Yiddish isn't just a centuries old Jewish language with a few "cute" expressions to actor and Yiddishist Mikhl Yashinsky who grew up in Farmington Hills. It's a key part of his identity. So when Yashinsky, an actor, playwright and director now based in New York who also teaches and translates Yiddish, heard that the iconic musical "Fiddler on the Roof" was going to be put on in an all-Yiddish format, he knew he had to audition for it. He did, landing two parts. Yiddish is "a major part of my life," said Yashinsky who played both Mordcha, the innkeeper, and...
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