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The Festival of New Yiddish Music 2025

Arts and Entertainment

June 16, 2025

From: The Festival of New Yiddish Music

Yidstock: The Festival Of New Yiddish Music, This Four-Day Festival Will Include Musicians And Performers At The Forefront Of The Yiddish Music Scene. In Addition To Seven Concerts, The Lineup Also Includes Four Workshops, Nine Talks, And Two Special Tours, All In Celebration Of Yiddish Music, Language, And Culture.

Concert Schedule

July 10, 2025

The Klezmatics - Concert
Joan A. Backman Memorial Concert
7:30–8:45 P.M.
Members: $64
General Admission: $72

July 11, 2025

Eleanor Reissa - Concert
Made Possible By Carol Raspler And Herb Druker
2:00–3:00 P.M.
Members: $42
General Admission: $48

Reynhartsik: Yoshie Fruchter And R. Deborah Sacks Mintz - Concert
5:00–6:00 P.M.
Members: $42
General Admission: $48

July 12, 2025

Michael Winograd Plays Tanz! - Concert
Lorraine "Libby" Buch Memorial Concert
8:00–9:30 P.M.
Members: $60
General Admission: $68

July 13, 2025

Jake Shulman-Ment And Abigale Reisman - Concert
Helen And Irving Sunshine Memorial Concert
12:00–1:00 P.M.
Members: $42
General Admission: $48

Joanne Borts: Lush & Hora - Concert
Sarah Rose Lazarus Family Concert
3:00–4:00 P.M.
Members: $42
General Admission: $48

The Great Yiddish-American Songbook, With Frank London's Yinglish Orchestra & Singers - Concert
Bernard And Reva Broder Memorial Concert
7:30–8:45 P.M.
Members: $58
General Admission: $64

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Full Yidstock Lineup

July 10, 2025

Talk - The Essential Klezmer, With Seth Rogovoy
12:00–12:45 P.M.
Free, Rsvp Required

Talk - Voices From The Yiddish Stage, With Christa P. Whitney
2:00–2:45p.M.
Free, Rsvp Required

Talk - Wevd’s Yiddish Music Library: From A Basement In Yonkers To The New York Public Library, With Hankus Netsky
4:00–4:45 P.M.
Members: $12
General Admission: $15

Sold Out- Concert - The Klezmatics

Joan A. Backman Memorial Concert
7:30–8:45 P.M.
Members: $64
General Admission: $72

July 11, 2025

Talk - Tanz! Featuring Dave Tarras And The Musiker Brothers: The Real Beginning Of The Klezmer Revival , With Hankus Netsky
Made Possible By The Stanley R. Epstein Memorial Fund At The Yiddish Book Center
10:00–10:45 A.M.
Members: $12
General Admission: $15

Dance Workshop - Dance By Number: Yiddish Dances New(Er) And Old(Er) With Asya Vaisman Schulman And Christina Crowder
10:30 A.M.–12:00 P.M.
Members: $8
General Admission: $10

Talk - Michael Winograd In Conversation With Seth Rogovoy
1:00–1:45 P.M.
Members: $12
General Admission: $15

Concert - Eleanor Reissa
Made Possible By Carol Raspler And Herb Druker
2:00–3:00 P.M.
Members: $42
General Admission: $48

Concert - Reynhartsik: Yoshie Fruchter And R. Deborah Sacks Mintz
5:00–6:00 P.M.
Members: $42
General Admission: $48

July 12, 2025

Please Note: Individual Tickets For Saturday's Concerts, Talks, And Workshops Are Advanced Sales Only. Please Purchase A Ticket To Guarantee Admission. Admission Will Be Free Of Charge At The Door In Recognition Of Shabbos, But Space Is Not Guaranteed.

Workshop - Instrumental Klezmer, With Brian Bender
10:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M.
Members: $12
General Admission: $15

Dance Workshop - Heybt A Fus Un Hot Hanoe! (Lift A Foot And Enjoy!), With Judy Bressler And Christina Crowder
10:30–12:00 P.M.
Members: $8
General Admission: $10

Sold Out - Exhibition Tour - Join The Curator!
11:00–11:45 P.M.

Talk - A Conversation With Abigale Reisman
1:00–1:45 P.M.
Members: $12
General Admission: $15

Talk - A Conversation With Joanne Borts
3:00–3:45 P.M.
Members: $12
General Admission: $15

Sold Out - Exhibition Tour - Join The Curator!
4:00–4:45 P.M.

Concert - Michael Winograd Plays Tanz!
Lorraine "Libby" Buch Memorial Concert
8:00–9:30 P.M.
Members: $60
General Admission: $68

July 13, 2025

Sold Out - Workshop - Lomir Zingen! Yiddish Song Workshop, With Asya Vaisman Schulman
10:30–11:30 A.M.

Concert - Two Strings With Jake Shulman-Ment And Abigale Reisman
Helen And Irving Sunshine Memorial Concert
12:00–1:00 P.M.
Members: $42
General Admission: $48

Talk - A Conversation With Eleanor Reissa
1:30–2:15 P.M.
Members: $12
General Admission: $15

Concert - Joanne Borts: Lush & Hora
Sarah Rose Lazarus Family Concert
3:00–4:00 P.M.
Members: $42
General Admission: $48

Talk - Lisa Newman, Host Of The Shmooze, Interviews Susan Bronson, The Center’s New President
4:30–5:15 P.M.
Free, Rsvp Required

Concert - The Great Yiddish-American Songbook, With Frank London’s Yinglish Orchestra & Singers
Bernard And Reva Broder Memorial Concert
7:30–8:45 P.M.
Members: $58
General Admission: $64

Date: July 10 - 13, 2025

Location: Yiddish Book Center, 1021 West Street Amherst, MA 01002

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