Press Herald Staff Writer Rob Wolfe covered the Maine Yiddish Culture Festival events held on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the JCA. Photo: Lisa Mayer and Rabbi Sruli Dresdner of Auburn perform klezmer music for the family program at the Yiddish Culture Festival. Joel Page/Press Herald Staff Photographer Read the article here.
Once spoken by millions of Jews in Central and Eastern Europe, Yiddish is still used by people around the world in everyday expressions. ‘A lot of people use Yiddish words without even knowing they’re doing it,’ said Barbara Merson, executive director of the Maine Jewish Film Festival, which organized the event.
