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Shmoozing with Avi - Guest: Artist Shoshannah Brombacher
2021-03-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Shoshannah Brombacher (Amsterdam, Holland 1959) holds a PhD in Jewish Studies, taught, researched and studied in Leyden, Amsterdam, Berlin and Jerusalem. She is an author, illustrator, visual artist , and maggidah (storyteller/spiritual guide).
Her main interest is Chassidism, but includes the Golem of Prague, the Breslover Tikkun, Talmudic, Midrashic and Biblical stories,Biblical women, the weekly Torah-portion, the Twelve Tribes, Goethe’s Faust, poetry (Yiddish,Sephardic, several European languages), the Haggadah, the Hebrew Aleph-Beth, Spinoza, classical composers, cities, The Dybbuk, and politically inspired poetry/events (Nazim Hikmet Ran, Occupy-Wallstreet).
Brombacher creates custom art (ketubot, verses of a name, tikkunim,home-blessings Psalms, bar/bat mitzvah, etc. Calligraphy, text, letters and colors play an important role. She is a member of several art organizations, vice-president of the American Guild of Judaic Art, and was internationally awarded for her work, which can be found in all five continents.
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Yiddish Fun-02
2021-03-14 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
The class meets every Sunday starting March 14, 2021 from 2pm to 3pm on Zoom for 6 weeks.
A 6 week course in a BISL advanced conversational Yiddish with an entertaining and fun twist.
This ‘slightly’ intermediate 60 minute fully interactive class entitled Yiddish Fun02 utilizes the curricula and materials developed by Columbia University Professor Miriam Hoffman and under the guidance and direction of her son, renowned actor and course professor Avi Hoffman, connecting the academic roots of the Yiddish language with its incredible contributions to mainstream modern culture.
(Prior Knowledge of Yiddish or participation in YiddishFun01 is not necessary)
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Shmoozing with Avi featuring Neal Hoffman creator of "Mensch on a Bench"
2021-03-09 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online
This week Shmoozing with Avi features Neal Hoffman, creator of Mensch on a Bench. Born and raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts, he stood out as a “model” student in his Hebrew school. With an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and MBA from University of Virginia, Neal landed his dream job making toys at Hasbro where he worked on GI Joe, Tonka, and Transformers.
In 2011, Neal and his wife Erin moved to Cincinnati with their son, Jacob Maccabee Hoffman, and welcomed their second son, Alexander Goldwin Hoffman. Drawing from his creative background in toys, Neal was inspired when Jake asked for an Elf on the Shelf and came up with the idea for The Mensch on a Bench. That night, Neal wrote the first draft of the book and read it as a nighttime story to Jake. Just 18 months later, the Mensch has benefited from a successful Kickstarter campaign, launched into the retail industry, and been widely accepted by the Jewish Community.
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REBROADCAST: Shmoozing with Avi, our interview program, will feature Phillip Namanworth!
2021-03-02 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Shmoozing with Avi, our interview program, will feature Phillip Namanworth whose music career has been highlighted by his funky signature vocals, bluesy piano playing and his world class band, Always Somethin’, backing him up. Phillip has intertwined 25 years of studies and teaching of Jewish mysticism and Chassidus as a long time Talmud of R. Simon Jacobson student, imbuing the wisdom of the sages with the rockin’ rhythm and blues of the soul, bringing the material and the spiritual worlds together in a fusion of spirit and song.
Phillip began his music career singing with an a capella doo wop group, The Rondells, whose lead singer was Chuck Negron, later of Three Dog Night. He has recorded and toured with Dave Von Ronk (Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters) Joseph Byrd (The American Metaphysical Circus), Elliott Randall (Rock and Roll City), Roberta Flack, Ry Cooder, and Kenny Vance among many others. Phillip was the piano player for the original Broadway productions of Superstar and The Rocky Horror Show. He has recorded four CDs and has composed numerous musical numbers.
