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The Drama Desk Award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene is the longest-consecutively producing Yiddish theatre company in the world (109 years and counting) and the longest-consecutively producing performing arts institution in the US. The company presents plays, concerts, literary events, and workshops in English and Yiddish, with English and Russian supertitles accompanying all performances. NYTF's events reach over 100,000 individuals, growing annually, and its educational outreach initiatives bring the performing arts to over an additional 18,000 individuals. NYTF strives to bring diverse communities through multicultural programming and partnership with various organizations and schools.

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The Jewish Voice | January 19, 2024

NYC Holocaust Museum Presents a Community Reading of Elie Wiesel’s Night In Commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day

New York Jewish Travel Guide | November 20, 2023 

A Triumph of Resilience: World Premiere Musical Showcases Holocaust-Era Yiddish Songs

Forward | November 19, 2023 

New musical of Yiddish ghetto songs reminds us why Israel was founded

The Wall Street Journal | November 16, 2023 

Reverberations of Music From the Holocaust

Playbill | November 15, 2023 

Schedule of Upcoming Off-Broadway Shows

BroadwayWorld | November 15, 2023 

Photos: Get a First Look at National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s AMID FALLING WALLS

BroadwayWorld | November 14, 2023 

Performances Begin Tonight for National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s AMID FALLING WALLS

Playbill | November 9, 2023 

Bebe Neuwirth and Steven Skybell Join Upcoming Broadway Cabaret Revival

The New York Times | November 7, 2023 

Barry Manilow Finally Gets His Wish: a Broadway Show

The New Yorker | October 30, 2023 

Barry Manilow Digs New York

Playbill | July 28, 2023 

Harmony Releases Title Track From Upcoming Cast Album Ahead of Broadway Premiere

Playbill | June 15, 2023 

Sierra Boggess Will Star in Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman’s Harmony on Broadway

Broadway World | June 13, 2023 

Michael Zegen, Julie Benko, Danny Kornfeld & More Join NYTF’s Summer Soirée

Playbill | June 12, 2023 

Concerts in the Parks and More: What’s Happening in Classic Arts This Week

Playbill | June 12, 2023 

NEW YORK SINGS YIDDISH! Featuring Yiddish Concert & Theatre Stars to Take Place This Week

Jewish News | Joanne Palmer | June 8, 2023 

Folksbiene and SummerStage
Central Park will come alive with the sounds of Yiddish song

Times Square Chronicle | June 5, 2023 

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Summer Soirée With Julie Benko, Adam B. Shapiro, Michael Zegen and More

Theatrely | June 1, 2023 

Julie Benko Joins Broadway Cast of HARMONY

Deadline | June 1, 2023 

Funny Girl’s Julie Benko To Star In Broadway’s Barry Manilow-Bruce Sussman Musical ‘Harmony’

Playbill | May 10, 2023 

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene to Present World Premiere Musical Amid Falling Walls

NY Jewish Week | April 28, 2023 

Barry Manilow’s ‘Harmony,’ musical about troupe with Jewish members in Nazi Germany, is headed to Broadway

New York Times | April 28, 2023 | Michael Paulson

‘Harmony,’ a Manilow Musical Set Under Nazis, Is Broadway-Bound

New York Theatre | April 5, 2023

Harmony Nominated for 2 Lucille Lortel Awards

Jewish Standard | Curt Schleier | March 16, 2023

‘Refugees Together’ Josh Waletzky and the Folksbiene debut a song cycle about immigration

Jewish Standard | March 16, 2023

Celebrating the memory of Chana Mlotek

NY Jewish Week, Jon Kalish, March 2023

March comes in with a roar of new Yiddish music

Broadway World

Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Off/Off-Off Broadway Awards

Broadway World

Lisa Fishman & Michael Nigro Complete the Cast of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Yiddish

Playbill

Cast Complete for Off-Broadway Return of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, Starring Steven Skybell

CBS

“Fiddler on the Roof, in Yiddish” returns Nov. 13 at New World Stages

New York Times – Jesse Greene

NY Times Critic’s Pick Review: A Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’? Sounds Crazy, Nu?

