, 2018

11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Bukharian Jewish Community Center
A walking/bus tour of several fascinating neighborhoods in Queens, NY; also known as Registan Park (Rego Park) and Bukharian Broadway (Forest Hills). Learn about the Jewish community that has lived along the Silk Road for over 2000 years, in cities such as Samarkand, Dushanbe and Tashkent. Now largely resettled in diasporic enclaves in Queens and Israel, we’ll explore how community members continue to preserve unique Central Asian traditions while creating one of New York’s most vibrant contemporary Jewish communities.
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