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Zalmen Mlotek

Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on September 24th, 2019 in New York City. This interview is a musical addendum of an earlier interview.

2019-09-24

Caraid O'Brien's Early Interest In Theater

Caraid O'Brien—writer, performer, and director, including of Yiddish works—recalls her early interest in theater, starting when she was a school-age child.

"It's Not Important Why": A Revived Interest in Yiddish in Israel Today

Lea Szlanger, a Yiddish actress born in Poland, describes the contemporary revival of Yiddish in Israeli theater and in Israel in general. Across the country, Israeli actors and actresses are studying Yiddish and performing in a number of theaters.

Fran Saed

Fran Saed, z"l, longtime resident of New York's Jewish community and former Yiddish Book Center docent, was interviewed by Aaron Lansky on February 25, 2010, at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. Fran discusses her childhood and fam...

2010-02-25

"With That Gift Comes Responsibility": Reflections on the Importance of Yiddish

Aron Gonshor reflects emotionally on the lessons he has learned, concerning the transmission of Yiddish, from his trips to Vienna with The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theater.

Accessing Yiddish Through Experts And Language

Caraid O'Brien—writer, performer, and director, including of Yiddish works—reflects on the privilege of having two mentors and teachers in the Yiddish performers Luba Kadison and Seymour Rexite. Caraid reflects on the sublimation of Yiddish language,...

Paula Boltman

Paula Boltman, former actress in the Melbourne Yiddish theater, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on February 15, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia.

2017-02-15

WEVD and Zvi Schooler

Shirley Cohen Steinberg, writer and director of Yiddish theater, describes her childhood experiences with WEVD and her encounters with Zvi Schooler.

On Working With Ida Kaminska in Sydney, Australia

Paula Boltman, former actress in the Melbourne Yiddish theater, describes meeting and performing with Yiddish actress Ida Kaminska. Kaminska directed some of the plays Paula performed in, including a production in Sydney.

Shimon Alperovitch

Shimon Alperovitch, z"l, co-president of the Lithuanian Jewish Community, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on July 31, 2012 in Vilnius, Lithuania. This interview is entirely in Yiddish. Shimon Alperovitch was born in Vilna (Vilnius) in 1928, duri...

2012-07-31