Jasper Techel

Welcome to Yiddishland

Welcome to Yiddishland offers an upbeat, witty and timely exploration of this international community of artists, who are rediscovering and revitalising Yiddish culture. Whilst being a highly entertaining Arts film, full of joyous music, and performances; it also reframes our understanding of Jewish culture and identity.

The film is timely in that it breaks down the current reductionist stereotyping of Jews that allow anti-Semitic hate to fester and constructive discourse to suffocate. It probes the nuanced aspects of Jewish culture and identity to reveal the multi-layered aspects of what it means to identify as Jewish and engage in Jewish culture.

Through intimate interviews and rare behind-the-scenes access to some of the world's top musicians and performers working in Yiddish, we showcase the innovative works of artists who use this ancient language as a vehicle for addressing contemporary issues such as Queer identity, the refugee crisis, war and authoritarianism.

This community is not large in overall numbers but they are global, spreading from Mexico and Buenos Aires, Berlin, New York, Paris, Melbourne and more.

They are having a big impact. Indeed they are driving a renaissance in Yiddish Arts and Culture.

PROD YEAR | 2024 

​LENGTH | 95' (ENG)​

DIRECTOR | Ros Horin

PRODUCER | Jeff Daniels

EXEC PRODUCER | Joe Skrzynski

PRODUCTION | Common Room Productions | RPP

WRITER & EDITOR | Steven Robinson

CINEMATOGRAPHY | Jasper Techel | Kathrin Milliss

COMPOSER | Sam Weiss

ANIMATION ARTIST | Anita Lester​ ​