Teatrul Evreiesc de Stat in 5 words: Tradition | Yiddish | Language | Music | Dance

The State Jewish Theatre in Romania has a tradition dating back 140 years, inaugurated at 19th August 1876, at Yassy, in the famous summer garden ,,The Green Tree” , when the artist and the writer Avram Goldfaden (1840 -1908) had established the first professional Jewish theatre in the world, presenting a performance with his own troupe. In this long history, with almost seven decades as a state institution, The State Jewish Theater in Bucharest has a a distinct profile, representative for the theatrical movement from Romania, but also for the contemporary landscape of Yiddish theater in Yiddish language.