Mendele: Yiddish literature and language ______________________________________________________ Contents of Vol. 5.087 August 18, 1995 1) Yugntruf fort afn breg yam (Ruvn Millman) 2) Los Angeles Yiddishkayt Festival (Aaron Paley) 1)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 00:44:55 -0400 From: ruvn@aol.com Subject: Yugntruf fort afn breg yam Haynt iz Yugntruf, Yugnt Far Yidish gegangen af a for af Brighton Beach. Mer vi a halb fun undzer gantser grupe hot zikh arayngetunken in okean khotsh nor tsvey fun zey zenen geshvumen avek funem breg yam. Der vaser iz geveyn oysergeveyntlekh git, der veter gut heys un der oylem frayndlekh. Mir hobn zikh bagegnt mit dray frume yatn vos zenen gegangen afn samt. Zey hobn undz derklert az bay zey in der heym redt men Yidish...hot er tsugegebn az s'iz komish me zol darfn tsunoyfkumen durkh an organizatsye nor af tsu kenen redn Yidish! Mir hobn oykh gehat hanoe fun redn mit Yidn (avade af Yidish), gekumen, zayt nisht lang fun dem geveyzenem Sovietn Farband. Nokhn shvimen hobn mir shpatsirt af dem "Boardwalk" un gegangen biz tsu Coney Island (nisht der grenets fun frayland). Dort, hobn undzere Yidish-redndike kinder gekont forn af di for vi, lemoshl, dos Verml, un di kleyne Mase Oytos. Tsum sof un eyder men hot geforn aheym, hot men gegesn dem Zeydes Bord (cotton candy). A fuler tog - a yidisher tog! Biz mir veln zikh zen af der Yidish-Vokh... Ruvn Millman Di shtot New York 1)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 22:48:33 -0700 From: aaronpaley@eworld.com Subject: Los Angeles Yiddishkayt Festival, Sept 16 & 17, 1995 Press Contact: Aaron Paley (CARS) 213/962-1976 August 15,1995 Rachel Sisk (VCJCC) 818/786-6310 Yiddish Family Festival-September 16-17 Yiddish language and culture, undergoing a welcome revival, will be celebrated at "Yiddishkayt: A Family Festival in English & Yiddish," the weekend of September 16-17 at the Valley Cities Jewish Community Center, 13164 Burbank Boulevard, Sherman Oaks. Highlighting stories, crafts, film, history and music inspired by the Yiddish language, the Festival offers a window into this vibrant culture for non-Yiddish speakers, Jews from other backgrounds, and for the entire Los Angeles community. "Los Angeles is long overdue for a celebration of this great language and culture" says festival producer Aaron Paley. "Yiddish has become more relevant than ever in the 1990's as it continues to inspire artists of all kinds around the world." The Festival kicks-off Saturday, September 16, at 8:00 PM, with an evening concert of theater, music and song, featuring special guest Leonard Nimoy, the Ellis Island Klezmer Band, singer Lisa Wanamaker, actor Jack Lewin, and musician-raconteur Archie Barkan. Tickets for the Saturday evening concert, $12 ($10 for center members, students and seniors), are available through Theatix (213) 466-1767. Advance ticket purchases should be made as seating is limited. The FREE festival for families begins Sunday, September 17, at 10 AM and continues all day until 5:00 PM. The Sunday community extravaganza features continuous programming for children and their families including storytelling (in English) with Uncle Ruthie, We Tell Stories, and Karen Golden; sing-alongs with Cindy Paley, Risa Igelfeld, and Best Friends; hands-on craft workshops including: Yiddish Family Festival Yiddish kite-making with My Jewish Discovery Place Children's Museum, tsdoke pushkes with Edmon Rodman, calligraphy, and paper cutting. Bring your instruments and learn how to play a song with a klezmer band at the music workshop led by Yale Strom's klezmer group, Zmiros. Community booths will offer Yiddish and English books, information on Yiddish classes, camps and programs, artisans, and other yiddishkayt products. Videos of classic Yiddish films, curated by L.A. Times critic, Kenneth Turan, will be shown, and Yale Strom will introduce his documentary "The Last Klezmer" and offer a sneak preview of his forthcoming film, "The Ice Cream Vendor from Carpati." At 4:30 PM, a concert of the best in Klezmer music and Yiddish song will be featured in the Center's auditorium. Other offerings include conversational Yiddish, a genealogy workshop, seminars on Yiddish theater, humor, and proverbs, and cooking demonstrations with The Seasonal Table. And of course, there will be delicious food to nosh on, inspired by Yiddish cooking. Ample free parking is available at Valley College, across the street from the Jewish Community Center. Yiddishkayt: A Family Festival in English & Yiddish is presented by the Valley Cities Jewish Community Center and