The cover of Oy Oy Oy Gevalt! Jews and Punk (Praeger, 2016), Michael Croland’s new nonfiction history of Jews in punk culture, depicts a bearded Hasid with his eyes squeezed shut and his mouth thrown ...

Brooklyn-based artist Deborah Kass is bringing a bit of artistic word play to her native borough with OY/YO, her first monumental sculpture, on view at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge. “YO” refers ...

(L to R) Cameron J. Armstrong, Maya Sofia Enciso, Gerald Sternbach, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Jay Brian Winnick star in “OY! to the World ~ Christmas with a Twist!” (Credit: Ray A. Rochelle). It’s a ...

Following a critically acclaimed run at the El Portal Theatre and overwhelming audience enthusiasm, Thirty Saints Productions has announced that OY! To The World ~ Christmas With a Twist! is now ...

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A coalition of Jewish leaders has condemned protesters for “desecrating” Brooklyn’s iconic OY/YO sculpture with pro-Palestinian graffiti. The vandalism occurred last Friday, as hundreds of ...

And here’s another thing about “oy”. Perhaps it’s indelicate to say it, but I like it because it’s a Yiddish expression that’s goy-proof (or g-oy-proof if you prefer). Take, by contrast, what’s ...