Bay mayn mames shtibele: The Women's Art of Yiddish Folksong

An exploration of the Yiddish folksong tradition as preserved through the artistry of women singers in Eastern Europe and the U.S. Itzik Gottesman of the Yiddish Forverts newspaper leads a panel with folksinger/researcher Michael Alpert, National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman and CTMD Artistic Director Ethel Raim as they present the work of leading folksingers such as Lifshe Schaechter-Widman, Bronya Sakina and others.

Bay mayn mames shtibele: The Women's Art of Yiddish Folksong is part of Brooklyn Arts Council's Half the Sky Festival: Brooklyn Women in Traditional Performance, an unprecedented series of concerts, performances, workshops and symposia highlighting Brooklyn women performing artists, especially those working in traditional art forms.

Presented by Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) in cooperation with BAC.

BK Art Lovers get in free.