Das Narrenschneiden (Fool Surgery) This intriguing Purim play was put on in Berlin in 1938. You don’t have to travel nearly as far to get a fun and child-friendly performance, however, thanks to the Summer Sundays Series at the Center. This weekend at 11:30 am, join Jacob Stein and The Bakery Band Puppets for a hilarious journey through traditional and contemporary Jewish culture. Includes…
Cast of Purim play (New York). 1936. [Subjects: Purim; actors and acting; Sephardim]. Yeshiva University Museum. Chag Purim!–Exploring the Collections for the Holidayby David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History Purim is the joyous holiday that “marks the period Jews were barely snatched from the hangman’s noose,” as it is explained in Jayne Cohen’s holiday cookbook. The word…