Now booking lecture tour 2016/2017

Now booking lecture tour 2016/2017

Ahoy there, readers! Rhapsody in Schmaltz comes out in a week and Wex is gearing up to go to the States, Europe and beyond. Okay, maybe not beyond Europe, but definitely Europe. We are now planning his lecture schedule for spring/summer in Europe and North America in...
Yiddish: German to spite the Germans

Yiddish: German to spite the Germans

Tomorrow night Wex is giving a lecture at the Mid Manhattan Library as part of Yiddish New York. A look at how and why Jews living in German-speaking areas turned a thoroughly Christianized language into a vehicle for Jewish ideas and values. Although Yiddish shares...
Yiddish New York Cabaret

Yiddish New York Cabaret

They want me to appear as a Yiddish-speaking Christ child. Come out and see if it happens. Shpet & Shmutsik Kosher Kabaret (Pork Half Off!) presents: Tsu Dayn Geburtstog — A Big Birthday Bash for Yoyzl with Shane Baker and Miryem-Khaye Seigel Special guest:...
Wex and Greenbaum take the Bronx

Wex and Greenbaum take the Bronx

This Sunday in The Bronx, with Rayhan Pasternak. This 1/2 hour program will follow the great humor of the great Yiddish humorist, Michael Wex. Both portions of your afternoon will satiate your EEF, Entertainment Enjoyment Factor! Michael Wex will speak in Yiddish on...