2009
February 2009
Sunday 1 February 2009
Sun 1 Feb, 2 pm. Sunday, February 1st, 2009 - Film A controversial documentary about the crucial but forgotten role of a group of Yiddish-speaking tailors in the French Resistance, who were often recruited for missions considered too dangerous by other members. Seven of the surviving partisans recall their exploits in this film, narrated by Simone Signoret. (2001; 83 min.) 2pm Cost: $6. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 8 February 2009
Sun 8 Feb, 2 pm. Sunday, February 8th, 2009 - Film If the Walls Could Speak (Les Voix de la Muette) This award-winning documentary is a portrait of La Muette, a building in the Paris suburb of Drancy. Today it is a run-down subsidized apartment complex, but during World War II, 67,000 Jews were interned there on their way to the death camps. Director Daniela Zanzotto will be in attendance. (1998; 52 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 15 February 2009
Sun 15 Feb, 2 pm. Sunday, February 15th, 2009 - Film This gritty and explosive look at the racial and cultural volatility in modern-day France explores the relationships between a Jew, an African, and an Arab — giving human faces to France’s immigrant populations. Their resentment of their social marginalization simmers until it reaches a climactic boiling point. (1995; 97 min.; French w/ English subtitles) Caution: Strong language and violence. 2pm Cost: $6. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 22 February 2009
Sun 22 Feb, 2 pm. Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 - Talk Michael Hoberman, author of How Strange it Seems, tells the personal stories of Jews living in rural New England from the late 1800s through contemporary times. 2pm Cost: $5. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 5. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]