Return of the Golden Bride to Yiddish Theater

A classic Yiddish operetta has been just brought back to life. The Golden Bride is a Yiddish romantic comedy that premiered in New York back in the roaring 20's. Known in Yiddish as Di Goldene Kale, the opera was popular with the Jewish diaspora through the 1940's, but lost in the time following World War II. It has been brought back to life through the labor of music archeologisst and the support of the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene.  It tells the story of Goldele, a poor girl from a Russian shtetl who inherits a fortune from her estranged father. She embarks on a mission in the new world to find both her long-lost mother and her husband-to-be.

Yazidis find refuge in Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska is home to the largest Yazidi community in the United States.

The Yazidis are ethnically a Kurdish group but differ from other Kurds in that they practice Yazidism. Their religion in an ancient faith that integrates elements of Islam with Zoroastrianism and Mithraism. Their distinct faith has made them the target of persecution by Muslim neighbors throughout history, and the attacks are surfacing again as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gains control of Northwestern Iraq, the location of the Yazidi homeland.

Many Yazidis have found refuge in Lincoln, Nebraska, which is now home to the largest Yazidi community in the United States. As the prospects of returning to their homeland now look grim, the community seeks to form a burial ground here in the US.

Hungarians celebrate a milestone in Connecticut

Northeast Connecticut's Hungarian-American Social Club of Ashford celebrated 80 years at a recent party. As one would expect the food was traditional Hungarian and the music was provided by New York based Hungarian language band "Horvath".

The Syrian Population

With the Syrian refugee crisis unfolding in Europe we take a look at the Syrian population here in the United States:

		Syrian Population			Syrians, as a Percent of Total Population
	United States	148,214	1	Rhode Island	0.23%
1	California	20,135	2	New Jersey	0.13%
2	Pennsylvania	14,398	3	Pennsylvania	0.11%
3	New York	13,816	4	Massachusetts	0.10%
4	New Jersey	11,095	5	New York	0.07%
5	Florida	10,640	6	Michigan	0.07%
6	Texas	8,048	7	Arizona	0.06%
7	Illinois	6,872	8	New Hampshire	0.06%
8	Michigan	6,426	9	District of Columbia	0.06%
9	Ohio	6,392	10	Florida	0.06%
10	Massachusetts	6,366	11	Ohio	0.06%
11	Arizona	4,131	12	California	0.05%
12	Indiana	3,430	13	Illinois	0.05%
13	Virginia	3,128	14	Indiana	0.05%
14	Washington	3,031	15	Oregon	0.05%
15	Maryland	2,520	16	Connecticut	0.05%
16	Rhode Island	2,473		United States	0.05%
17	Oregon	1,983	17	Washington	0.04%
18	North Carolina	1,895	18	Maryland	0.04%
19	Connecticut	1,771	19	Nevada	0.04%
20	Georgia	1,398	20	Virginia	0.04%
21	Wisconsin	1,390	21	Maine	0.04%
22	Colorado	1,383	22	Oklahoma	0.03%
23	Minnesota	1,263	23	Nebraska	0.03%
24	Oklahoma	1,256	24	Texas	0.03%
25	Nevada	1,166	25	Colorado	0.03%
26	Kentucky	1,087	26	West Virginia	0.03%
27	South Carolina	905	27	Kentucky	0.03%
28	Missouri	886	28	Wisconsin	0.02%
29	Louisiana	858	29	Utah	0.02%
30	New Hampshire	824	30	Minnesota	0.02%
31	Tennessee	727	31	Arkansas	0.02%
32	Utah	669	32	North Carolina	0.02%
33	Arkansas	611	33	South Carolina	0.02%
34	Nebraska	588	34	New Mexico	0.02%
35	Maine	503	35	Louisiana	0.02%
36	West Virginia	470	36	Missouri	0.01%
37	New Mexico	393	37	Georgia	0.01%
38	Kansas	377	38	Kansas	0.01%
39	District of Columbia	360	39	Tennessee	0.01%
40	Alabama	322	40	Alaska	0.01%
41	Iowa	172	41	Alabama	0.01%
42	Idaho	98	42	Idaho	0.01%
43	Alaska	73	43	Iowa	0.01%
44	Delaware	49	44	Delaware	0.01%
45	Hawaii	-	45	Hawaii	0.00%
46	Mississippi	-	46	Mississippi	0.00%
47	Montana	-	47	Montana	0.00%
48	North Dakota	-	48	North Dakota	0.00%
49	South Dakota	-	49	South Dakota	0.00%
50	Vermont	-	50	Vermont	0.00%
51	Wyoming	-	51	Wyoming	0.00%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey

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