Welcome to
Friends of Yiddish
Toronto
"We are the last generation immersed from childhood in the Yiddish culture, and we want to cultivate an appreciation of the culture for the future. We talk about the golden chain and the links that intertwine, creating a beautiful expression of our Jewish identity. Yiddish is a piece of that cultural link that is the chain of Jewish life."
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto: "Book of Life" Friends of Yiddish page
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto: "Book of Life" Friends of Yiddish page
"Toronto's loss is Stockholm's gain. Amazing Concert by Mitch Smolkin and Klezmer en Buenos Aires. Thank you so very much Mitch for your masterful rendition of my translation of Brel's Ne Me Quitte Pas - Eyb Du Geyst Avek... Your last line was magnificently incredible! Best I've ever heard. Your performance was brilliant! Hugs and a hartsikn dank dir."
Mit libe, Hindy Nosek-Abelson
"Time stood still during the Folk Festival concert from Sweden on Sunday or so it seemed. I was in awe of the professionalism, the originality and the warmth of the presentation by Mitch and the Buenos Ares duo. It was exciting to watch three phenomenal musicians play and sing Yiddish songs and music from half way around the world and yet in my own living room. Kudos to everyone who made it happen."
Heather Shapero
Mit libe, Hindy Nosek-Abelson
"Time stood still during the Folk Festival concert from Sweden on Sunday or so it seemed. I was in awe of the professionalism, the originality and the warmth of the presentation by Mitch and the Buenos Ares duo. It was exciting to watch three phenomenal musicians play and sing Yiddish songs and music from half way around the world and yet in my own living room. Kudos to everyone who made it happen."
Heather Shapero