Program on New Translations of Yiddish Holocaust Literature
Dear Friends,
Zackary Sholem Berger and I will be giving talks this coming *Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 5 PM ET.* The event is co-sponsored by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Institute for
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10 Essential Modern Yiddish Films
https://forward.com/culture/465412/the-10-essential-films-of-the-yiddish-renaissance-menashe-vigil-gitai/
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Forward conversation about 'dos land iz dayn land'
Join a zoom with *Daniel Kahn* about how and why he created the brilliant Yiddish translation of ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnP8zWcy1ZA )
Woody Guthrie's anthem (
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YiddishDC
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Yiddish Book Center virtual events
The Yiddish Book Center has a number of what look to be very interesting
virtual events coming up.? While registration is required to participate live,
the events are recorded so can be watched
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Dos Land Iz Dayn Land
Daniel Kahn leads the singing of a? yiddish version of the Woody Guthrie classic.
https://forward.com/yiddish/464504/watch-the-forverts-premieres-yiddish-version-of-woody-guthries-classic/
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UCLA - Music of American Jewish Experience
Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Register for upcoming program, March 4, about Theodore
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Di Gantse Megile
Video of a dramatic reading by Professor David Roskies
https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/language-literature-culture/yiddish-literature/di-gantse-megile-complete-megillah-yiddish
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Itzik Manger's Megillah - February 21 ff
Itzik Manger's Megillah Cycle debuts this Sunday!
SUN 21 FEB?2021?2:30 PM EST
YouTube Debut
in Yiddish with English narration, and English subtitles available
Read all about it
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learn Yiddish with Lee Goldberg
From Lee/Leybl Goldberg:
I am scheduled to teach a beginning online conversational Yiddish class (they call the first level "Yiddish Foreigner") at the
Global Language Network (GLN), beginning in
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video of February 4th lecture on Yiddish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2FnXVu5L8c&feature=youtu.be
This was the first of five lectures mentioned in an earlier announcement.Thursday February 4, 2021 – The Origins of Yiddish and Making of
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Sing Yiddish online with Roman Grinberg
Roman Grinberg has been leading Zoom song sessions from Vienna.? The next session is on February 15.? (15.02.2021)
These are live events in which the participants have the opportunity to sing under
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Yiiddish lecture series starts TODAY at 3:30
5-part series with Prof. Justin Cammy, one of the world’s leading scholars of Yiddish literature and culture,
lecturing on the origins, evolution, revolution and future of
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Video: Miriam Isaacs' lecture on Shimen Dzhigan
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Sholem Aleichem's taverns on Zoom, Feb 21
Beth El's Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture will take place via Zoom
on Sunday, February 21, at 11:00 am. It features Professor Adi Mahalel of the
University of Maryland (Yiddish Studies)
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Workers Circle February events on racism and social justice
The Workers Circle is presenting three programs in Februaryon the topics of racism and social justice from the point of
view of three Yiddish writers.? The first one is Thursday,February 4 at 2
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Soul to Soul Jan 18
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Monday, January 18, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
Soul to Soul: African American & Jewish Music Meet in Celebration of Two Cultures Soul to Soul, an
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Melvin Leifer
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day Jan 27
( https://default.salsalabs.org/Ta675cdf4-ec8f-46ff-9037-989b12f2ae88/6433c0e4-2c72-4017-b60f-6dbd68926f84 )
Learn More (
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Melvin Leifer
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Zalmen Mlotek Zoom, Jan 31
*Sunday, January 31,?2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST*
*Yiddish Schmooze: Zalmen Mlotek ( https://default.salsalabs.org/Te6ff990f-55ce-4f48-a75e-72234d1dbf34/6433c0e4-2c72-4017-b60f-6dbd68926f84 )*
Zalmen
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Klezmer Conservatory Band Anniversary Zoom, Jan 24
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Forty Years in Yiddishland: The Yiddish Book Center Celebrates the Klezmer Conservatory Band
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**** *be sure to check out the trailer at the bottom of this e-mail**
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On the afternoon of Sunday,
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Jewish Humor editor on Zoom Jan 5
*What’s So Funny About Jewish Humor with William Novak*
Tuesday, January 5 at 4:30 p.m., ET / 1:30 p.m. PT
Jewish jokes are a precious commodity and a special part of our heritage.
Some of the
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