Programs

  • Yiddish Theatre Ensemble Productions

    Yiddish Theatre Ensemble, a fiscally-sponsored project, produces plays and musicals from the rich, rarely performed Yiddish theatre repertory as well as new and original works by living artists. In 2023, produced "Between Worlds, based on the life and poetry of Irena Klezfisz, August 16-20, 2023 at the Live Oak Theatre in Berkeley to sell out audiences. The performance was also released as a film.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
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    990
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    $27.3K

  • Yiddish Culture Fund Grants

    The Yiddish Culture Fund was launched in Spring 2023 and provides grants twice a year to projects that help develop the next generation of Yiddish culture leaders and producers in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Six grants totaling $6,000 were awarded in Fall 2023
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
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    990
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    $9.2K

  • KLEZCADIA Festival and Retreat

    US Friends of KLEZCADIA, a fiscally-sponsored project. Consists of some expenses and all U.S. income for "KLEZCADIA, A Safer Shtetl for Klezmer Music & Yiddish Culture," a fully-hybrid festival and learning retreat prioritizing the safe experience of immune-compromised and high-risk participants. The inaugural season was June 4-9, 2024 in Victoria, Canada.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
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    $5.1K