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YI Love Play Readings: Senior Moments
2021-03-01 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Two Jewish families whose respective matriarchs are giving them a hard time about where they want to live out their golden years.
A snapshot of two Jewish families whose respective matriarchs are giving them a hard time about where they want to live out their golden years. The plays being shown are “A Mensch for Mom” by Joan Liman and “Finding Evelyn” by Kathy Kafer. This will be a double bill with both plays shows on the same evening.
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The Megillah Cycle of Itzik Manger Featuring Mike Burstyn and a star studded cast in association with Congress for Jewish Culture (NY)
2021-02-28 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online
The Megillah Cycle is a reading of the entire original Megillah of Itzik Manger, which was the inspiration for the 1960’s Broadway Musical sensation which starred a young Mike Burstyn and his parents, the Yiddish Theatre icons Pesach Burstein and Lilian Lux. This virtual celebration will be directed by, and will feature Mike Burstyn and an international celebrity studded cast including Daniel Kahn (Germany), Jamie Elman and Eli Battalion (Yidlife Crisis, Canada), and US Jewish Eleanor Reissa, Shane Baker, Yelena Shmuelenson, Allen Lewis Rickman, Suzanne Toren and Avi Hoffman as Evil Haman.
Congress for Jewish Culture (CJC) is a home and resource for some of the finest writers, poets, translators, composers, and performers working in the field of Yiddish today. They cultivate the living language in all of its manifestations: spoken, sung, on the page and on the stage. CJC publishes Yiddish and English books; presents concerts, plays and Purim-shpiln; runs classes and literary reading circles.
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‘KhapLop’: Children’s Stories in Yiddish - Dr. Seuss and More Featuring Avi Hoffman
2021-02-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Stories by the iconic authors Rudyard Kipling and Dr. Seuss are given surprising new spins in Yiddish (with a Bisl English) translations by Avi’s Yiddishe Mameh, Columbia University Professor Miriam Hoffman read by her son, renowned actor Avi Hoffman. This multimedia presentation will include music and illustrations from the original publications. The Yiddish interpretations of these timeless classics will put a shmeykhel (smile) on the faces of children of all ages.
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PurimShpiel Concert with the Chorney-Ghergus Duo
2021-02-27 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Efim Chorny and Susan Ghergus headline the Chorny-Ghergus Duo, one of the most renowned groups in Yiddish music in Europe and beyond. They are laureates of the prestigious Moscow International Solomon Mikhoels’ Art Festival (1st Prize). They have been teaching faculty in many festivals of Yiddish music.
Chorny & Ghergus created the background music for a production of “God of Vengeance” (by S. Asch), that was performed during the International Festival “A. Goldfaden” (France-Romania-Lithuania-Hungary). They’ve also participated in “Yiddish Vocalists,” “Musical Culture of the Jewish People of Eastern Europe” (Austin University, USA) and the animated film project “Lullabies of the World” (the Jewish Lullaby). They represented Moldova in the cultural program of the Moscow International Jewish Book Festival. Efim Chorny and Susan Ghergus are leaders of the “Theatre of Jewish Song” (Moldova) and soloists of international bands “Klezmer Alliance,” “Besarabish” and the “Pro-Yiddish Project.”
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Eat in Good Health- Purim Treats
2021-02-27 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
Join us for another video presentation in alliance with The Forward Jewish newspaper, featuring Yiddish Cooking, entitled “Eat in Good Health – Ess Gezunterheit,” featuring Yiddish Cooking, titled “Eat in Good Health,” featuring recipes for “Hamentashen” and more!
