YidLife Crisis LIVE!

Join us for a special event as YidLife Crisis makes their Baltimore debut to perform and present their brand new documentary film, Swedishkayt: YidLife Crisis in Stockholm, all in one night! Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion travelled to the last place on earth they’d expect YIDDISH to be a protected minority language: Sweden(?!), inspiring their fascinating chronicle of the Swedish Jewish community. In this special engagement, the boychiks from Montreal will not just accompany the film but perform their patented comedy duo shtik and close out the evening with live music. Expect to learn, laugh, and be inspired… not necessarily in that order.

About the Film
SWEDISHKAYT follows self-proclaimed “international Yiddish-ish icons” YidLife Crisis, the Canadian performing/filmmaking duo of Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman, as they continue their journey to demystify the Jewish world, this time in a whirlwind trip to Stockholm.

YidLife provides the ‘(gefilte) fish out of water’ perspective on the little known story of the Swedish Jews, from the first Jewish immigrant 250 years ago to today’s ‘Jew’s-Who,’ and then somehow finds the time to reflect this all back onstage in a performance for this whole community. Tying the experience together is the common thread of Yiddish language and culture, the very thing which connects this Montreal-based duo to Sweden, where the language is, to the duo’s great surprise – a protected minority language (!?!)

From meeting like-minded Yiddish speaking cousins from across the Atlantic to finding the comedy in the diary of community founder Aaron Isaac to straight talk with Stockholm’s Jewish youth over beer and bites, SWEDISHKAYT is a feel-good community portrait which depicts a diverse and thriving minority, demonstrates the ever-evolving interplay of language, culture and identity, and celebrates finding common ground and sweet surprises where you’d least expect them. View the Trailer >

About YidLife Crisis
Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman – the duo known as cultural comedians YidLife Crisis – are filmmakers and performers from Montreal, with over 25 years of credits across television, theater, music, and film. Known for their roles on Mad Men, House MD, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, their work as writers, directors, and producers has been showcased at prominent film festivals, including Sundance, Toronto, Berlin, and SXSW. Their shared passion for Jewish comedy led them to create YidLife Crisis, the first Yiddish-language sitcom, which humorously explores the complexities of modern Jewish life. The show has received several awards and amassed over four million online views, inspiring live performances across North America and Europe. Their documentary works, including the Global Shtetl series, Narishkayt: YidLife Crisis in Krakow, Chewdaism: A Taste of Montreal, and Swedishkayt: YidLife Crisis in Stockholm, continue to explore and celebrate Jewish identity and humor worldwide. More at yidlifecrisis.com >