2023 Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music

Live at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts

Save the date! Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the stage in Amherst, Massachusetts on July 13–16, 2023. Stay tuned for updates about tickets, lineup, and more. 

Brown goat stands on black clarinet with yellow and red text

Joining us from out of town? Visit www.visithampshirecounty.com to start planning your trip to Western Massachusetts. We are a two-hour drive from Boston, three hours from New York, and one hour from the Berkshires.

Looking Back at Yidstock 2022

Masked concert goers dance and hold hands

Dance workshop led by Steve Weintraub and Lauren Brody, Yidstock 2022

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Woman sings into a microphone with eyes closed

Eleanor Reissa performs at Yidstock 2022

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Three men wearing black perform on stage

Socalled (Josh Dolgin) with Michael Winograd perform at Yidstock 2022

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Masked audience at Yidstock 2022

Yidstock 2022 audience at the Yiddish Book Center

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Four people perform on stage, one singing and the other three playing instruments

Paul Shapiro's Ribs and Brisket Revue performs with Cilla Owens at Yidstock 2022

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Man wearing glasses and fedora hat holds microphone and speaks to audience

Yidstock 2022 artistic director, Seth Rogovoy, speaks to the audience

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Man wearing green button up shirt and hat plays the guitar on stage

Lorin Sklamberg of The Klezmatics performs at Yidstock 2022

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Three men on stage, two with instruments and one holding a book and speaking into microphone

Vocalist Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell of Tsvey Brider performs with Matthew Stein and Misha Khalikulov of the San Francisco Bay Area klezmer trio Baymele at Yidstock 2022

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A group of college-age students smile in front of the Yiddish Book Center

Steiner students enjoy the sun at Yidstock 2022

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Yidstock Musicians: Selected Oral Histories

Browse oral history interview excerpts from many of the performers and presenters of past Yidstocks, recorded by the Wexler Oral History Project team.