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, ...

While the Weimar Republic is often summarized as a period of "dancing on a volcano" ahead of the Nazi era, cultural historian Sabina Becker tells DW why the period should be revisited for its rich ...

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, ...

The decadence in Berlin between the World Wars lives again on the stage of San Francisco’s Hypnodrome in the Thrillpeddlers’ world-premiere production titled “The Untamed Stage: Weimar Berlin Kabarett ...

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German television is coming into its own. After the recent stateside success of shows like Dark and Deutschland 83, the latest subtitled offering is a crime series set in 1920s Berlin. Launching ...