Playbill

Watch a Sneak Peek of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish

Jewish Telegraph Agency – Julia Gergely

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ returns in Yiddish — and feels more relevant than ever

Los Angeles Times

Fiddler on the Roof takes on new meaning in a Yiddish version on stage in New York

CBS

“Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish brings new life to a classic Broadway show

Newsday

Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ review: It speaks to everyone

The New York Times

This is “Fiddler” as you’ve probably never seen it: performed entirely in Yiddish (with English supertitles).

Theatre Times

Fiddler on the Roof—The Definitive “Fiddler”

Playbill

Why Off-Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof Is the Most Authentic Production You’ll See

BWW | May 25, 2022

HARMONY, ASSASSINS & More Win 2022 Off Broadway Alliance Awards

Playbill | May 12, 2022

Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman’s Harmony Will Get Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording

Playbill | Andres Gans | Feb 22, 2022

Cast Complete for New York Premiere of Barry Manilow’s Harmony, Starring Sierra Boggess and Chip Zien

The New York Times | Feb 24, 2022 

Jewish News Syndicate | Feb 24, 2022

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene announces full cast and creative team of ‘Harmony: A New Musical’

Broadway World | Stephi Wild | Feb 22, 2022

Folksbiene Announces Full Cast and Creative Team For HARMONY By Barry Manilow & Bruce Sussman

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

New York chronicle

ABC News | Ronald Blum AP | Feb 10, 2022

Composer Ricky Ian Gordon premieres 2 operas in 5-day span

Playbill | Margaret Hall | Feb 8, 2022

92Y to Present An Evening with Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, Creators of Harmony: A New Musical

BroadwayWorld | Chloe Rabinowitz | Feb 1, 2022

92Y to Present Barry Manilow & Bruce Sussman With Cast Members of HARMONY

New York Theater | Jonathan Mandell | Feb 1, 2022

Antisemitism on Stage: Prayer for the French Republic and The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Reviews

BroadwayWorld | Richard Sasanow | Jan 29, 2022

BWW Review: GARDEN OF FINZI-CONTINIS at City Opera-NYTF Is Too Much of a Good Thing

DC Metro Theater Arts | Deb Miller | Jan 28, 2022

A heartrending reminder never to forget in New York City Opera’s ‘The Garden of the Finzi-Continis’ at the Museum of Jewish Heritage

The New York Times | Zachary Woolfe | Jan 31, 2022

Hadassah Magazine | Jane Levere | Jan. 2022

Timely Opera at the Folksbiene

Opera News | Jonathan Mandell | Jan 27, 2022

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

New York Theater Guide | Jan 25, 2022

New musical theatre to see off Broadway this spring

Broadway World | Jan 25, 2022

Chip Zien & Sierra Boggess Will Lead The Cast of Barry Manilow Musical HARMONY At Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene

Broadway.com | Lindsey Sullivan |  Jan 25, 2022

Chip Zien & Sierra Boggess to Star in Barry Manilow’s Harmony

Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Andrew Slow-Carroll |  Jan 25, 2022

An opera reimagines a classic story about an Italian family on the eve of World War II

the New York Times | Elisabeth Vincentelli |  Jan 21, 2022

Broadway World | Richard Sasanow |  Jan 18, 2022

If You’re Dreaming of Live Opera, Here Are Some to Think About This Spring

TimeOut | Adam Feldman |  Jan 17, 2022

The 30 best Off Broadway shows to see in Spring 2022

Opera Wire | Francisco Salazar |  Jan 11, 2022

New York City Opera Moves Opening Night Date for ‘The Garden of the Finzi-Continis’

Broadway World | Chloe Rabinowitz |  Jan 10, 2022

New Dates Announced For World Premiere Of THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS

Jewish Standard | Curt Schleier |  Jan 5, 2022

‘The Garden of the Finzi-Continis’

Forward | PJ Grisar |  Jan 6, 2022

A beloved book, a classic Italian film and now, a disturbingly timely opera

Broadway Buzz | Lindsey Sullivan |  Oct 6, 2021

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Announces In-Person Season

Broadway World | Stephl Wild |  Oct 4, 2021

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Launches 107th Season

OperaWire | David Salazar |  Sept 28, 2021

New York City Opera Announces Cast for ‘The Garden of the Finzi-Continis’

BroadwayWorld | Chloe Rabinowitz |  Aug 22, 2021

Casting Announced for World Premiere of THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS

