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Yiddish musical festival to take place in Israel in October 2025

Yiddish musical festival to take place in Israel in October 2025

We invite you to the "Yiddish 2025" festival, which is to be held from Wednesday, October 15, through Sunday, October 19

Yiddish at Givatayim Storytelling Festival on October 12, 2025

Yiddish at Givatayim Storytelling Festival on October 12, 2025

Welcome to the event "Af yidish klingt es beser" which will be held on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at 6:30 PM at the Givatayim Theater

September 8, 2025: R. Cohen and Y. Meir discuss children's book

September 8, 2025: R. Cohen and Y. Meir discuss children's book

An event, organized by "Hemshekh dor - libhobers fun Yidish", deals with Yaakov Meir's book "Tales of the Returned and the Thief"

YouTube: Kiryat Ono students performed "Fiddler on the Roof"

YouTube: Kiryat Ono students performed "Fiddler on the Roof"

Watch on YouTube: Ben Zvi High School students in Kiryat Ono performed "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish with the support of the Authority

August 17, 2025: memorial event for Bella Bryks-Klein recorded

August 17, 2025: memorial event for Bella Bryks-Klein recorded

On Sunday, August 17, 2025, at Tel Aviv's Beit Shalom Aleichem a special party was held to mark the anniversary of Bella Bryks-Klein's passing

Comics exhibition to open in Jerusalem on August 5, 2025

Comics exhibition to open in Jerusalem on August 5, 2025

On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, an exhibition "How do you say 'comics' in Yiddish?" will start at the "HaMiklat" Gallery in Jerusalem at 8:30 PM

October 30, 2025: Yiddish Choir Festival in Ashkelon

October 30, 2025: Yiddish Choir Festival in Ashkelon

On Thursday, October 30, 2025, the annual Yiddish Choir Festival will took place at the Ashkelon Congress Center at 6 PM

July 29, 2025: talk in small groups on Zoom with Daniel Galay

July 29, 2025: talk in small groups on Zoom with Daniel Galay

A free conversation practice in Yiddish, supported by the National Authority, will take place on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 6 PM

July 17, 2025: zoom lecture on Yiddish food expressions

July 17, 2025: zoom lecture on Yiddish food expressions

Vered Kopel's lecture on Yiddish food expressions: "Koydem broyt, dernokh ale maykholim" will take place on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 7 PM

July 7, 2025: Yiddish tour in the Old City with Dr. Davidson

July 7, 2025: Yiddish tour in the Old City with Dr. Davidson

A tour in the footsteps of Yiddish-speaking kabbalists and mystics in Jerusalem will take place on Monday, July 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM

June 27, 2025: Ya'ed Biran to lecture about David Frishman

June 27, 2025: Ya'ed Biran to lecture about David Frishman

On Friday, June 27, 2025, Dr. Ya'ed Biran will talk in zoom about David Frishman's visit to the Land of Israel at 10:00 AM

Recording of Ya'ad Biran's lecture on Sholem Asch's novel

Recording of Ya'ad Biran's lecture on Sholem Asch's novel

Here you can watch Dr. Ya'ad Biran's lecture "Sholom Asch's 'Via Dolorosa' - a Jerusalem interpretation of 'The Man from Nazareth'."

A video about Itzik Manger based on Yitzkhak Paner's book

A video about Itzik Manger based on Yitzkhak Paner's book

We recommend you a video about the poet Itzik Manger: "The Uninvited Guest at Dad's Bar Mitzvah," as his friend Y.Paner called him

May 20, 2025: Maxim Levinsky to perform in Rishon Lezion

May 20, 2025: Maxim Levinsky to perform in Rishon Lezion

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, singer Maxim Levinsky will appear at Ramat Eliyahu Community Center with the pianist Regina Dricker

Yiddish Authority's wreath on Holocaust Day at Yad Vashem

Yiddish Authority's wreath on Holocaust Day at Yad Vashem

Dr. Nurit Orchan represented the Authority at the wreath-laying ceremony held on Holocaust and Heroism Day, April 24, 2025, in Jerusalem

May 11, 2025: free talk in Yiddish on Zoom with Daniel Galay

May 11, 2025: free talk in Yiddish on Zoom with Daniel Galay

We'll speak Yiddish on Zoom on Sunday,May 11,2025 at 6PM. Participants will be divided into groups according to their level of proficiency

