Engaging the Younger Generation with Yiddish
Lomir shpiln teater! Calling all aspiring Yiddish performers aged 8-12: get ready to tap into your creativity as a part of the Kadimah Yugnt-Trupe – the Kadimah Youth-Troupe!
This new group is a spiritual successor to Knakedik, and will focus on improvisation and skills-based theatre activities, engaging children in movement, collaborative script writing, and performance, in a blend of English and Yiddish. No prior knowledge of Yiddish is required. The sessions will be structured around the children’s abilities and interests, creating an inclusive and engaging theatre space that connects with their Jewish identity. The classes will aim for and end of term performance.
The Kadimah Youth-Troupe will be led by Joshua Reuben. Josh is a Yiddish teacher at Sholem Aleichem College, a singer and an actor, having performed with the Kadimah Yiddish Theatre in several works including The Ghetto Cabaret, Fun Yener Zayt Lid/Play Me A Poem, Yiddish Divas: Into the Red Tent and was a key team member on Yentl .
For further information please contact reception@kadimah.org.au.

About Joshua Reuben
Joshua is an active member of the Melbourne Yiddish-speaking community, what one may call a kultur-tuer: as an actor, with credits including The Ghetto Cabaret (fortyfivedownstairs, 2019) and Fun Yener Zayt Lid/Play Me A Poem (KYT 2019), as well as in the international Yiddish arena, including in Itzik Manger’s Megile Lider with the Congress for Jewish Culture (2021). Joshua is a singer, writer and Yiddish teacher at Sholem Aleichem College. He sits on two committees and is a member of the Mir Kumen On choir. Joshua encourages people of all ages to learn Yiddish and have their lives enriched. Josh is also an avid rock climber.
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