Anti-Semitic Violence Threatens George Washington’s Vision for His Country
America cannot be America when Jews are beaten in the streets.
May 26, 2021
How a Failed Poetry Reading Led to the Birth of Yiddish Theater
And why Yiddish plays attracted Gentile audiences.
In the early decades of the 20th century, the Yiddish theaters of New York’s Lower East Side were the great cultural center of immigrant Jewish life, and would eventually leave their mark on Broadway and even Hollywood. At the same, time the Yiddish stage flourished in Poland, the Soviet Union, and elsewhere, playing a crucial role in the birth of Hebrew theater. The phenomenon began when Abraham Goldfaden (1840-1908), a Russian Jew enamored with Russian-language opera and theater, received a letter from a Romanian coreligionist named Isaac Librescu. Alyssa Quint writes:
May 26, 2021
When Americans Project Their Own Problems on Israel, They End Up Demonizing Jews
Distant Jews have become an embodiment of the American evil, racial oppression.
How President Biden Misunderstands the Gaza Conflict
Mahmoud Abbas can’t lead Palestinians anywhere.
Remembering the Archaeologist Who Uncovered Biblical Jerusalem
The search for King David’s palace.
How a Failed Poetry Reading Led to the Birth of Yiddish Theater
And why Yiddish plays attracted Gentile audiences.