by Marilla | Apr 5, 2016 | Rhapsody in Shmaltz, Where's Wex?
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...
by Marilla | Jan 15, 2016 | Theatre, Where's Wex?, Yiddish
Yiddish Summer Weimar 2016 seeks puppeteers, performers, actors, dancers, musicians, singers, story tellers, circus folk, drag performers, costume designers and more for the creation of a new interdisciplinary puppet theater/performance piece called “Bobe Mayses:...
by Marilla | Dec 22, 2015 | Where's Wex?, Yiddish
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...
by Wex | Dec 19, 2015 | Where's Wex?, Yiddish
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:...
by Marilla | Dec 15, 2015 | Where's Wex?
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...
by Wex | Nov 9, 2015 | Videos, Where's Wex?, Yiddish
One week today, one day after the panel on Eating Jewish in Canada at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, I’ll be going uptown in New York City to speak on “Pigs, Poultry and Pampers: Yiddish and Religious Tradition” at Columbia University. The lecture is...