In Weimar, a festival preserves Yiddish culture while reinventing it

Since its start, the festival has grown from a weekend workshop with a handful of participants to the largest festival of its kind in Europe, lasting more than a month, with daily workshops drawing hundreds of participants and near nightly concerts attended by over 10,000 people total, according to organizers

August 13, 2026Updated: August 13, 2026
AP nullBy DAVID L. KLEIN

Regional

Powerful storm causes widespread damage, power outages near Rushville and Gordon

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Valentine man arrested after report of man carrying possible handgun

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Fort Robinson Aquatic Center reduces hours

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Syracuse man sentenced in Gordon child sexual abuse material case

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