2009
January 2009
Sunday 4 January 2009
Sun 4 Jan, 2 pm. Sunday, January 4th, 2009 - Talk “Make Me Bitter”: French Jewish Memory Of the 76,000 Jews rounded up during World War II by French authorities and deported to Auschwitz, fewer than 3,000 returned. How can we reconcile France’s reputation as a haven for refugees, its glorious heritage of liberalism and human rights, with the decades of silence surrounding these events? Author and French historian Lisa Lieberman explores the dilemma of being Jewish in France. 2pm Cost: $5. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 5. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 11 January 2009
Sun 11 Jan, 2 pm. Sunday, January 11th, 2009 - Concert Barbez - “Force of Light” Composer/musician Dan Kaufman pays homage to poet Paul Celan, considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. These musical reflections mix the sounds of guitar, theremin, clarinet, and marimba with fragments of Celan’s poetry. Reservations suggested. 2pm Cost: $10. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 10. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 18 January 2009
Sun 18 Jan, 2 pm. Sunday, January 18th, 2009 - Film Widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, Jean Renoir’s masterpiece is a scathing critique of corrupt and racist French society cloaked in a comedy of manners. (1939; 106 min.; French w/ English subtitles) 2pm Cost: $6. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 25 January 2009
Sun 25 Jan, 2 pm. Sunday, January 25th, 2009 - Film One of the first French films to address the issue of collaboration during the German Occupation, Louis Malle’s film traces a young peasant’s journey from would-be Resistance member to Milice recruit. (1974; 138 min.; French w/ English subtitles) 2pm Cost: $6. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]