Join Us In-Person at Miles Nadal JCC in Toronto
Purim Concert and Freylekh
Featuring Yiddish Entertainer JANIE RESPITZ
Date: Thursday March 5, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
Location: Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina (at Bloor)
Admission: $12
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Back by popular demand, award-winning Yiddish singer Janie Respitz will delight us with a performance of joyful Purim songs! Enjoy traditional favourites such as Der Rebe Elimeylekh, Hop! Mayne Homentashn and Haynt iz Purim, some drinking songs, sing-along opportunities, and a few surprises. We’ll have humentashen, door prizes, and prizes for best costumes – so put on a Purim outfit and join in the fun!
Janie Respitz is a Yiddish scholar and entertainer. For over thirty years she has performed in concerts throughout the world and taught courses relating to Yiddish language, folklore, literature and Eastern European Jewish history, at Queen’s University, McGill University, Bernard Betel Centre, Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors and a variety of other learning environments. Janie has delighted audiences with her vast repertoire of Yiddish songs and lecture topics in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Windsor, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Klez Kanada, New York, Krakow, Montevideo, Israel and in 2019 won the international Yiddish Idol song competition in Mexico City! Last March, Janie performed the one-woman show Manger’s Megilleh to a standing ovation, and we are delighted to welcome her back to the Miles Nadal JCC this spring!
Presented by the Miles Nadal JCC in partnership with the UJA Committee for Yiddish,
with the support of the Yiddish Vinkl and Grodzinski Bakery.