May 9, 2025: Yiddish tour in the Old City of Jerusalem

May 9, 2025: Yiddish tour in the Old City of Jerusalem

A tour In the footsteps of famous Yiddish speakers in the Old City of Jerusalem "Raisins and Almonds" guided by Dr. Ya'ad Biran will take plac…

May 11, 2025: Samson Kemelmacher performing in Ashdod

May 11, 2025: Samson Kemelmacher performing in Ashdod

The Yiddish music event "Yiddish af eybik" ("Yiddish for Life") took place in Ashdod’s Duna community center on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 8 PM

April 23, 2025 in Tel Aviv: memorial event with Yiddishspiel

April 23, 2025 in Tel Aviv: memorial event with Yiddishspiel

Commemorating the Holocaust and Heroism Day 2025, a ceremony with the play "The Witness" about Sutzkever will be held at the ZOA House

April 9, 2025 in Ramat HaSharon: students create Yiddish songs

April 9, 2025 in Ramat HaSharon: students create Yiddish songs

On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, the project "The Song Brigade" started in Ramat HaSharon. Students set to music the poems by Yiddish poets

Michael Leinwand gets Authority's Prize for music

Michael Leinwand gets Authority's Prize for music

The National Authority for Yiddish Culture decided to award a Lifetime Achievement Prize for 2025 to Michael Leinwand for musical creation

Yehuda Gur Arie gets Authority's Prize for translation

Yehuda Gur Arie gets Authority's Prize for translation

The National Authority for Yiddish Culture awards a Lifetime Achievement Prize for 2025 to Yehuda Gur Arie in the field of translation

Leah Skiba gets Certificate of Appreciation for teaching Yiddish

Leah Skiba gets Certificate of Appreciation for teaching Yiddish

The National Authority for Yiddish Culture decided to award a Certificate of Appreciation in the field of pedagogy for 2025 to Leah Skiba

February 18, 2025: talk Yiddish with painter Shloyme Schwartz

February 18, 2025: talk Yiddish with painter Shloyme Schwartz

We go on free speaking Yiddish on Zoom - “Lomir khapn a shmues af mame-loshn” on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM

March 4, 2025: event in memory of Esther Rozhansky in Tel Aviv

March 4, 2025: event in memory of Esther Rozhansky in Tel Aviv

A special evening "In Argentine we sang Yiddish, too!" in memory of the respected Yiddish teacher will be held at Beit Sholom-Aleichem, Tel Aviv

February 20, 2025: a Yiddish show by Pelech School, Jerusalem

February 20, 2025: a Yiddish show by Pelech School, Jerusalem

A play"Farfroyrn"(Frozen) will be performed by girls of the Yiddish Class at Pelech High School (Yehuda str.31,Jerusalem) on February 20,2025 at 7PM

January 30, 2025: lecture on writer-philosopher Hillel Zeitlin

January 30, 2025: lecture on writer-philosopher Hillel Zeitlin

Shai Ilan's zoom lecture "Hillel Zeitlin: prophecy in Hebrew, populism in Yiddish" will take place on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 7 PM

New film "How I Stopped Fearing and Started Loving Yiddish"

New film "How I Stopped Fearing and Started Loving Yiddish"

On January 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. the Next Generation of Yiddish Lovers will hold the first presentation of the documentary about Yiddish

December 29, 2024: Yiddish book fair in Herzliya

December 29, 2024: Yiddish book fair in Herzliya

A Yiddish book fair will be held at the Retirement Home in Herzliya, 6 Sirkin St., on Sunday, December 29, 2024, between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Writer Michoel Felzenbaum gets the Authority Award for 2024

Writer Michoel Felzenbaum gets the Authority Award for 2024

On November 19, 2024 in Tel Aviv the writer Michoel Felzenbaum received the Lifetime Achievement Award in the field of literature

Actor & singer Moti Giladi receives the Authority Award for 2024

Actor & singer Moti Giladi receives the Authority Award for 2024

On November 19, 2024 in Tel Aviv the actor, comedian and singer Moti Giladi received the Lifetime Achievement Award in the field of art