BroadwayWorld | Chloe Rabinowitz |  Aug 23, 2021

New York City Opera to Produce the World Premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS

BroadwayWorld | Stephi Wild|  Aug 23, 2021

HARMONY, the New Musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, Comes to New York in 2022

Playbill | Andrew Gans|  Aug 23, 2021

Barry Manilow’s Harmony Musical Will Now Open in 2022

Variety | Chris Willman |  Aug 23, 2021

Barry Manilow’s ‘Harmony’ Musical Will Finally Get Its First NYC Run in Spring 2022

Theatremania | David Gordon |  Aug 23, 2021

Barry Manilow’s Harmony and Ricky Ian Gordon’s Finzi-Continis Opera to Have NYC Premieres

New York Theatre Guide |Aug 23, 2021

Barry Manilow musical ‘Harmony’ to premiere in New York in 2022

New York Times | Elisabeth Vincenteilli |  July 21, 2021

Theater to Stream: … a Yiddish musical celebration …

TheatreLife(d0t)com | Paulanne Simmons |  July 15, 2021

A Yiddish Renaissance: A Virtual Concert Celebration 

Jewish Standard | Joanne Palmer |  July 14, 2021

Celebrating Yiddish and the Folksbiene

Broadway World | Chloe Rabinowitz |  July 7, 2021

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Announces Cast And Cameos In: A YIDDISH RENAISSANCE

Digital Yiddish Theatre Project | Sonia Gollance | June 17, 2021

Interview: Sabina Brukner on the Folksbiene’s Yiddish Women Playwrights Festival

Forward | Forverts Staff | June 17, 2021

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene celebrates director Zalmen Mlotek

DC Metro Theatre Arts | Deb Miller | April 16, 2021

NYTF and Congress for Jewish Culture commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Times of Israel | Jodan Hoffman | April 19, 2021

NY Yiddish theater festival spotlights previously unheralded women writers

San Diego Jewish World | April 1, 2021

Yiddish writer’s play finally to be performed in Yiddish

Local Theatre NY

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents Virtual Reading of The Bird of the Ghetto

The Jerusalem Post | Hannah Brown | Jan 18, 2021

Yiddish-style ‘God Bless America’ celebrates presidential inauguration

The Jewish Standard | Joanne Palmer | Jan 13, 2021

“Soul to Soul”

LA Times | Matt Cooper | Jan 14, 2021

Martin Luther King Jr. Day events lead this weekend’s 21 culture picks
DC Metro | Deb Miller | Jan 13, 2021
NYTF’s ‘Soul to Soul’ concert explores parallels in African-American and Jewish history

Kveller| Maddy Albert | Jan 15, 2021

11 Jewish Ways to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Forward | Joanne Palmer | Nov 24, 2020

Stars say hello
Folksbiene offers an online Chanukah gala; Tziporei Shalom gets to sing for it

Theatre Pizzazz | Nov 16, 2020

PATINKIN, CRYSTAL, BURNETT

Broadway Showbiz | Nov 10, 2020

A Super Benefit!

BWW | Nov 12, 2020

Carol Burnett, Billy Crystal, Beanie Feldstein, Mandy Patinkin & More Join FOLKSBIENE CHANUKAH SPECTACULAR

BWW | Aug 13, 2020

New York City Opera to Produce the World Premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS

Playbill | Ryan McPhee | Aug 13, 2020

New York City Opera Aims to Premiere New Ricky Ian Gordon Work and The Central Park Five Concert in 2021

Queens Daily Eagle |  July 14, 2020

Nonprofit Talk: World’s oldest Yiddish theatre company adapts to new set of challenges

The Times of Israel |  July 13, 2020

Louise Kerz Hirschfeld to Speak about Her Life and Career

TheatreLife.com |  July, 2020

Yiddish Classes with Folksbiene

American Theater |  April 20, 2020

Paula Vogel: Borrowing Time and Toasting the Future

New York Times |  April 22, 2020

Joel Grey: Before Coronavirus, Theater was my salvation. Where do I turn now?

