The Jewish State Theater of Bucharest, Romania (Teatrul Evreiesc de Stat) is the oldest Yiddish-language theater with an uninterrupted history, The theater was founded on August 1, 1948, continuing a long tradition of Yiddish theater in Romania that dates back to the 19th century.
The theater plays a vital role in preserving and promoting Yiddish language and Jewish culture, with a repertoire of plays by Jewish authors, in Yiddish, and on Jewish themes, though it also performs some Romanian-language works.
It serves as the successor to earlier Yiddish theater groups and was established in the aftermath of the Holocaust, a period when Romania had one of Europe's largest Jewish populations.
During the communist dictatorship, performances in Yiddish served as a discreet method to communicate sensitive information that was otherwise forbidden, as audiences could use headphones for Romanian translation.
The Yiddish State Theater theater hosts the International Festival of Yiddish Theatre.
You can visit its official website for information and events
