Mini Tapes: The Journey is the Destination for the Jewish Museum of Chicago
From Chicago Humanities Tapes by Chicago Humanities
April 15, 2025 · 17 min · Season 4 · Episode 7
About this episode
The episode features a discussion about the Jewish Museum of Chicago and its role in the local arts scene.
In support of Chicago-based klezmer band Upshtat Zingerai bringing Yiddish tunes and dancing to the Chicago Humanities Spring Festival, the creative partners behind the Jewish Museum of Chicago sat down with podcast host Alisa Rosenthal to preview the upcoming event. They chat artistic process, visions for having a future physical space, and how the museum project was started to fill a void in the Chicago arts scene as a hub for Jewish artists and community members. Explore the rest of the Lakeview Day 2025 events here . Subscribe to the podcast • Let us know what you think by taking the short survey SHOW NOTES: Read the podcast transcript . PHOTO: Maya Kosover, Gabriel Chalfin-Piney-González, and Alisa Rosenthal talk over Zoom. Learn more about the Jewish Museum of Chicago Follow @ jewishmuseumchicago on Instagram Follow @ upshtatzingerai on Instagram Episode photo of Grace Gittelman, a Jewish Museum of Chicago 2024 Artist Fellow. Photo by Ricardo E. Adame. Edited and mixed by Alisa Rosenthal Podcast story editing by Alexandra Quinn Additional assistance from Kaity O'Reilly Donate now to support programs like this. Explore upcoming events . Instagram • YouTube • TikTok • Twitter…
People in this episode
Host: Alisa Rosenthal
Topics covered
- klezmer music
- Yiddish culture
- Jewish community
- artistic process
- Chicago arts scene
Keywords
- Jewish Museum of Chicago
- klezmer band
- Yiddish tunes
- Chicago Humanities Spring Festival
- artistic vision
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Jewish Museum of Chicago, Upshtat Zingerai
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