The Yiddish Open Mic Café is a participatory Yiddish jamboree of songs, poems, jokes, stories, games, serious and funny, all in Yiddish, but with English translation. We have been meeting monthly since April 2018, both via Zoom and in London.
14 April 2024 – 65th Edition
דער 65סטן ייִדישער אָפֿענער־מיקראָפֿאָן קאַפֿע
To perform or join the audience, please register at http://tinyurl.com/ywjw46cy
Sunday, 14 April 2024 on Zoom
Material will be presented in Yiddish, with Yiddish and English texts on the screen.
4 pm UK 8 am PST 11 pm EST
12 noon ART 17:00 CEST 18:00 IDT
This Month’s Theme: Pesach / Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
We welcome old and new performers to participate, on the themes or not. The audience is kind, and it’s very rewarding.
Please send your presentations of up to 6 minutes in PowerPoint or Word in both Yiddish (preferably oysyes) and English translation, to openmic@yiddishcafe.com by Wednesday, April 10.
We are happy to translate or transcribe your material with Yiddish oysyes, time permitting.
Questions? Contact us at openmic@yiddishcafe.com
About us
The Yiddish Open Mic Café is a participatory Yiddish jamboree of songs, poems, jokes, stories, games, serious and funny, all in Yiddish, but with English translation.
The Yiddish Open Mic Café has been meeting monthly since April 2018, becoming an event accessible world-wide through Zoom. We regularly have an audience and participants from all parts of the UK, as well as from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Israel, Mexico, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Ukraine and the USA.
Whether you are a Yiddish student, teacher, scholar, or someone who heard a word or a phrase at home from parents or grandparents, or whether you are simply interested, all are welcome to be part of the audience or have a turn at the mic, in front of a warm and friendly audience.
Some performers contribute their own work, others perform songs/stories/poems/sketches written by others, including material from well-known Yiddish writers. Participants range from people starting to learn Yiddish, to those for whom Yiddish is their mother tongue.
Contributions Welcomed!
Sign up early to contribute. We are very happy to welcome new presenters and delighted that others have become regulars. Please indicate your interest early so we can make sure your name goes onto the list. Each contribution (song, story, poetry, sketch, etc) should not last longer than about 6 minutes.
Before the Open Mic, we will need a version of your presentation with an English translation; the Yiddish may be in Yiddish letters or transliteration. We use this material to make PowerPoint slides to accompany your contribution.
Please send your material to us at openmic@yiddishcafe.com in either Word or PowerPoint, no later than the Tuesday before the Open Mic. If you have difficulties sending the material, just let us know and we will help to sort out any complications.
Past recordings
You can find recordings of our previous programmes on our YouTube channel.