This exciting and fun new season of 15 Minute Yiddish (more or less) features original mayselekh (short stories) that will guide you as you expand your Yiddish vocabulary and learn more about Yiddish grammar.
Episode air weekly through June starting Thursday, March 14 at 12pm Eastern.
And, wait, there’s more! All of the stories are collected in a special new companion book, 15 Minute Yiddish Mayselekh, available exclusively as a thank you gift with your donation. If you are new to 15 Minute Yiddish or missed the chance last year to access The Big Book of 15 Minute Yiddish, which accompanies Seasons 1-4, it’s not too late to support today!
Coming in 2024
Stay tuned for announcement of dates!
Kids & Yiddish
A wildly entertaining and family-friendly show! A past NY Times critic’s pick, Kids & Yiddish introduces children to the Yiddish language through Billboard chart-topping songs and pop culture in the style of Sesame Street meets Saturday Night Live. 90% in English, 10% in Yiddish and 100% fun!
Coming in 2025
Directed and Adapted by David Schechter
From his original play “ Hannah Senesh (a play with music and song) ”
Hannah Senesh
Youth Edition
A multi-media experience.
Hannah’s story and indomitable spirit, along with the moving diary and poetry that she left behind, is adapted into an immersive three-part theatrical and educational experience for kids and young adults
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New York Jewish Travel Guide | November 20, 2023
Forward | November 19, 2023
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Playbill | November 15, 2023
BroadwayWorld | November 15, 2023
BroadwayWorld | November 14, 2023
Playbill | November 9, 2023
The New York Times | November 7, 2023
The New Yorker | October 30, 2023
Playbill | July 28, 2023
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Broadway World | June 13, 2023
Playbill | June 12, 2023
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Jewish News | Joanne Palmer | June 8, 2023
Times Square Chronicle | June 5, 2023
Theatrely | June 1, 2023
Deadline | June 1, 2023
Playbill | May 10, 2023
NY Jewish Week | April 28, 2023
New York Times | April 28, 2023 | Michael Paulson
Jewish Standard | Curt Schleier | March 16, 2023
Jewish Standard | March 16, 2023
NY Jewish Week, Jon Kalish, March 2023
Jewish Telegraph Agency – Julia Gergely
Theatre Times
BWW | May 25, 2022
Playbill | May 12, 2022
Playbill | Andres Gans | Feb 22, 2022
The New York Times | Feb 24, 2022
Jewish News Syndicate | Feb 24, 2022
Broadway World | Stephi Wild | Feb 22, 2022
Opera Wire | Chris Ruel | Feb 10, 2022
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene & New York City Opera 2022 Review – ‘The Garden of the Finzi-Continis’
The New Criterion | Jay Nordlinger | March 2022
ABC News | Ronald Blum AP | Feb 10, 2022
Playbill | Margaret Hall | Feb 8, 2022
BroadwayWorld | Chloe Rabinowitz | Feb 1, 2022
New York Theater | Jonathan Mandell | Feb 1, 2022
BroadwayWorld | Richard Sasanow | Jan 29, 2022
DC Metro Theater Arts | Deb Miller | Jan 28, 2022
The New York Times | Zachary Woolfe | Jan 31, 2022
Hadassah Magazine | Jane Levere | Jan. 2022
Opera News | Jonathan Mandell | Jan 27, 2022
New York Theater Guide | Jan 25, 2022
Broadway World | Jan 25, 2022
Broadway.com | Lindsey Sullivan | Jan 25, 2022
Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Andrew Slow-Carroll | Jan 25, 2022
the New York Times | Elisabeth Vincentelli | Jan 21, 2022
Broadway World | Richard Sasanow | Jan 18, 2022
TimeOut | Adam Feldman | Jan 17, 2022
Opera Wire | Francisco Salazar | Jan 11, 2022
Broadway World | Chloe Rabinowitz | Jan 10, 2022
Jewish Standard | Curt Schleier | Jan 5, 2022
Forward | PJ Grisar | Jan 6, 2022
Broadway Buzz | Lindsey Sullivan | Oct 6, 2021
Broadway World | Stephl Wild | Oct 4, 2021
OperaWire | David Salazar | Sept 28, 2021
BroadwayWorld | Chloe Rabinowitz | Aug 22, 2021
BroadwayWorld | Chloe Rabinowitz | Aug 23, 2021
BroadwayWorld | Stephi Wild| Aug 23, 2021
Playbill | Andrew Gans| Aug 23, 2021
Variety | Chris Willman | Aug 23, 2021
Theatremania | David Gordon | Aug 23, 2021
New York Theatre Guide |Aug 23, 2021
New York Times | Elisabeth Vincenteilli | July 21, 2021
TheatreLife(d0t)com | Paulanne Simmons | July 15, 2021
Jewish Standard | Joanne Palmer | July 14, 2021
Broadway World | Chloe Rabinowitz | July 7, 2021
Digital Yiddish Theatre Project | Sonia Gollance | June 17, 2021
Forward | Forverts Staff | June 17, 2021
DC Metro Theatre Arts | Deb Miller | April 16, 2021
Times of Israel | Jodan Hoffman | April 19, 2021
San Diego Jewish World | April 1, 2021
The Jerusalem Post | Hannah Brown | Jan 18, 2021
The Jewish Standard | Joanne Palmer | Jan 13, 2021
LA Times | Matt Cooper | Jan 14, 2021
Kveller| Maddy Albert | Jan 15, 2021
Forward | Joanne Palmer | Nov 24, 2020
Theatre Pizzazz | Nov 16, 2020
Broadway Showbiz | Nov 10, 2020
Playbill | Ryan McPhee | Aug 13, 2020
Queens Daily Eagle | July 14, 2020
The Times of Israel | July 13, 2020
TheatreLife.com | July, 2020
American Theater | April 20, 2020
New York Times | April 22, 2020
Time Out | March 23, 2020
Broadway World | March 22, 2020
JEWISH STANDARD March 20, 2020
PLAYBILL March 17, 2020
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
At the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280
Administration: 212-213-2120
Box Office 212-213-2120 ext. 606
