Yiddish Culture FestivalYiddish Culture Festivalhttp://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/181372Chase Auditorium2012-02-15T19:30:002012-02-15T21:30:00
February 15, 7:30PM
Chase Auditorium
Romeo & Juliet in Yiddish (2011). In Yiddish and English, with English subtitles (92 minutes).
Description
Yiddish Culture Festival 2012
In Memoriam Seth Brody
This free, informal gathering meets periodically to enjoy film, music and speakers encompassing all things Yiddish. It is not necessary to speak or understand Yiddish to fully enjoy these events. Meetings are held Wednesdays at 7:30pm (promptly!) in Chase Hall Auditorium (except the Monday April 2 concert, which begins at 5pm in Roberts Hall.) For more information or directions, see our website www.haverford.edu/ycf/ or contact Jeff Tecosky-Feldman (jtecosky@haverford.edu, 610-896-1199). All are welcome! Organizers: Professors Dan Gillis, Mel Santer, Jeff Tecosky-Feldman.
NOTE: These programs will be held during inclement weather UNLESS the campus is closed, which happens only rarely. You can call campus security (610-896-1111) to check.
Dates
Wednesday, February 1:
An Interview with Yosl Birshteyn (2011). Yosl Birshteyn (1920- 2003) was a Yiddish writer and storyteller. This filmed interview, conducted by Boris Sandler from The Forward, explores the writer’s creative process. In Yiddish with English subtitles (53 minutes).
Wednesday, February 15:
Romeo & Juliet in Yiddish (2011). Set in modern day Brooklyn, this drama involves rival Hasidic groups reimagining the traditional Shakespeare tale. Written, directed by and starring Eve Annenberg. In Yiddish and English, with English subtitles (92 minutes).
Wednesday, March 14:
Selected Video & DVD Clips of Klezmer, Folk & Theater Songs presented by Bob and Molly Freedman. They are the founders and curators of the Jewish Sound Archive at the University of Pennsylvania, which is the beneficiary of their more than fifty years of collecting and thirty years of cataloging over some 33,000 songs.
Monday, April 2:
From Holocaust to Life: Music of David Botwinik. This concert features Yiddish songs by Vilna-born composer David Botwinik, sung by internationally acclaimed singer Lisa Willson, soprano, and The Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, under the direction of Thomas Lloyd. English translations provided. NOTE: This special concert starts at 5pm, and is in Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium, a 500ft walk from our usual meeting place. Signs will be posted.
Wednesday, April 18:
Yiddish readings, stories and jokes. Members of our circle will share favorite tales in Yiddish, with English translation.
Directions to Chase Auditorium
If arriving by car, enter the campus by the College Avenue entrance, and park in any spot marked FACULTY/STAFF on the right of the driveway. To find Chase Hall, continue on the driveway until you reach the end of the building on your left (Stokes Hall). Turn left and follow the path up a gentle slope to a stone building with a few steps outside its double-door entrance–– this is Chase Hall. We’re in the first floor in the back of the building. There is an entrance without steps around the right hand side.
Chase Hall is #14 and Stokes Hall is #15 on the Campus Map
For More Info
Jeff Tecosky-Feldman
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