The Discovery Project celebrates the 100th birthday of Jean Korim Shultz, the last remaining sibling of nine children born to the Korim family in Dabeik, Lithuania at the turn of the century. Read about Jean's life, hear stories and songs, and learn about the Yizkor book that's being compiled by her niece, Harriet Jerusha Korim.
An virtually anonymous member of the KlezKanada Yiddish festival turns out to be a descendant of the Szpilman dynasty of klezmorim, and the living legacy of the Barsh family band.
Do you know Stella Rudolph? Do you have a similar story to tell? Post a comment and join the conversation!
Discover the Joseph Achron Society, which was founded by former Steiner intern and musician Sam Zerin. The organization's mission is to raise awareness of and interest in the music of Joseph Achron, who was perhaps the most talented, prolific, and original composer to come out of the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music.
A gifted actress and storyteller, Leyke would launch into a nineteenth-century Yiddish folk song and, within seconds, have her late twentieth-century audience in stitches.
Experience a 1950s American Bar Mitzvah Ceremony, Yiddish style - the way it was, courtesy of the Discovery Project - and Wedding/Bar Mitzvah singer par-excellence, Gerri Dean!
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