Yiddish theater is experiencing an almost renaissance, with new productions of old Yiddish plays hitting the stage for the first time in decades. The Digital Yiddish Theatre Project was founded in 2012 by experts in the field of Yiddish theater, from historians and literary scholars to performers and musicologists. Joel Berkowitz, one of the founders, talks about how the project began and how it aims to bring Yiddish theater, past and present, to contemporary audiences in new ways.

Episode 0134

February 10, 2017

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts