YidLife Crisis: SWEDISHKAYT Live!

29 mars 2026 - 29 mars 2026 | Sylvan Adams Theatre

Film Premiere & live performance with Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion

March 29 2026, 7PM

A Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA presentation in association with The Segal Centre

 

 

YidLife Crisis - Montreal’s own cultural comedy duo of 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 funny and fascinating new documentary film, SWEDISHKAYT: YidLife Crisis in Stockholm.  

After touring it across North America, the boychiks make their long-awaited homecoming premiere in this special live performance at the Segal Centre, proudly presented by the Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA.

Expect to learn, laugh, and be inspired… not necessarily in that order.

Tickets include parking in the Y indoor parking lot and a special YidLife Crisis nosh post-show

 

 

 

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BIO

Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman - the duo of cultural comedians known as YidLife Crisis - are filmmakers and performers from Montreal. With over 25 years of credits across television, theater, music, and film including Mad Men, House MD, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, their work has been showcased at prominent film festivals, including Sundance, Toronto, Berlin, and SXSW. A 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 millions of 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 humour worldwide.

 

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