Time Out |  March 23, 2020

The Best Live Theatre You Can Watch From Home

Broadway World |  March 22, 2020

Folksbiene! LIVE Announces this week’s performance line-up

JEWISH STANDARD March 20, 2020

Folksbiene! LIVE

THE NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK March 18, 2020

Computer Screens are now the New Stages

PLAYBILL March 17, 2020

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Kicks Off New Online Programming March 17

The Jewish Voice
January 19, 2024
NYC Holocaust Museum Presents a Community Reading of Elie Wiesel’s Night In Commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Newswires EIN
By:Melissa Perlman
January 10, 2024
B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton Announces 2024 Dates and Performers for Popular Concert Series
The New York Times
By:Laura Collins-Hughes
December 28, 2023
‘Amid Falling Walls’ Review: Songs of Resilience From the Holocaust Era
Forbes
By:Jane Levere
December 10, 2023
New Musical Honors Resilience Of Those Who Endured During Holocaust
OLL: Liberty Fund Network
By:Daniel Ross Goodman
December 8, 2023
How To Live Amid Falling Walls
Theater Scene
By:Joel Benjamin
November 27, 2023
Yiddish songs paint a moving portrait of the lives of Jews in World War II Europe.
New York Theater
By:Jonathan Mandell
November 25, 2023
Top 10 Theater to be Grateful for in 2023
New York Theater
By:Jonathan Mandell
November 22, 2023
Amid Falling Walls Review: Holocaust Songs of Cheek and Worry and Rage
The Front Row Center
By:Kendra Jones
November 21, 2023
Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent)
The Daily Beast
By:Tim Teeman
November 21, 2023
‘Amid Falling Walls’ Review: Songs of the Holocaust Echo Through Time
Lighting and Sound America
By:David Barbour
November 20, 2023
Theatre in Review: Amid Falling Walls
New York Jewish Travel Guide
By:NYJTG
November 20, 2023
A Triumph of Resilience: World Premiere Musical Showcases Holocaust-Era Yiddish Songs
The Forward
By:PJ Grisar
November 20, 2023
A jam-packed history of wartime Yiddish song leaves you wanting both more and less
Theater Mania
By:Zachary Stewart
November 20, 2023
Review: Amid Falling Walls Revives the Holocaust-Era Music of Resistance
Theater Pizzazz
By:Samuel L. Leiter
November 20, 2023
Theater Review: Amid Falling Walls
Forward
By:Rukhl Schaechter
November 19, 2023
New musical of Yiddish ghetto songs reminds us why Israel was founded
Forverts in English
By:Rukhl Schaechter
November 19, 2023
New musical of Yiddish ghetto songs reminds us why Israel was founded
The Wall Street Journal
By:Avram Mlotek
November 16, 2023
Reverberations of Music From the Holocaust
Playbill
By:Natan Zamansky
November 15, 2023
Schedule of Upcoming Off-Broadway Shows
BroadwayWorld
By:Chloe Rabinowitz
November 15, 2023
Photos: Get a First Look at National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's AMID FALLING WALLS
BroadwayWorld
By:Chloe Rabinowitz
November 14, 2023
Performances Begin Tonight for National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's AMID FALLING WALLS
Playbill
By:Molly Higgins, Logan Culwell-Block
November 9, 2023
Bebe Neuwirth and Steven Skybell Join Upcoming Broadway Cabaret Revival
Forward
By:PJ Grisar
November 6, 2023
How songs of the Jewish ghetto, camps and secret cabarets became a musical
Forward
By:Miriam Oxenhandler Newman
November 6, 2023
New musical will highlight the remarkable creativity of Jews in the ghettos and camps
The Jewish Standard
By:Joanne Palmer
October 26, 2023
Songs of hope and rage
Broadway.com
By:Hayley Levitt
October 13, 2023
Good Times and Bum Times: For Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman and the Stars of Harmony, It's All a Blessing
TheatreMania
By:Zachary Stewart
September 27, 2023
Full Cast Announced for Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent)
BroadwayWorld
By:Chloe Rabinowitz
September 27, 2023
Steven Skybell, Rachel Zatcoff & More to Star in AMID FALLING WALLS (TSVISHN FALNDIKE VENT)
Playbill
By:Meg Masterson
September 27, 2023
Dani Apple, Eli Mayer, Rachel Zatcoff, More Cast in National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent)
Theatrely
By:Jordanna Brody
September 19, 2023
