course in Yiddish theater
YIDDISH THEATER: FROM PURIM PLAYS TO SECOND AVENUE
Wednesdays 4:30 – 6:00?PM
October 14 – November 18, 2020
Registration deadline: October 13 at Noon
The Yiddish theater was a dominant cultural art form for decades in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, traveling from Europe to the US, where it led to the development of the musical theater and television we know today. There’s a rich history in this canon of work, which illuminates both the Jewish and American experiences in surprising ways. Note: this course will require some text purchases. Find out more and register here:
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Broadway Stars Join Local Favorites for Yiddish Theater Lab Reading
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MONEY, LOVE, AND SHAME!;
or,
Tsuris Galore
The melodramatic smash of 1910
by Isidore Zolotarevski
Translated by Allen Lewis Rickman
Directed by Adam Immerwahr
August 27 at 7:00 PM live on Zoom
August 28 – 30 available to stream on demand
Everyone knows marrying for money can be a shaky proposition. Throw in a tacky landlord, a philandering chauffeur, an unplanned pregnancy, and a shocking courtroom reunion, and you’ve got a marriage that never stood a chance!
Invite friends near and far to register and join you for this appealingly appalling melodrama.
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Beginning Yiddish class beginning August 25
Register by Monday, August 17?||?Jewish Life
New
this season, we are offering a class for students who are interested in
learning Yiddish.
No prior knowledge of Yiddish is required, but you
must be willing to learn new things,
practice in pairs, and put in
sustained effort.
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Fw: Beginning Yiddish Class to Start Thursday, July 2
Hi. Could you please post this announcement for the Yiddish class I'm teaching. Sorry for not sending it earlier, but we've only met once and can still take new students.
Lee/Leybl ----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Lee Goldberg <leybl_goldberg@...> To: yidish-loshn@... <yidish-loshn@...> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020, 04:21:37 PM EDT Subject: Beginning Yiddish Class to Start Thursday, July 2
I will be teaching "Yiddish Foreigner" online for the Global Language Network (GLN) starting Thursday, July 2, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.? It will be a class in spoken Yiddish (Northern Ukrainian accent) for total beginners, with oral participation required and outside "homefun" and review highly recommended.? The class will cover greetings and goodbyes, introductions, family terms, questions and answers about yourself and your origins, activities, numbers, describing things, and mainly expressions involving the here-and-now (so almost exclusively the present tense).? No textbook is required and no familiarity with the Hebrew alphabet will be assumed (all of the materials will be in the Roman script, sometimes in printed Yiddish, as well.)? Contact the GLN () for details about registration and costs, me (leybl_goldberg@...) about content.?
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Online Yiddish Literary Celebration July 12
The Congress for Jewish Culture together with? (The California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language) and? of Tel Aviv?present a special program celebrating the publication of four new books by Boris Sandler, editor of and former editor of the Yiddish Forward.
Headlined by internationally renowned concert pianist and lover of mame-loshn?Evgeny Kissin, this all-Yiddish program contains readings from Sandler's work and musical tributes by
With:
Annick Prime-Margules
The Birobidzhaner Ensemble
Dinele and Zisl Slepovitch
Evgeny Kissin
Kolya Borodulin
Mendi Cahan
Miri Koral
Miriam Trinh and Yosele Niborski
Refoyel Goldvaser
Rita and Nukhim Koyfman
Shane Baker
Yefim Zubriki
The program will be broadcast
Sunday 12 July 2020
2 PM EDT (New York Time)
(21:00 Jerusalem; 20:00 Berlin; 19:00 London; 15:00 Rio / Buenos Aires;
11:00 AM Los Angeles;?4:00 Melbourne on Monday 13 July 2020)
nb we will also make the Youtube link available via the event Facebook page
If you'd like to support our work in the field of Yiddish during this
extremely difficult time for the arts, feel free to throw us a couple of
bucks either via check to the physical address below, or via these
links:
PAST ONLINE EVENTS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING:
Enjoy our featuring Mike Burstyn and Lea Koenig with an international cast of Yiddish stars!
Each April 19th we commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising with a
memorial at the stone in Riverside Park. This year, of course, we held
the event online and .
The past several years we have held a Yiddish seder at the Montauk Club
in Brooklyn. COVID-19 scrapped that this year, as it probably did your
big family seder. But Yidishistn are not to be deterred, so we held the
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Musical Yiddish 4th 0f July
https://forward.com/schmooze/376047/yiddish-covers-of-american-classics/
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Zoom on Yiddish songs with Rukhl Schaechter
Topic
Why are Yiddish Songs So Popular Now?