President Herzog congratulates the Authority and prize winners

President Herzog congratulates the Authority and prize winners

President of the State of Israel Mr. Yitzhak Herzog greeted the National Authority for Yiddish Culture and Lifetime Achievement Award winners

Dr. Shoshana Dominski receives the certificate of appreciation

Dr. Shoshana Dominski receives the certificate of appreciation

On November 19, 2024 in Tel Aviv Dr. Shoshana Dominski, who compiled the Yiddish-Hebrew online dictionary, received the certificate of appreciation

Yiddish Radio Shows – also online

Yiddish Radio Shows – also online

A weekly radio program in Yiddish, sponsored by the Authority, is broadcast at the following frequencies:

Talk to me in Yiddish, my land, and I'll address you in Hebrew

Talk to me in Yiddish, my land, and I'll address you in Hebrew

Jacob Glatstein: "Talk to me in Yiddish, my Jewish land, and I'll certainly address you in Hebrew"

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October 8, 2025 in Rehovot: Ruth Levin performing Yiddishland songs

October 8, 2025 in Rehovot: Ruth Levin performing Yiddishland songs

September 10-17, 2025: singer-soldier Yonatan Alman appears in Tel Aviv and Na'an

September 10-17, 2025: singer-soldier Yonatan Alman appears in Tel Aviv and Na'an

On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, the actor, singer and IDF soldier Yonatan Alman will perform at the "Annette" studio (HaMeretz St. 2, Tel Aviv) with his Yiddish program "Bombe…

Singer Vira Lozinsky after performing in Raanana

Singer Vira Lozinsky after performing in Raanana

The Yiddish singer Vira Lozinsky after performing at the Golden Age Club "Mame-Loshn" (Opsterland St. 2, Raanana) in February 2025

September 7, 2025: Marina Yakubovich to sing in Herzliya

September 7, 2025: Marina Yakubovich to sing in Herzliya

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, the singer Marina Yakubovich will perform in Yiddish at the pensioners' club "Tsuzamen" ('Together') at Sirkin St. 6, Herzliya, at 4:00 PM. The event is spo…

October 19, 2025: Yiddish concert in Bat Yam

October 19, 2025: Yiddish concert in Bat Yam

On Sunday, October 19, 2025, at the "Auditorium" (Sha'ul Hadadi St. 6, Bat Yam), there will be a concert featuring Yiddish singers Roza Klein and Ada Pashayev (Nechams Lifshitz's disciples) accompani…

August 10, 2025 in Ra'anana: concert with Maxim Levinsky and Regina Dricker

On Sunday, August 10, 2025, the Yiddish singer Maxim Levinsky will perform at the Beit Hagimlai Club (Pensioners' Club), located at Hagana St. 114, Ra'anana, at 6:00 p.m. He will be accompani…

The singer Anna Kurziner and Alexander Greenberg performing at the Yiddish Club, Ashkelon on July 30, 2025

The singer Anna Kurziner and Alexander Greenberg performing at the Yiddish Club, Ashkelon on July 30, 2025

July 15, 2025: singer-soldier Yonatan Alman appears in Hod HaSharon

July 15, 2025: singer-soldier Yonatan Alman appears in Hod HaSharon

On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the actor, singer and soldier Yonatan Alman will perform at the Yiddish Volunteers club in Hod HaSharon (Jabotinsky St. 7) at 4 PM. Th…

June 17, 2025: Prof. Lichtenbaum to lecture on Zoom about secret jargons in Yiddish

June 17, 2025: Prof. Lichtenbaum to lecture on Zoom about secret jargons in Yiddish

The lecture by Prof. Avrom Lichtenbaum (Head of the YIWO Argentina Institute) will take place as planned in Yiddish on Zoom on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 6:00 PM (Israeli time). The subject matt…

On Thursdays we meet, learn, and sing in Yiddish in Rishon-LeZion at 5:30 PM

On Thursdays we meet, learn, and sing in Yiddish in Rishon-LeZion at 5:30 PM

Address: HaRav Salakh St. 23, Nakhalat Yehuda quarter, Rishon-LeZion. Phone: 054-5788432

Is it important for you that the Yiddish language and its culture be preserved and developed?

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