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REBROADCAST of the World Premiere Broadcast of Aaron Kula's Klezmer Company Jazz Orchestra's Borscht to Broadway, The Legacy of Second Ave
2021-02-27 08:00 - 21:00 UTC
Starring: Avi Hoffman, Laura Turnbull, Lindsey Corey and Oscar Cheda
Arrangements by Aaron Kula and Chaim Rubinov
Maestro Aaron Kula, leading the Klezmer Company Jazz Orchestra (KCJO) and world renowned entertainer Avi Hoffman will perform a concert that takes the audience on a musical journey from the origins of the Yiddish Theater on Second Avenue to the masterful treasures of Broadway. They will be joined by a full Orchestra and some of the most beloved south Florida singers as they highlight the most famous songs ever written, utilizing the Klezmer, Swing and Jazz band arrangements of the 1940, 50’s and beyond.
Aaron Kula and Avi Hoffman performing together, with the KCJO and the best theatrical talent of South Florida, is a historic concert event that will never be forgotten.
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• Aaron Kula – conductor and accordion
• Karen Banos – violin
• Scott Klarman – flute, piccolo, alto sax
• Ismael Vergara – clarinet, alto and tenor saxes
• Rochelle Frederick – clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax
• Chaim Rubinov – trumpet and flugelhorn
• David Levitan – trombone
• Phil Hinton – piano
• Ranses Colon – bass
• Geroge Mazzeo – drums and percussion
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Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Classic Gimpel Tam (Gimpel the Fool) starring Dori Engel in association with Israel’s beloved Nephesh Theatre
2021-02-26 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Engel stars in Gimpel Tam (Gimpel the Fool), performed for The Nephesh Theatre of Israel. The production is based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer, adapted and directed by Howard Rypp.
The Nephesh Theatre, founded in 1978 by Howard Rypp as artistic director and Gabriel Emanuel, has staged more than 100 productions in Hebrew and English. The productions reflect a plurality of beliefs, depicting different communities within Israeli society that must develop a common language and achieve mutual respect.
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Singing Sensation Aelita in Concert with “Songs from the Heart”
2021-02-26 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Aelita, is a world-renowned recording star. Called by the international press “chanteuse extraordinaire,” “masterful artist,” and “skillful entertainer,” she began singing at the age of five and began her professional stage life at 15! Aelita is an international singing star and recording artist with 8 albums who has graced stages around the world singing in 16 languages. Aelita is recognized among the “100 golden voices of History” by EuroNews. Born in Riga, Latvia, she remains true to her roots and takes us on a family journey spanning three continents, intertwining timeless Yiddish songs, American pop “a la Yiddish” and Broadway favorites. The preservation of Yiddish music is a lifelong quest for Aelita who truly sings from the heart.
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Who is Queen Mamata? Playing Purim in South India
2021-02-26 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
A discussion with Bob Skloot will take place Friday, 2/26 at 2 p.m.
Robert Skloot, professor emeritus of theatre and drama at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is pictured on Oct. 17, 2013. (Photo by Bryce Richter / UW-Madison)
Robert Skloot is professor emeritus of Theatre and Drama at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he worked as a teacher, stage director and administrator. He has served as a Fulbright lecturer in Israel, Austria, Chile and the Netherlands. Bob is the author and editor of many books and essays about the theatre of the Holocaust and genocide. His play, If the Whole Body Dies: Raphael Lemkin and the Treaty Against Genocide (2006), has been read around the U.S. and internationally. Today he will talk to you about the Purim play called The Magic Bottu that he wrote and directed in 2010 while a volunteer in Vijayawada, India, for the American Jewish World Service.

