Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion are the creators and stars of the award-winning Yiddish comedy and YouTube Web series "YidLife Crisis." The first Yiddish sitcom on the Web, it questions modern Jewish identity in a multicultural society and what it means to be a Jew. The series had over 1,000,000 YouTube views in just over a year.
The duo mixes skits, discussion and screenings in their touring presentation, "YidLive!" With an approach that accepts all forms of Jewry and reaches out to the non-Jewish world as well, "YidLive!" revitalizes the discussion of Jewish identity through a night of comedy and creativity.
Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion are the creators and stars of the award-winning Yiddish comedy and YouTube Web series "YidLife Crisis." The first Yiddish sitcom on the Web, it questions modern Jewish identity in a multicultural society and what it means to be a Jew. The series had over 1,000,000 YouTube views in just over a year.
The duo mixes skits, discussion and screenings in their touring presentation, "YidLive!" With an approach that accepts all forms of Jewry and reaches out to the non-Jewish world as well, "YidLive!" revitalizes the discussion of Jewish identity through a night of comedy and creativity.
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