Facebook Twitter Instagram

Special Event

Yiddish New York

This event has passed.

Saturday, December 21, 2019

14th Street Y.

344 East 14th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
New York, NY

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 incredible faculty of more than 90 of Yiddish culture’s leading artists, scholars and personalities. Registration is now open for this year’s Yiddish New York festival. From lectures to films to music workshops to Yiddish lessons to neighborhood walking tours, YNY has something for everyone. Individuals and families of all backgrounds are welcome! Affordable rates, you don’t need to speak Yiddish to have fun!

Event Series:
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.
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

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.

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

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!
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!

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!

Yiddish New York is here!!!

Saturday, December 23, 2023

12:00 am – 12:00 am

  Online Event
Join us in December for Yiddish New York! Be part of an amazing intergenerational community, local and international. Programs for young, old and everyone in

Klezmer on Ol' Broadway Featuring Andy Statman, Dan Blacksberg & Pete Rushefsky

Sunday, April 7, 2024

7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Old Broadway Synagogue
The Old Broadway Synagogue, Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center and Yiddish New York present: KLEZMER on OL' BROADWAY! Featuring music by Andy

Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party!

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Hudson Yards Synagogue
Visit for more information about the series and a full list of events.

32 Broadway, Suite 1314
New York, NY 10004
(Between Morris St. & Exchange Place)

About Us

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) assists New York City’s immigrant communities to sustain their distinctive performing arts traditions and promotes cross-cultural understanding by sharing these art forms with audiences across the city.
Read More

Join Our Mailing list

For updates on upcoming events, initiatives and more.
Sign Up

Support Us

Support CTMD today as we continue to serve immigrant artists & communities across NYC.
Donate

Copyright © 2020 Center for Traditional Music and Dance. All Rights Reserved. Site by Joyspring Media

Center for Traditional Music and Dance is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Privacy Policy