An art song, a piece written to be sung with piano accompaniment and often set to a poem, showcases the emotion and melody of a national or folk tradition in an intimate and refined setting. The ...

People are responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in many ways. Earlier this month, a fundraising album of songs for Gaza was released in Yiddish, a language nearly eradicated through genocide.

(New York Jewish Week) — Last fall, when Binyumen Schaechter started putting together the 2023 repertoire for the Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus, he thought an apt theme and title would be “Chutzpah!

Create an account or log in to save stories. JACOB ALOI: Well, every day on Minnesota Now, about this time, you hear these song of the day. And we have a special, you could say, extended edition of ...

On Nov. 2, the 13th edition of the “What’s not to Like?” concert took place at Beth El Synagogue, just a short walk from East Campus. The event, centered around the theme of “Resistance and Freedom,” ...

Candy Cohn used to always speak with her mother, Lillian Cohn, in English, with a few words here and there in Yiddish. Then one day, Lillian, of Delray Beach, started singing a beautiful Yiddish love ...

The dance workshop was in full swing, but catastrophe was afoot: Nobody understood how to make a four-pointed star. I’m referring to a folk dance pattern that, as one of the less competent dancers in ...

People have been responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in many ways - some by donating money to humanitarian projects, others by protesting. Earlier this month, a fundraising album of songs ...