2011
July 2011
Thursday 14 July 2011
Thu 14 Jul. This dynamic arts festival celebrates modern Jewish culture with concerts, gallery talks, scholar-led discussions, and workshops focusing on the preservation and perpetuation of our valuable memories. This year’s programs include the internationally known Klezmer Conservatory Band, indie songstress Clare Burson, a silent film classic with live accompaniment by Paul Shapiro and band, and a Yiddish theater performance by some of today’s best Yiddish theater stars. See individual dates for event listings. This event does not require an RSVP. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Thu 14 Jul, 8 am-9:30 pm. Boundaries separating the natural from the supernatural dissolve as ill-fated pledges, unfulfilled passions and untimely deaths ensnare two families in a tragic labyrinth of spiritual possession. The Dybbuk was made on location in Poland in 1937 and brought together the best talents of Polish Jewry, script writers, composers, choreographers, set designers, actors and historical advisors. The film's exquisite musical and dance interludes evoke the cultural richness of both shtetl communities and Polish Jewry on the eve of WWII. Based on the play by S. An-sky. Introduced by David Shneer, associate professor of history and director of the Program in Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Academic Director of the Steiner Summer Program. 1. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Thu 14 Jul, 10-11:30 am. Paper Bridge Summer Arts Festival Library Workshop Would you like to learn how to archive letters, postcards and photographs? Bring them this summer and learn how to safely archive them for future generations. Pre-registration required. Cost: Free/member; $5/nonmember; $2/student Date: Thursday, July 14, 2011 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Thu 14 Jul, 3 pm. A Living Connection: Photographs from the S. An-sky Expeditions Paper Bridge Summer Arts Festival Hankus Netsky, curator of A Living Connection: Photographs from the S. An-sky Expeditions, 1912-1914, explores the expedition to gather, study, and analyze historical and ethnographic materials about Jews in Russia and Poland. Cost: Free for members; $5/nonmembers; $2/student Date: Thursday, July 14, 2011 Time: 3:00 PM Date: Thursday, July 14, 2011 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Address: Yiddish Book Center 1021 West Street Amherst, MA 01002. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Thu 14 Jul, 4:30-5:30 pm. Paper Bridge Summer Arts Festival Applebaum-Driker Theater 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 open the door to your family history. Pre-registration suggested. Cost: Free for members; $5/nonmembers; $2/student Date: Thursday, July 14, 2011 Time: 4:30 PM Date: Thursday, July 14, 2011 Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Address: Yiddish Book Center 1021 West Street Amherst, MA 01002. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 17 July 2011
Sun 17 Jul to Fri 30 Sep. Photographs by Bill Aron Exhibit | Brechner Gallery Exploring Jewish life in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi echoes the theme of journey that has been a part of Jewish life for centuries. Jews have journeyed to escape oppression, to seek opportunity, and to preserve their heritage. The journey continues today as the southern Jewish population shift from small towns to metropolitan centers. The southern Jewish experience is about their work places and sacred places, the people that live in the communities, and how their Jewish lives are changing. Each of these areas is explored in the Jewish photographic road trip. On loan from the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience. Henrietta Levine and chopped liver Photograph by Bill Aron Bagels and Grits: Exp. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sun 17 Jul, 2-3:30 pm. Applebaum-Driker Theater Pianolist Bob Berkman brings old musical favorites and unknown klezmer compositions to life, sharing his collection of rare piano rolls in Klezmerola. With a “portable” player piano positioned in front of our baby grand piano, songs by Gershwin, Yiddish theater hits and devotional music offer a glimpse into a time when the player piano was the prime source of home entertainment. Reservations suggested. Cost: $8/member; $10/non-member; $5/student Date: Sunday, July 17, 2011 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Thursday 21 July 2011
Thu 21 Jul, 3-4:30 pm. Applebaum-Driker Theater Samuel Kassow, Professor of History at Trinity College, to present: Historians and Modern Jewish Culture: The Role of Simon Dubnow Simon Dubnow was the real founder of the modern historiography of East European Jewry. And thanks to him historical consciousness became an important pillar of modern Jewish culture in Eastern Europe. He had an important role in the development of the YIVO and served as an intellectual guide for younger historians. This talk will examine major aspects of his contribution to the modernization of Jewish life in Eastern Europe The lecture will be delivered in Yiddish. Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Address: 1021 West Street Amherst, MA 01002 This event does not require an RSVP. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 24 July 2011
Sun 24 Jul, 12:30 pm. The repository tour takes the visitor through the evolution of Yiddish literature and examines common themes and ongoing questions that Yiddish authors address, simply because they are writing in Yiddish: Where do the boundaries of Jewish culture lie? How do Jews enter the modern world without losing their distinct Jewish identity? How do Jews respond to oppression? How does one generation respond to the next? Repository tours are offered on Sundays at 12:30 PM in the Great Hall. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Thursday 28 July 2011
Thu 28 Jul to Fri 29 Jul, 9 am-5 pm. Applebaum-Driker Theater, Yiddish Book Center The Steiner Summer Program is proud to announce the Steiner Student Presentations on Yiddish Studies. Under the guidance of the Steiner summer faculty of David Shneer, Rebecca Margolis, and Yuri Vedenyapin, 18 students will each present original research in Yiddish Studies. Topics range from Soviet Yiddish literature and Hungarian Yiddish newspapers to Jewish women¹s experience on the Lower East Side of New York and a close viewing of the last Yiddish film made in Poland. The students will present from 9 until 5pm on Thursday, July 28th, and from 9 until 11am on Friday, July 29th. This program is free and open to the public. Start Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011 End Date: Friday, July 29, 2011 This event does no. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Friday 29 July 2011
Fri 29 Jul, 9-11 am. Applebaum-Driker Theater, Yiddish Book Center The Steiner Summer Program is proud to announce the Steiner Student Presentations on Yiddish Studies. Under the guidance of the Steiner summer faculty of David Shneer, Rebecca Margolis, and Yuri Vedenyapin, 18 students will each present original research in Yiddish Studies. Topics range from Soviet Yiddish literature and Hungarian Yiddish newspapers to Jewish women¹s experience on the Lower East Side of New York and a close viewing of the last Yiddish film made in Poland. The students will present from 9 until 5pm on Thursday, July 28th, and from 9 until 11am on Friday, July 29th. This program is free and open to the public. This event does not require an RSVP. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 31 July 2011
Sun 31 Jul, 12:30 pm. The repository tour takes the visitor through the evolution of Yiddish literature and examines common themes and ongoing questions that Yiddish authors address, simply because they are writing in Yiddish: Where do the boundaries of Jewish culture lie? How do Jews enter the modern world without losing their distinct Jewish identity? How do Jews respond to oppression? How does one generation respond to the next? Repository tours are offered on Sundays at 12:30 PM in the Great Hall. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sun 31 Jul, 2-3:30 pm. Applebaum-Driker Theater Ruth Gruber, 97, was an ace journalist, photographer and author for more than 70 years. Hurtling herself out of Brooklyn and into global politics, she witnessed some of the most critical junctures in contemporary world history and specifically Jewish history. After studying in Cologne, Germany, she became at age 20 the world’s youngest Ph.D. and was drawn to journalism, undaunted by the dominance of men in the news industry. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [more][email][events]