produced by Community Arts Resources (CARS). Yiddishkayt is sponsored by the Dora and Charles Mesnick Cultural Fund of the Jewish Community Centers Association of Los Angeles, honoring the retired director of that organization and his wife, and supported by a grant from the Misha and Sonia Yablon Cultural Fund. Supporters of Yiddishkayt include, among others, the Los Angeles Yiddish Culture Club, Sholem Community Organization and Educational Institute, National Yiddish Book Center, Workmen's Circle. For further information on both the evening concert and the free all-day community festival, please contact Aaron Paley of CARS at 213/962-1976 or Rachel Sisk at the Valley Cities Jewish Community Center, 818/786-6310. Yiddishkayt: A Family Festival in English & Yiddish Participating Artists and Programs (Schedule is subject to change) Saturday Evening, 8:00 PM Gala Concert * Archie Barkan, Master of Ceremonies, veteran of the Yiddish stage. * Ellis Island Klezmer Band, Los Angeles' own, presents the American premiere of Zegota, their original musical tribute to the elite Polish underground, and classic klezmer tunes. * Lisa Wanamaker, soloist, sings Yiddish folk songs from her new release Shirim. * Jack Lewin, performs Sholem Aleichem's Berel Isaac in America, in English and Yiddish. * and Leonard Nimoy, of Star Trek fame, and host of "Jewish Short Stories, Eastern Europe and Beyond" on National Public Radio. Sunday Free Family Festival, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Storytelling 10:30 AM We Tell Stories: Tales from Chelm Noon We Tell Stories: Tales from Chelm 1:15 PM Uncle Ruthie 2:30 PM Karen Golden 3:45 PM Karen Golden Hands-On Interactive Workshops for All Ages All Day Yiddish Kite-making with My Jewish Discovery Place Children's Museum 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM My Yiddish Home with Gayle Gale 11:00 AM -12:30 PM Papercutting with Jerry Novoor, a traditional Jewish art form 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Yiddish Calligraphy with Vicki Reikees Fox 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Create tsodke pushke (charitable alms) boxes with Edmon Rodman 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Bring your musical instruments for a Klezmer Workshop with Yale Strom and Zmiros 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Yiddish Dance - learn the Sher!, a Yiddish dance Cooking Classes Learn how to cook the perfect blintz or mandelbroyt with Karen Berk of "The Seasonal Table" 11:00 AM Mandelbroyt 1:30 PM Blintzes Music Participatory sing-alongs for children and their parents: 10:00 AM Risa Igelfeld 11:15 AM Cindy Paley 12:45 PM Best Friends 2:00 PM Cindy Paley 3:15 PM Risa Igelfeld 3:30 PM Sylvia Brown: a chorus for adults Concerts: 4:30 PM Zmiros: A concert of original Klezmer with Yale Strom, Jeff Pekarek, and Adam del Monte, the extraordinary flamenco guitarist from Madrid by way of Israel. All Day Golden State Klezmer Band Films * Video screenings of classic feature films. 10:30 AM "The Cantor's Son" with Moishe Oisher Noon Special Presentation of "The Last Klezmer" with filmmaker Yale Strom. Sneak Preview of a clip from Yale Strom's new film "Day by Day: The Ice Cream Vendor from Carpati." 2:00 PM "Dybbuk" 3:30 PM "Yidl with A Fidl" Forums 10:30 AM Yiddish humor and proverbs with Archie Barkan 11:30 AM From the Shtetl to the Silver Screen: The History of the Yiddish Theatre, Part One, with Sabell Bender 12:30 PM "Where Once We Walked" - Jewish genealogy and family trees for descendants of Eastern European Jews. With Mayer Denn 1:30 PM From the Shtetl to Broadway: The History of the Yiddish Theatre, Part Two, with Sabell Bender Exhibitions * The Virtual Shtetl: Yiddish on the Internet * Yiddish books * The Bender Collection of Yiddish theater posters * Jewish folk art Yiddish Language Offerings (Lomir Redn Yiddish) * The "How Do You Say It in Yiddish" Booth (staffed by our experts) * Lomir Redn Yiddish (Let's Speak Yiddish) Room - basic conversation classes, every hour on the hour. Aaron Paley ______________________________________________________ End of Mendele Vol. 5.087 Mendele has 2 rules: 1. Provide a meaningful Subject: line 2. Sign your article (full name please) Send articles to: mendele@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu Send change-of-status messages to: listserv@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu a. For a temporary stop: set mendele nomail b. To resume delivery: set mendele mail c. To subscribe: sub mendele first_name last_name d. 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