Eleanor Reissa: Going Home, Gems of Yiddish Song

Appearing at Yidstock 2022: The Festival of New Yiddish Music In music and theatre Eleanor Reissa has been on the forefront of keeping Yiddish alive and vibrating - from Tony Kushner’s invitation to read WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE in Yiddish at the star studded Celebration for Maurice Sendak, to revitalizing Yiddish theatre in NYC when she was artistic director of the Folksbiene.  A Brooklyn-born daughter of Holocaust survivors, The New York Times said that Eleanor’s work as a “leading singer of Yiddish songs is a tribute to her family’s resilience.” These days she collaborates with exciting new bands as well as solo concerts.  The Los Angeles Times called her “A terrific stage presence with a sure sense of storytelling through song and dance, she has made Yiddish her mission. Sometimes she translated, often she didn’t -- there was no need.” In discovering and presenting the gems of Jewish culture, Reissa has become one of its most precious ones! Playlist: 1. Oy Mame, Bin Ich Farlieb