Data suggest that the pandemic may exacerbate underlying inequalities. The Haredi Gat Brothers, Aryeh and Gil, have become the first act named to the semi-finals of the popular new Israeli talent show ...

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A musical comedy celebrating the life and work of beloved Yiddish storyteller Sholom Aleichem will return to Santa Monica Playhouse this August and September for its sixth year. "Aleichem Sholom! The ...

In “Before Fiddler,” Hershey Felder is joined by quartet Klezmerata Fiorentina, featuring Igor Polesitsky (pictured). Courtesy Hershey Felder Presents. Hershey Felder has spent most of the past year ...

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Ukrainian police are investigating a case of anti-Semitic vandalism after a monument to a prominent Jewish writer was vandalized with swastikas. A criminal investigation was opened by police in Kiev ...

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Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Perhaps you were first made aware of Sholom Aleichem's characters when you ...

I was 20 years old when I visited Israel for the first time. Shalom was one of the very few Hebrew words I learned after spending 15 days in that country. Anyone visiting Israel understands that ...

‘What could be easier than to buy up the Land of Israel from the Turks?” writes Sholem Aleichem in a Yiddish-language short story entitled “Homesickness.” The story describes how the inhabitants of an ...