Shmoozing with Avi featuring Phillip Namanworth, the Boogie Woogie Mystic
2021-02-25 22:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Online

Bright Lights... Big Shushan: A Musical Megillah featuring Cantor Shira Ginsburg in Concert with Fantel Music in association with East End Temple
2021-02-25 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Online
From the team that brought you the Broadway celebration in our Hanukkah Festival we present an evening of Megillah Chanting, Vashti Ranting and Cantor Ginsburg ‘Canting’ great musical theatre classics with a bissel shpiel thrown in. Join us and get your Shushan-on!
Shira Ginsburg is an ordained Cantor celebrating her 14th year of service at East End Temple in Manhattan. As a Messinger Scholar, Shira earned her Masters, Cantorial degrees and ordination from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. Shira is the recipient of the 2019 Lev Aryeh, Heart of a Lion Award from the Jewish Partisans Educational Foundation, Women of Reform Judaism Award, Cantorial Alumni Association Prize, and Sylvia Davidson Memorial Award for extraordinary diligence in mastering Chazzanut. Also a professional actress, singer, and songwriter, Shira premiered her one-woman musical, Bubby’s Kitchen Off-Broadway in spring of 2016 to rave reviews and has toured the country extensively over the last six years bringing the production to over 25 communities.
Caryl Fantel is a Carbonell and two-time Silver Palm Award-winning music director, piano accompanist and vocal coach with more than 30 years of experience working at theatres and concert halls around the U.S. Career highlights include preparing Parkland’s Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School students for their inspiring performance on the 2018 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall; having her youth vocal group Fantel Music Futuro Voices perform with Hugh Jackman on his 2019 world tour; working as Music Director to develop the musical Theda Bara and the Frontier Rabbi for its Off-Broadway run; and accompanying the American Heritage Featured Choir at Carnegie Hall.
Roy Fantel’s career as a drummer/percussionist began in New York and spans more than 30 years, including recording, touring, performing on cruise ships and live TV and radio broadcasts. Highlights include working on Broadway with Joan Rivers in Sally Marr and Her Escorts; developing and playing the drum score for the Off-Broadway show Theda Bara & the Frontier Rabbi; backing artists including the Tokens, the Coasters, John Davidson, Leslie Uggams, Kellye Cash, Tiny Tim, Lee Roy Reams, Mike Burstyn, Avi Hoffman, Lorenzo Lamas, Avery Sommers, John Lamb, and Johnny Contardo; performing as a percussionist with the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra and as rehearsal drummer with Aretha Franklin’s band at the Saratoga Jazz Festival.
The event can be viewed on Facebook, YouTube and the YI Love Jewish website:
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Yiddish Fun-03
2021-02-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
A 6-week conversational Yiddish course moderated by Avi Hoffman and Professor Miriam Hoffman starting February 17, 2020. The class meets on Zoom every Wednesday from 7-8 PM EST for 6 weeks.
This “nokh a bisl” intermediate 60- minute fully interactive class entitled Yiddish Fun-03 utilizes the curricula and materials developed by Columbia University Professor Miriam Hoffman and under the guidance and direction of her son, renowned actor and course professor Avi Hoffman, connecting the academic roots of the Yiddish language with its incredible contributions to mainstream modern culture.
Prior Knowledge of Yiddish or participation in Yiddish Fun-01 or 02 is not necessary.
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God and the Holocaust: A Commemoration Concert
2021-01-27 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Facebook Live
“God and the Holocaust: A Commemoration Concert” Featuring the talents of Maestro Aaron Kula and his Klezmer Company Jazz Orchestra and Avi Hoffman – This concert is focused upon the Jewish world in wartime Europe and the relationship between Jews and God in Holocaust literature and music — as depicted in the writings and songs of the great Yiddish poets, composers and writers.
This performance is part of YI’s Klezmer in Quarantine series and their steadfast commitment to applying the lessons of the Holocaust to today’s world.
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The Last Survivor (A Lucky Guy) - A New Play Reading
2021-01-27 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Facebook Live
“The Last Survivor (A Lucky Guy)” will be a play reading written and directed by Tony Award-nominated director, playwright and actress Eleanor Reissa and starring Avi Hoffman and a national cast of actors including Jill Abramovitz, Lori Wilner, Adam Grupper, Robert Zuckerman, Jakob Plummer and Etai Benson. play is part of a published anthology by Reissa encompassing six decades of modern Jewish life in the United States, exploring the subtle and not-so-subtle effects of a post-Holocaust world on a modern American woman.. Her plays are bound together by a unique slant toward life, death, God and love, depicting what is humanly and inhumanly possible. The Chicago Tribune review read: “profoundly, beautifully moving … a life-affirming dance.”
Beyond her work as an author, Reissa is also a singer performing around the world solo and with Grammy Award winning Klezmer greats Frank London and the Klezmatics.

