2009
July 2009
Sunday 5 July 2009
Sun 5 Jul, 2 pm. Sunday, July 5th - Film Based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's writings, this whimsical tale from director Jan Schütte follows charmer Max Kohn (Otto Tausig), an 80-year-old author who escapes life's doldrums by losing himself in his imagination. Elizabeth Peña portrays Max's daffy cleaning lady, while Rhea Perlman, Barbara Hershey and Tovah Feldshuh play the women in his romantic orbit. (86 min.). 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 12 July 2009
Sun 12 Jul, 2 pm. Sunday, July 12th - Concert The Music of Marty Levitt with Dave Levitt and Hankus Netsky Colorful Brooklyn-born bandleader and clarinetist Marty Levitt kept klezmer music alive on the New York scene in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. In this lively program of dance music and conversation, Hankus Netsky, Dave Levitt and his all-star klezmer band presents the fascinating story and musical legacy of the Levitt dynasty. Reservations suggested. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 10. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Monday 13 July 2009
Mon 13 Jul, 10 am. Monday, July 13th - Workshop Would you like to share your personal history with your children and grandchildren? Do you want to learn how to begin writing, what to include, and how to make it interesting? Madeleine Blais, Pulitzer-Prize winning author, helps you write your memoir. Pre-registration required. 10:00a.m. Cost: $10. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 10. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Mon 13 Jul, 2 pm. Monday, July 13th - Talk Nahma Sandrow, author of Vagabond Stars: A World History of Yiddish Theater and God, Man and Devil: Yiddish Plays in Translation, as well as the award-winning off-Broadway musical Kuni-Leml, presents an overview of the life and times of Yiddish theater. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Mon 13 Jul, 4 pm. Monday, July 13th - Workshop Would you like to find out what a family letter, postcard, journal entry or recipe says in Yiddish? Bring it to our Yiddish translators, and we will help open the door to your family history. Pre-registration required. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 5. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Mon 13 Jul, 8 pm. Monday, July 13th - Film and Discussion In this allegory based on the play by Jacob Gordin, poor, pious Torah scribe Hershele Dubrovner has a life that glorifies God until Satan, disguised as a business partner, turns him into a greedy, dishonest factory owner. Film introduced by Nahma Sandrow, with discussion following screening. (B&W; Yiddish w/ English subtitles; 1949; 100 min.). 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 8. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Tue 14 Jul, 10 am. Tuesday, July 14th - Film This sophisticated film version of Jacob Gordin’s stage classic faithfully recreates Jewish life in turn-of-the-century Poland. Berta Gersten is memorable as Mirele, a wealthy, proud widow whose devotion to her children extends to hand-picking a wife for her eldest son. The resulting power struggle between the matriarch and her daughter-in-law for control over family and business explores the complexities of loyalty and pride. (B&W; Yiddish w/ English subtitles; 1939; 80 min.). 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Tue 14 Jul, 2 pm. Tuesday, July 14th - Talk In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the death of Yiddish playwright Jacob Gordin, Nahma Sandrow explores his life and work. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Tue 14 Jul, 4 pm. Tuesday, July 14th - Workshop Would you like to learn how to archive letters, postcards and photographs? Bring them with you, and Barbara Blumenthal, Rare Book Specialist at the Smith College Library, will show you how to safely archive them for future generations. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 5. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Tue 14 Jul, 8 pm. Tuesday, July 14th - Performance Through live dance, multi-media presentation, and interactive dialogue, choreographer Carolyn Dorfman takes us on a journey of faith, survival and renewal. Dorfman reveals her inspiration for The Legacy Project, drawing on Jewish history, philosophy, music and liturgy to create work that is personal yet powerfully universal. Reservations suggested. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 18. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Wed 15 Jul, 10 am. Wednesday, July 15th - Workshop Would you like to share your personal history with your children and grandchildren? Do you want to learn how to begin writing, what to include, and how to make it interesting? Madeleine Blais, Pulitzer-Prize winning author, helps you write your memoir. Pre-registration required. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 10. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Wed 15 Jul, 2 pm. Wednesday, July 15th - Talk The Yiddish theater was an important cultural institution for immigrant Jews and also a catalyst for extraordinary creativity by Jewish composers and performers. Hankus Netsky introduces the significant figures of this genre and traces the evolution of their music. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Wed 15 Jul, 8 pm. Wednesday, July 15th - Concert Join this exciting new trio for an evening of Yiddish song and contemporary klezmer music. Native Yiddish speaker and vocalist Betty Silberman has performed with Shirim and the Klezmer Conservatory Band and in numerous Yiddish theater productions throughout the US. Reservations suggested. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 18. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Thursday 16 July 2009
Thu 16 Jul, 10 am. Thursday, July 16th - Workshop Would you like to learn how to archive letters, postcards and photographs? Bring them with you, and Barbara Blumenthal, Rare Book Specialist at the Smith College Library, will show you how to safely archive them for future generations. Pre-registration suggested. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 5. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Thu 16 Jul, 2 pm. Thursday, July 16th - Talk Adrienne Cooper and Marilyn Lerner discuss the development of their timely musical project exploring songs of war and peace within and beyond the context of the Jewish experience. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Thu 16 Jul, 4 pm. Thursday, July 16th - Workshop Would you like to find out what a family letter, postcard, journal entry or recipe says in Yiddish? Bring it to our Yiddish translators, and we will help open the door to your family history. Pre-registration suggested. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 5. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Thu 16 Jul, 8 pm. Thursday, July 16th - Concert Every Mother’s Son: Jewish Songs of War and Peace – Adrienne Cooper and Marilyn Lerner This multi-media concert is sung in Yiddish, English, Ladino and Hebrew, with projections by Mor Erlich, Israeli animator and filmmaker. Vocalist Adrienne Cooper and composer/pianist Marilyn Lerner mine rich veins of traditional music and twentieth-century texts on the experience of war and the struggle to make peace, with songs by Hanoch Levin, Sh. Kacerginski, Brecht, Weill and Hanns Eisler, Phil Ochs, and folk poets. Reservations suggested. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 18. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 19 July 2009
Sun 19 Jul, 2 pm. Sunday, July 19th - Concert Original story songs, worldbeat Jewish music, and great classics of American song. Laura’s critically acclaimed CD, “Kabbalah Music,” was recommended in NPR commentator Tom Moon’s book 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die. Reservations suggested. 2:00 p.m. Cost: $10. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 10. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 26 July 2009
Sun 26 Jul, 2 pm. Oelbaum discusses the inspiration and the process behind her toned gelatin silver prints depicting fragments of endpapers from old books, passed down from generation to generation. Oelbaum is a New York-based photographer represented in numerous private and public collections, including the Museum of the City of New York, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage. She teaches at the International Center of Photography and is the author of two books, Flowers in Shadow: A Photographer Rediscovers a Victorian Botanical Journal and Blue Prints: The Natural World in Cyanotype Photographs. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]