2009
August 2009
Sunday 2 August 2009
Sun 2 Aug, 2 pm. Sunday, August 2nd - Concert Brandon Seabrook (mandolin) and Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh (violin) perform Jewish music from the Eastern European, Gypsy and klezmer traditions. Reservations suggested. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 10. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 9 August 2009
Sun 9 Aug, 2 pm. Sunday, August 9th - Film This 1966 documentary portrays pre-war Jewish life in Poland, using rare archival footage to depict the richness of Jewish culture in the shtetl and the cities of Bialystok, Cracow, Vilna and Warsaw. (B&W; 85 min.) 2:00 p.m. Cost: $6. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 16 August 2009
Sun 16 Aug, 2 pm. Sunday, August 16th - Film In 2001, painter Samuel Bak returned to his hometown of Vilna (now Vilnius, Lithuania). There he walked the streets of the ghetto where he was interned with his parents during the Holocaust and visited the nearby forest where his father and grandparents were murdered. This 2003 documentary explores Bak’s work and life through the lens of his childhood experiences. (48 min.). 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 23 August 2009
Sun 23 Aug, 2 pm. Sunday, August 23rd - Film This 1938 musical comedy embraces Jewish life in Lodz in all its diversity – with tenements and unemployed Jews, nightclubs and gangsters, and religious Jews celebrating Sukkos. Molly Picon stars as a young woman who promises her dying mother that she will care for her family. The musical score includes Picon’s trademark song, “Abi Gezunt.” (100 min.; B&W; Yiddish w/ new English subtitles). 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 30 August 2009
Sun 30 Aug, 2 pm. Sunday, August 30th - Concert This one-woman musical memoir, written and performed by singer/storyteller Deborah Karpel, blends theatrical monologue, character acting, and a rich musical exploration of secular Jewish culture. Directed by OBIE award-winning actor/director David Drake with Patrick Farrell on piano and accordion. Reservations suggested. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 10. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]