2008
May 2008
Sunday 18 May 2008
Sun 18 May. Sunday, May 18th - Lecture Dr. Miriam Isaacs, visiting associate professor in Yiddish language and culture at the University of Maryland, discusses the use of the supernatural as reflected in H. Leivick’s The Golem, Jacob Gordin’s God, Man, and Devil, Peretz Hirshbein’s The Pledge, and S. Ansky’s The Dybbuk. 2:00 P.M. Cost: $6. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 25 May 2008
Sun 25 May. Sunday, May 25th - Film This unique documentary focuses on six Philadelphia war veterans, their individual experiences during the war and their bittersweet reunion. The film includes personal photographs, rare archival footage, and newsreels. (2005; 37 min.). 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sun 25 May. Sunday, May 25th - Film This inspired documentary by Sam Ball recounts the WWII experience of a young Jewish mother who escaped the Nazis to join the French Resistance. (2004; 30 min.). 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]