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YI Remembers: Remembering Kristallnacht
2021-01-27 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Facebook Live
“Remembering Kristallnacht” is a historical, artistic program to remembering the horrific night of November 9-10, 1938, and the violence committed by the Nazis throughout Germany and Austria against Jews and their property, which initiated the horrors of Nazi Germany and culminated in concentration camps across Europe.

“Remembering Kristallnacht” will commemorate the horrific events of 1938, and will feature the art of Martin Levin, an accomplished artist whose intricately-detailed miniature buildings are world-renowned. Levin is meticulously recreating many of the exterior features of the Jewish synagogues destroyed in Germany and Austria on Kristallnacht.

Levin has said this is his own personal “mitzvah” (“duty”) to ensure that those who died in the Holocaust will not be forgotten.
Joining the “Remembering Kristallnacht” program will be Robert Watson, the world-renowned, award-winning author, professor, historian and analyst for numerous national media outlets. Watson, a professor of American Studies at Lynn University in Boca Raton, has published three dozen books on history and politics and is considered one of the leading history scholars in the United States.
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National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s Soul to Soul
2021-01-18 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s Soul to Soul: “African American and Jewish music meet in a celebration of two cultures.”
Live national broadcast on January 18th 2021, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
• Conceived of by musical director Zalmen Mlotek
• Narration and images curated by Motl Didner
• Video produced by Tatiana Wechsler
Starring Lisa Fishman, Magda Fishman, Elmore James, Zalmen Mlotek, Tony Perry and Tatiana Wechsler with Brian Glassman on bass, Dmitri Slepovitch on clarinet and saxophone and Matt Temkin on percussion.
The Jewish and African American people arrived in America by different paths. But the parallels in their histories as oppressed minorities brought them together in the struggle for equal rights. This dynamic concert explores the musical record of their journey and expressions of hope for a better world.
The exciting celebration of a common journey of two cultures is the essence of Soul to Soul which brings together the African American and the Yiddish American experience in a deeply stirring musical presentation. Mlotek performs with 2 African American Broadway veterans, Tony Perry, Elmore James, Lisa Fishman, and Cantor Magda Fishman, sharing the stage with a wonderful Klezmer ensemble. Soul to Soul has been performed for enthusiastic audiences from Coast to Coast
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Yiddish Fun-01
2021-01-10 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Online
The class meets every Sunday starting January 10, 2021 from Noon to 1pm on Zoom for 6 weeks.
“This is one of the highlights of my week.” – C. Fritz
A 6-week conversational Yiddish online course utilizing the curricula and materials developed by Columbia University Professor Miriam Hoffman and under the guidance and direction of her son, renowned actor and course professor Avi Hoffman, connecting the academic roots of the Yiddish language with its incredible contributions to mainstream modern culture.
This hands-on course emphasizes the humor and depth of the Yiddish Culture and encourages the course participants to personally engage in the material.
“My friends and I who signed up for your class are really enjoying it. It brings back a LOT of memories.” – A. Lewin
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Yiddish Fun-02
2021-01-07 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | Online
A 6 week course in a BISL advanced conversational Yiddish with an entertaining and fun twist.
This class is every Thursday from 6:30pm – 7:30pm starting January 7, 2021 for 6 weeks.
This bisl intermediate 60 minute fully interactive class entitled Yiddish Fun-02 utilizes the curricula and materials developed by Columbia University Professor Miriam Hoffman and under the guidance and direction of her son, renowned actor and course professor Avi Hoffman, connecting the academic roots of the Yiddish language with its incredible contributions to mainstream modern culture.
Prior Knowledge of Yiddish or participation in Yiddish Fun-01 is not necessary.
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Yiddish Fun-03
2020-12-20 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Online
A 6-Week Advanced Conversational Yiddish Course
Moderated by Avi Hoffman and Professor Miriam Hoffman
Starts Sunday, December 20, 2020
Every Sunday from 2 – 3PM for 6 weeks
This “nokh a bisl” intermediate 60 minute fully interactive class entitled Yiddish Fun-03 utilizes the curricula and materials developed by Columbia University Professor Miriam Hoffman and under the guidance and direction of her son, renowned actor and course professor Avi Hoffman, connecting the academic roots of the Yiddish language with its incredible contributions to mainstream modern culture.
Prior Knowledge of Yiddish or participation in Yiddish Fun-01 or 02 is not necessary.
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Hanukkah in JazzTime
2020-12-14 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
Come celebrate Hanukkah with a soulful concert of American jazz, Blues, and Spirituals all mixed with old world Klezmer. Joining the KCJO in this concert-celebration will be Clal’s Rabbi Irwin Kula who will offer wisdom for anyone seeking light in these turbulent times.

