An amusing quiz show prepared and hosted by Yiddish theatre personality Mikhl Yashinsky, who appeared in National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish and The Sorceress.
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (Folksbiene)—led by Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director, and Dominick Balletta, Executive Director—continues its virtual entertainment series Folksbiene! LIVE throughout August, featuring Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish’s Mikhl Yashinsky with The Great Yiddish Theatre Quiz (Vos-Ver-Vu) on August 5, Soul to Soul star Tony Perry’s The Way I Feel on August 19, 15-Minute Yiddish lessons led by Motl Didner (on Tuesdays), and, Zalmen Mlotek’s weekly Living Room Concerts (on Thursdays, except for August 6).
All Folksbiene! LIVE programs are presented at 1:00 PM. Stay in the loop and get reminders about new episodes by subscribing to Folksbiene’s newsletter, and catch up on past episodes on demand, at nytf.org/live.
Launched in March, Folksbiene! LIVE is an online celebration of Yiddish culture, featuring livestreamed theater, American Jewish performers, concerts, lectures, talks, and other events. Programming provides inspirational and entertaining experiences as cultural and arts venues across the country and world remain closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.