Jewish NYC: Arts and Culture

This section features select resources on Jewish New Yorkers' participation in the city's arts and cultural scene, covering literature, performing arts, visual arts, food, and more. The focus here is on arts and culture specific to Jewish communities and languages, such as the Yiddish and Ladino press. Jewish New Yorkers have also utilized the city's unprecedented opportunities for cultural expression to contribute to the city's general arts and cultural scene. Many relevant materials can be found throughout the NYPL's collection, including:

• Digital Collections
• Performing Arts Library
• Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs

Suggested Subject Headings:

• Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs
• Jewish musicians -- New York (State) -- New York
• Sephardic newspapers -- New York (State) -- New York
• Kosher food industry -- New York (State) -- New York

Sample Keywords

Jews    Social life    Intellectual life    New York    art    music   theater    dance   literature  fashion

Research guides:

• Yiddish Research
• Jewish Newspapers at the New York Public Library
• Jewish Cookbooks
• Jewish Studies in the Manuscripts and Archives Division

Blog posts:

• Yiddish Drama Queen: Jennie Goldstein in Pictures
• The Yiddish Broadway and Beyond