2007
September 2007
Sunday 2 September 2007
Sun 2 Sep. Sunday, September 2nd - Concert Oy Division, a young Israeli band, performs traditional Eastern European klezmer music. Their repertoire is a mix of instrumental wedding dance music, folk songs, and songs from the Yiddish theater. Reservations suggested. 2:00 P.M. Cost: $10. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 9 September 2007
Sun 9 Sep, 11 am-4 pm. Fifth annual Members Day All Book Center members – and friends are invited to enjoy guided tours of the world’s largest collection of Yiddish books, Browse Yiddish and English books; picnic on our grounds, shop in our store with aspecial Members Day discount; and listen to international sound of the band Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird. reservations.s of “A Bridge of Books” Documentary by filmmaker Sam Ball about the early years of the National Yiddish Book Center. 11:15 am Aaron Lansky, founder and president of the National Yiddish Book Center Update on Book Center programs and new building expansion. 11:45 am Hankus Netsky, vice-president of education 12:30 & 1:30 pmGuided tours of Yiddish Book Repository and Yiddish Writers Garden.2:30 pm Concert by D. Hampshire College, 1021 West Street,, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. free. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 16 September 2007
Sun 16 Sep. Sunday, September 16th - Talk The Jewish Daily Forward, or Forverts, opens its photographic archives to the public. Editor Alana Newhouse offers an illustrated journey through the Lower East Side’s pushcarts, Yiddish theater, and labor rallies – along with some true surprises. 2:00 P.M. Cost: $6. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 23 September 2007
Sun 23 Sep. Sunday, September 23rd - Film This 1990 documentary includes highlights from Yiddish filmmaker Joseph Seiden’s 1931 film The Voice of Israel, with performances by Adolph Katchko, Josef “Yossele” Rosenblatt, David Roitman, Joseph Shlisky, and Mordecai Hershman. (55 min.; B&W and color). 2:00 P.M. Cost: $6. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 30 September 2007
Sun 30 Sep. Sunday, September 30th - Concert This soulful, fun-loving six-piece women’s ensemble plays imaginative versions of eclectic Eastern European-rooted Jewish folk music, Yiddish swing and tango, and an ever-expanding repertoire of vibrant originals. Reservations suggested. 2:00 P.M. Cost: $10. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]