An international Yiddish celebration of the most beloved Yiddish writer of all time, Sholem Aleichem, for his 104th yortsayt. Enjoy performances by stars of the Yiddish stage Mike Burstyn, Mendy Cahan, Rafael Goldwaser, Tomi Kalinski, Lea Koenig Stolper, Eleanor Reissa, Dora Wasserman, and Michael Wex; with singers and musicians Elisa Gray, Tomi Kalinski, Miwa Kogure and Wataru Ohkuma, Viver com Yiddish, Caely-Jo Levy and Robin Cohen, Sasha Lurje and Craig Judelman, Miryem-Khaye-Seigel and Raphael Crystal, Yelena Shmulenson, and Michael Winograd. With introductions and commentary by Shane Baker, Miri Koral, and Anna Fishman Gonshor.
Produced by the Congress for Jewish Culture www.congressforjewishculture.org together with the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language, and Yung-Yidish of Tel-Aviv.
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