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In Weimar, a festival preserves Yiddish culture while reinventing it

In Weimar, Germany, where the streets once echoed with the notes and ideas of Bach, Liszt and Goethe, another European musical tradition has been reverberating for more than a quarter-century…

  • Yiddish Summer Weimar festival celebrates Yiddish culture for over 25 years
  • Founded by Alan Bern, aims to present Yiddish culture as alive
  • Attracts hundreds of musicians, students, and scholars each year

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