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Yiddish Summer Weimar festival celebrates Ashkenazi culture in Germany
The annual Yiddish Summer Weimar festival in Germany continues to celebrate and reinvent Yiddish language, music, and Ashkenazi Jewish culture. Since its inception in 1998, the program has hosted hundreds of musicians, scholars, and students for workshops and performances.
Founder and artistic director Alan Bern stated that the initiative aims to present Yiddish culture as a living tradition rather than one solely defined by its destruction during the Holocaust. The festival's most recent iteration ran from July 11 to August 15, with the primary festival week held from August 8 to August 15.
Historically, Yiddish was spoken by over 11 million people globally before 1939. The language, which features influences from Hebrew, Aramaic, and Slavic grammar, followed Ashkenazi communities from the Rhineland into Eastern Europe and eventually to the Americas.
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The Yiddish Summer Weimar festival has been held annually since 1998. www.semissourian.com · www.winnipegfreepress.com · wtop.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Before 1939, Yiddish was spoken by more than 11 million people worldwide. www.semissourian.com · www.winnipegfreepress.com · wtop.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The goal of the festival is to present Yiddish culture as a living tradition rather than one destroyed by the Holocaust. www.semissourian.com · www.winnipegfreepress.com · wtop.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The 2024 program ran from July 11 to August 15, with the festival week occurring from August 8 to August 15. www.semissourian.com · www.winnipegfreepress.com · wtop.com