דזשאַש וואַלעצקי: פּליטים צוזאַמען
Josh Waletzky: Refugees Together

• March 26, 2023
• In Person

• In Person

  “Yiddish Today” is a series of video programs that present artists, researchers, and cultural activists from around the world who are creating contemporary Yiddish culture.

  Watch this conversation (in Yiddish, with English subtitles) between Dr. Itzik Gottesman and Josh Waletzky. Hear about Josh Waletzky and Jeyn Levison’s new Yiddish theatrical concert presented by National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene and the Museum of Jewish Heritage (New York City) “Pleytem tsuzamen / Refugees Together”, which was held on March 26, 2023.

  New York-born composer Josh Waletzky and playwright Jeyn Levison’s new Yiddish theatrical concert “Pleytem tsuzamen / פּליטים צוזאַמען / Refugees Together” is a call for solidarity with those who are most threatened. Confronting our current reality, the songs present a dynamic fusion of traditional forms with the social, political, and personal challenges posed by the world today – and they embody the power of music to foster the courage we need to “link arms and take to the streets together against bloodshed and hatred.” These songs are stunning and political – addressing immigration and refugeeism, climate collapse, racism, foster care, mass shootings, antisemitism, and “Make Our Race Great Again” ideologies.

  Waletzky wrote these songs for this chosen group of master Yiddish singers and instrumentalists – the foremost contemporary performers on the global Yiddish scene, including: Daniel Kahn (voice, accordion, guitar), Sveta Kundish (voice), Sasha Lurje (voice), Polina Shepherd (voice, piano), Josh Waletzky (voice), Merlin Shepherd (clarinet), Ilya Shneyveys (accordion, piano), Jake Shulman-Ment (violin), Beth Silver (cello), and Deborah Strauss (violin).

  • March 26, 2023
  • In Person