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L’Chaim – Pittsburgh Celebrates Yiddish!
November 13 – 16, 2025

Join us for a festival of Yiddish culture to kick off our year of Yiddish programming.

This program is made possible through funding from the Yiddish Book Center and the support of our sponsors, partners, and individual donors including: Rodef Shalom Congregation, Temple Sinai, Congregation Beth Shalom, Congregation Dor Hadash, Hyman Foundation, The Berkman Family Charitable Fund, JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Classrooms Without Borders, Brotherhoods of Temple Sinai and Rodef Shalom, and Women of Rodef Shalom.

Events

  • Nov 13, 2025, 6:30 PM
    Congregation Beth Shalom, 5915 Beacon St, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA
    Congregation Beth Shalom, 5915 Beacon St, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA
    With Jeremy Dauber, Atran Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture at Columbia University. Reception with Music by the Pittsburgh Klezmer Jam
  • Nov 14, 2025, 6:00 PM
    Fifth & Morewood (Rodef Shalom) & Online, 4905 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Fifth & Morewood (Rodef Shalom) & Online, 4905 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    With guest speaker Eric Lidji, Archivist – Yiddish in Pittsburgh’s Past. Music by the Unified Congregation Choir
  • Nov 15, 2025, 2:00 PM
    JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, 5738 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA
    JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, 5738 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA
    With the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, international stars of the Klezmer and Yiddish music scene
  • Nov 15, 2025, 7:00 PM
    Fifth & Morewood (Rodef Shalom), 4905 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Fifth & Morewood (Rodef Shalom), 4905 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Tickets $10 per person - registration opens October 24.
  • Nov 16, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Fifth & Morewood (Rodef Shalom), 4905 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Fifth & Morewood (Rodef Shalom), 4905 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    With Strauss/Warschauer Duo
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