Borscht Beat News Today

(New York Jewish Week) — On the evening of Dec. 25 — yes, Christmas — influential aughties Yiddish rock band Yiddish Princess will take the stage in Manhattan for a

With Kleztronica, Kaia Berman-Peters blends klezmer elements with electronic dance music.

Celebrated in later decades by top musicians but largely ignored in its own time, virtuoso album 'Tanz' will be played by an all-star ensemble Feb. 16 on NYC's Upper West Side

Recorded by the klezmer virtuoso Dave Tarras and a handful of respected NY jazz players, the record was a groundbreaking mix of traditional Eastern European Jewish dance music & jazz big band sound

(JNS) - On the last night of Hanukkah, more than 150 people got to listen to two exceptional Jewish musicians at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in

The language has always been a harsh reminder of the cruel twists of Jewish history; then I saw the young adults who were not mourning, but dancing in the aisles

“We’ve mentored almost 80 translation fellows so that there will be a new generation. And we’ve got actors who are on Broadway and Yiddish theater.”

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) – Steadfast listeners of

Aaron Bendich says Borscht Beat, which seeks to give niche artists a new platform, isn't the revival of an old tradition, but the continuation of one that never went away

Bendich’s lifelong passion for Jewish music is something that’s been passed down from generation to generation.