AMID FALLING WALLS Will Have World Premiere at National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
TheatreMania
By:Linda Buchwald
September 18, 2023
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Announces New Musical Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent)
Playbill
By:Molly Higgins
September 15, 2023
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene to Present World Premiere of Amid Falling Walls
BroadwayWorld
By:Chloe Rabinowitz
September 14, 2023
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene to Present AMID FALLING WALLS World Premiere Musical
Playbill
By:Logan Culwell-Block
July 28, 2023
Harmony Releases Title Track From Upcoming Cast Album Ahead of Broadway Premiere
Playbill
By:Logan Culwell-Block
June 15, 2023
Sierra Boggess Will Star in Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman’s Harmony on Broadway
BroadwayWorld
By:Stephi Wild
June 13, 2023
Michael Zegen, Julie Benko, Danny Kornfeld & More Join NYTF’s Summer Soirée
Playbill
By:Natan Zamansky
June 12, 2023
Concerts in the Parks and More: What’s Happening in Classic Arts This Week
BroadwayWorld
By:Chloe Rabinowitz
June 12, 2023
NEW YORK SINGS YIDDISH! Featuring Yiddish Concert & Theatre Stars to Take Place This Week
Jewish News
By:Joanne Palmer
June 8, 2023
Folksbiene and SummerStage Central Park will come alive with the sounds of Yiddish song
Times Square Chronicle
By:Suzanna Bowling
June 5, 2023
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Summer Soirée With Julie Benko, Adam B. Shapiro, Michael Zegen and More
Theatrely
By:Jordanna Brody
June 1, 2023
Julie Benko Joins Broadway Cast of HARMONY
Deadline
By:Greg Evans
June 1, 2023
Funny Girl’s Julie Benko To Star In Broadway’s Barry Manilow-Bruce Sussman Musical ‘Harmony’
Playbill
By:Leah Putnam
May 10, 2023
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene to Present World Premiere Musical Amid Falling Walls
NY Jewish Week
By:Jacob Henry
April 28, 2023
Barry Manilow’s ‘Harmony,’ musical about troupe with Jewish members in Nazi Germany, is headed to Broadway
The New York Times
By:Michael Paulson
April 28, 2023
‘Harmony,’ a Manilow Musical Set Under Nazis, Is Broadway-Bound
New York Theater
By:Jonathan Mandell
April 5, 2023
Harmony Nominated for 2 Lucille Lortel Awards
Jewish Standard
By:Curt Schleier
March 16, 2023
‘Refugees Together’ Josh Waletzky and the Folksbiene debut a song cycle about immigration
Jewish Standard
March 16, 2023
Celebrating the memory of Chana Mlotek
NY Jewish Week
By:Jon Kalish
March 3, 2023
March comes in with a roar of new Yiddish music
BroadwayWorld
By:BWW Awards
January 31, 2023
Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Off/Off-Off Broadway Awards
Playbill
By:Andrew Gans
November 13, 2022
Cast Complete for Off-Broadway Return of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, Starring Steven Skybell
BroadwayWorld
By:Chloe Rabinowitz
November 9, 2022
Lisa Fishman & Michael Nigro Complete the Cast of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Yiddish
NY Jewish Week
By:Julia Gergely
November 8, 2022
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ returns in Yiddish — and feels more relevant than ever
CBS
By:Lisa Rozner
October 27, 2022
“Fiddler on the Roof, in Yiddish” returns Nov. 13 at New World Stages
Playbill
By:Roberto Araujo
October 25, 2022
Watch a Sneak Peek of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
The Boston Globe
By:Don Aucoin
December 20, 2019
This is “Fiddler” as you’ve probably never seen it: performed entirely in Yiddish (with English supertitles).
CBS
By:Leigh Scheps
March 20, 2019
“Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish brings new life to a classic Broadway show
Los Angeles Times
November 28, 2018
Fiddler on the Roof takes on new meaning in a Yiddish version on stage in New York
The New York Times
By:Jesse Greene
July 17, 2018
NY Times Critic’s Pick Review: A Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’? Sounds Crazy, Nu?
Theatre Time
By:Joseph Cervelli
July 15, 2018
Fiddler on the Roof—The Definitive “Fiddler”
The New York Times
By:Laurel Graeber
December 15, 2006
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