Description
Join Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Forverts, as she explores the
growing interest in Yiddish music, with singers Lorin Sklamberg,
Daniel
Kahn, Sarah Gordon and folksong maven Itzik Gottesman – and hear them
sing the songs that audiences love to hear. THIS ZOOM CONVERSATION WILL BE RECORDED AND SENT TO ALL REGISTRANTS
Time: Jun 22, 2020 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
To register:
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Workers Circle sing-along Sunday June 28
Sunday, June 28 at 2:00 PM EST
Songs for the Family/Lider far der Gantser Mishpokhe
International klezmer performers along with Workers Circle students and educators will present a concert for all ages.
Celebrate Yiddishkayt with your mishpokhe and sing along with lyrics provided. Join a cadre of international singers
and performers for this virtual concert presented in loving memory and celebration of the life of Arbeter Ring teacher,
camp leader, cultural activist, and war hero, Mikhl Baran z”l.
This event will be streamed live on their ?and a recording will be available to view afterward.
https://www.facebook.com/workerscircle
While this program is free, ?to support their ongoing Yiddish programming and cultural events.
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Yiddish Thater Lab June 7 and 18
Theater J?is
offering 2 new online readings as part of its signature Yiddish Theater
Lab.
Both were written in Yiddish in 1905 and 1912, respectively. They
will be performed in English, free of charge (but donations to Theater J
are most welcome).
You must register on Theater J’s website,?
https://theaterj.org/yiddish-theater-lab.?
The first play is "
Miriam,"?broadcast live via Zoom on Sunday,?
June 7?
at
5 PM, or on demand to stream until June 10 at midnight.? A synopsis: "
A gripping and provocative retelling of a 19th century sexual morality tale,?
Miriam
?explores
the way in which women police each other, even while they are still
being haunted and hunted by external forces. Three sex workers with very
different backgrounds, histories, and outlooks on life share stories of
their pasts and hopes for their futures. In doing so, they begin to
find a common ground from which they can support one other."?
The second play is "
One of Those,"?broadcast live via Zoom on?Thursday?
June 18?
at 5:30 PM
,?
or?available
to stream on demand until June 21 at midnight. A synopsis:? "When
strong-will Judith, still reeling from the loss of her mother, clashes
with her father’s new wife, she rebels against the patriarchy and makes
choices that impact the rest of her life. "
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Monday, August 17-Sunday, August 23, 2020
Workers Circle* 2020 Trip To Yiddishland
Circle Lodge on Sylvan Lake in Dutchess County, New York
All are welcome, from brand-new Yiddishists to fluent speakers.
At this time, there is no indication on the website that the program is cancelled.
There is still a discount for registration by May 15.
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*Arbeter Ring is now known as The Workers Circle
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Klezmer Concert via Zoom May 12
KLEZMER CONCERT: FROM THE OLD WORLD TO THE NEW WORLD From the Haberman Institute to your home, an evening of Klezmer melodies
and Yiddish songs.? Register to receive the invitation:
<https://www.habermaninstitute.org/events-2020-spring/2020/5/12/klezmer-concert-from-the-old-world-to-the-new-world>
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Yiddish Harry Potter publisher and translator
Arbeter Ring held a discussion with the publisher and translator of the Yiddish Harry Potter.? It is available to watch on video at:
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YIVO news - free online courses
News from YIVO:
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We are writing to advise you that all of YIVO’s Shine Online courses are free effective today.
As restrictions continue to be imposed to help mitigate the spread of COVID19, YIVO wants to help
keep our spirits lifted and provide content to nourish our minds and soul. ?
We encourage you to delve into the evolution of Yiddish theatre or learn about the rich history of Jewish
life in Eastern Europe, Ashkenazi folklore and more. YIVO’s entertaining and enlightening Shine online
courses feature an array of leading scholars and include nearly 1,000 archival objects.
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We will also be hosting regular live “check-ins” with YIVO staff members on Facebook live.
Thankfully contemporary technology brings YIVO’s materials and programs into your home.
Please also take advantage of YIVO’s other free online resources:
Watch hundreds of past public programs on our YouTube channel, from lectures and conferences
to book talks and concerts, featuring award-winning scholars, writers, and artists.
Explore YIVO’s prewar library and archival collections.
Access the world’s most comprehensive free online encyclopedia of Ashkenazi civilization.
View our online exhibitions, which showcase treasures from our world-renowned archival and library collections.
Search the YIVO Digital Asset Guide for a comprehensive overview of our digital assets,
which will give you access to photos, audio and video recordings, online galleries, Yiddish
theater works, books, and more.
Connect to us on social media:
We invite you to use this time to broaden your knowledge and learn about Jewish music,
theatre, literature, folklore and the history of our people. YIVO’s online resources can help
you connect to your past and imagine our future.
We will continue to update you about new online resources that we will develop over the coming weeks.
On behalf of everyone at YIVO we wish you and your families to stay safe.
Warmest Regards,
Jonathan BrentExecutive Director & CEO
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