Virtual YI ❤ Yiddishfest 2020: Hanukkah Edition
2020-12-11 07:30 - 2020-12-14 20:30 UTC
YI (Yiddishkayt Initiative) will celebrate the miracle of Hanukkah with a miraculous gathering of famous Jewish and Yiddish celebrities with a wide variety of events honoring Yiddish culture!
Almost everyone knows the ancient miracle of Hanukkah — a drop of oil that should have lasted only one day which lasted for eight days to light the menorah in The Holy Temple after the Maccabees re-claimed it from the Greeks.
As Hanukkah is a season of miracles for Jews all around the world, YI Love Jewish is presenting a free virtual Hanukkah Mini-Fest from December 11-14 with a lineup of entertainment and educational programming that is nothing short of miraculous.

Yiddish Fun-02
2020-11-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | Zoom
A 6 week course in a BISL advanced Conversational Yiddish with an entertaining and fun twist. Class start November 29th and meets every Sunday for 6 weeks.
This ‘slightly’ intermediate 60 minute fully interactive class entitled Yiddish Fun02 utilizes the curricula and materials developed by Columbia University Professor Miriam Hoffman and under the guidance and direction of her son, renowned actor and course professor Avi Hoffman, connecting the academic roots of the Yiddish language with its incredible contributions to mainstream modern culture.
(Prior Knowledge of Yiddish or participation in YiddishFun01 is not necessary)
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Yiddish Fun-01
2020-11-25 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Zoom
The class meets every Wednesday from 7 PM to 8 PM on Zoom for 6 weeks.
“This is one of the highlights of my week.” – C. Fritz
A 6-week conversational Yiddish online course utilizing the curricula and materials developed by Columbia University Professor Miriam Hoffman and under the guidance and direction of her son, renowned actor and course professor Avi Hoffman, connecting the academic roots of the Yiddish language with its incredible contributions to mainstream modern culture.
This hands-on course emphasizes the humor and depth of the Yiddish Culture and encourages the course participants to personally engage in the material.
“My friends and I who signed up for your class are really enjoying it. It brings back a LOT of memories.” – A. Lewin
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A Breed Apart: Virtual Lecture and Live Art Sale
2020-09-01 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Facebook Live
Live on the Yiddishkayt Initiative Facebook page.

Streaming live from Gallery 22 – Yaacov Heller

LECTURE: A Breed Apart: Reflections of a Young Refugee

Author, scholar, journalist, playwright and survivor Miriam Hoffman’s multimedia presentation of her latest book – A Breed Apart: Reflections of a Young Refugee. Together with her son, famed actor AVI Hoffman, this intellectual and emotional journey describes Hoffman’s experience as a young refugee girl growing up in a post-war DP (Displaced Person) refugee camp in Ulm, Germany, after the destruction of World War II. “A Breed Apart” is an engaging non-fiction tale of war and survival, seen through the eyes of a young Miriam and her father. The memoir chronicles her ability to triumph through a five-year sojourn in a DP camp leading to her immigration to the Bronx. Hoffman’s personal tale captures the beauty and importance of keeping the Yiddish language and culture alive during the twentieth-century, despite countless attempts to destroy it.

ART SALE: Live Art Sale from Gallery 22 – Yaacov Heller.

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Celebrating Yinglish: Virtual Lecture and Live Art Sale
2020-08-25 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Facebook Live
Live on the Yiddishkayt Initiative Facebook page.

Streaming live from Gallery 22 – Yaacov Heller

LECTURE:

This interactive lecture presents a celebration of ‘Yinglish’ – the unique American linguistic combination of Yiddish and English. From the over 5000 Yiddish words that have officially become a part of the English language, we have fun with the stories and words that celebrate the idiomatic phenomenon that laid the foundation for modern mainstream culture. Lecture participants will have the opportunity to play a role in the scenes and stories that make up this entertaining and humorous event.

ART SALE: Live Art Sale from Gallery 22 – Yaacov Heller.

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The Yiddish Shakespeares - Virtual Lecture & Live Art Sale
2020-08-18 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Facebook Live
Live on the Yiddishkayt Initiative Facebook page.
Streaming live from Gallery 22 – Yaacov Heller.
LECTURE: This enlightening lecture presents an entertaining and educational evening introducing the depth and beauty of the great Yiddish writers. Through both Yiddish and English poetry and prose, we rediscover the lost treasures of Yiddish culture.
ART SALE: Live Art Sale from Gallery 22 – Yaacov Heller.
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