In the 1920s, Yiddish was more than just a lingua franca for East European Jewish émigrés; it was also a language of high culture, as demonstrated by a brilliant new book, “Yiddish in Weimar Berlin: ...

The brief but lively and productive Berlin period in the history of modern Yiddish culture is a special source of interest for contemporary researchers. Out of a melting pot of various languages, ...

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For a city so rich in culture, and drowning in history, it is surprising to experience first-hand Berlin’s long cultural history drought. The ruptures of war, and the postwar suspicion of anything ...

Babylon Berlin is a new TV drama set in the artistically rich, if louche, pre-World War II Weimar-era Berlin. With lavish song and dance numbers and a fantastic soundtrack, it quickly became a hit in ...

German film star Marlene Dietrich in 'Der blaue Engel' (1929). Photo: DPA With the arrival of the TV series 'Babylon Berlin' comes a wave of nostalgia for the golden 20's - think cabarets, flapper ...

The Komische Oper has reconstructed Jaromir Weinberger’s “Frühlingsstürme,” a show that was virtually erased by Nazi rule in Germany. By Joshua Barone BERLIN — It was an evening in late January 1933, ...

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