Krupp Library: A Bisl Yiddish: Theater

Contemporary Yiddish Theater Companies Worldwide

The late Mina Bern, one of Yiddish theater's veteran performers, speaks about her vision regarding the future of Yiddish theater.

Public Theater. Molly Picon (center) in Bublitchki, 1938 (1938): Molly Picon Papers P-38. Web. http://search.cjh.org/permalink/f/d37kub/cjh_digitool172073

From the Bowery to Broadway: Women of the Yiddish Stage
A blog post to accompany the exhibition at The Museum of the City of New York. The article provides profiles and primary sources about some of the most famous and influential women actresses on the YIddish stage including Molly Picon, Sarah Adler, Stella Adler, Celia Adler, and Berta Gersten,
Museum of Yiddish Theater (an online exhibit)
Oh Mama, I'm in Love! The Story of the Yiddish Stage.
YIVO Course on the History of Yiddish Theater
Sholem Asch
Article about the Yiddish playwright and novelist Sholem Asch, from the Yivo Encyclopedia.
Yiddish Theater in the United States
A comprehensive encyclopedia article published by the Jewish Women's Archive.
YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe
The only resource of its kind, this encyclopedia provides the most complete picture of the history and culture of Jews in Eastern Europe from the beginnings of their settlement in the region to the present. This website makes accurate, reliable, scholarly information about East European Jewish life accessible to everyone.

An overview of the Yiddish Theater taken from a PBS series on Jewish Americans that was first aired in 2008.