The Klezmer Institute was founded in the fall of 2018 to advance the study, preservation, and performance of Ashkenazic Jewish expressive culture through research, teaching, publishing and programming. Klezmer Institute projects will build on previous scholarship to define and document the unique musical heritage of the Yiddish-speaking Jews of Eastern Europe. The Institute will seek to increase communication and collaboration between professional and amateur musicians, dancers, and scholars throughout the world, and will be a champion for Ashkenazic expressive culture as an important means to understand Jewish culture in the past, and as a springboard to inspire new generations to engage with an essential cultural legacy.
The Institute is a non-profit organization registered in the state of New York, and is eligible to receive tax-deductable donations.
