THE SHAECTER SISTERS - DI SHEKHTER-TEKHTER 2025-2026

Event Description

'Di Shekhter-tekhter' and Musical Director/Pianist Binyumen Schaechter have
toured across the USA as well as in Australia, Canada, France and Israel. Their
six shows (in Yiddish and English, listed below) are available for performance in
Festivals, Synagogues, JCCs, Jewish Day Schools, Hebrew Schools, etc. Contact
Binyumen Schaechter info@yiddishsisters.com 212-989-0212

OUR ZEYDAS AND BUBBAS AS CHILDREN
The experiences of our grandparents' generation during their youth in Eastern
Europe, as well as upon arrival in America. Songs include "Kh'vil nisht geyn in
kheyder", "Afn veg shteyt a boym", and a Holocaust montage.

'DI SHEKHTER-TEKHTER' SING SCHAECHTER
English and Yiddish songs written by the extended Schaechter family, which
boasts no less than four composers, poets and songwriters, including National
Heritage Fellowship winner Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman and Off-Broadway hit
composer Ben Schaechter.

FROM 'HUMEN' TO 'BINYUMEN', IN EVERY SONG A 'NUMEN'
Including "Rozhinkes mit mandlen", "Yidl mitn fidl" and "Alter Danld" (Old
MacDonald in Yiddish).

FROM 'KINAHORA' TO CONEY ISLAND
The Old World clashes with the New through the immigrant experience in
America. Songs and sketches, from Yiddish vaudeville and Catskill comedians,
include "The Scotchman from Orchard Street", "The Yiddisher Chinaman",
and "Hopalong Knish".

THE SHTETL COMES TO LIFE
Songs and autobiographical monologues take us through the life cycle, from
childhood to young lovers to parents to the elderly. Songs include "Bay mir bistu
sheyn", "Mayn yingele", and a show-stopping improvisation.

YIDDISH TOP 'KHAY'
18 of the most popular Yiddish songs, with audience sing-along.

Check the "News" section of the website for appearance dates