Past Events
Sun, Nov 21Live via ZoomJustin Cammy discusses the prose works of poet and partisan Avrom Sutzkever – from his memoirs of the Vilna Ghetto and testimony at the Nuremberg Trials to memoirs of his years in Soviet Russia: a lifetime of prose works collected in his newly published volume of translations.
Thu, Oct 21Live via ZoomIn this talk, Rukhl Schaechter will teach proverbs and expressions that demonstrate the unique way that Yiddish-speaking Jews experienced the world.
Sun, Oct 10Live via ZoomProfessor Jeffry Mallow demonstrates the wealth of Yiddish classes, programs, journals, music, films and more, all over the world.
Mon, Aug 16Live Via ZoomSteve Gibons and his group perform music of Jews, Muslims, and Roma peoples from the Middle East, Spain, and Eastern Europe.
Wed, Aug 04Live via ZoomJoin Yiddish-language novelist, poet, and journalist Boris Sandler for a lecture in Russian on his literary works.
Sun, Jul 18Live via ZoomCome hear musician and sound archivist Eléonore Biezunski perform Yiddish songs and klezmer instrumentals from the archival collections of Ruth Rubin, Moshe Beregovski and Zusman Kiselgof.
Sun, Jun 27Live via ZoomJoin German Historian Anette Isaacs, M.A. as she traces back the long road home that led to a rebirth of Jewish life in Germany.
Tue, Jun 22Live via ZoomJoin Josh “Socalled” Dolgin in a solo concert of his unique blend of traditional Yiddish songs and hip hop, presented to you live from his pandemic bedroom hideaway.
Sun, May 23Live via ZoomJan Schwarz will examine the year 1943 in Bashevis' literary career in the context of his output as journalist and fiction writer, and relationship to his two siblings.
Sun, Apr 18Live on ZoomIn a live virtual concert, composer, ethnomusicologist, educator, and multi-instrumentalist Zisl Slepovitch will perform selections from his various compositions.
Sun, Mar 21Live via ZoomThis talk will consider Moldovsky's important role in Yiddish literature, and the translation process through which the novel Fun Lublin biz Nyu York became A Jewish Refugee in New York. Program in English followed by reading in Yiddish.
Mon, Mar 08Live via Zoom"... but I'm in the mood for Yiddish!" a one-off online class. Come spend an evening learning a delightful bouquet of Yiddish expression.
Wed, Feb 24Live via ZoomJoin Maxwell Street Klezmer Band for a live performance of klezmer dances and songs from the Yiddish stage and silver screen.
Sun, Feb 14Live via ZoomJoin Professor Dov-Ber Kerler for a discussion on 21st century Yiddish poetry.
Sun, Jan 31Live via ZoomJoin Professor Sam Kassow, author of Who Will Write Our History? and Charles H. Northam Professor of History for a lecture on Vilna's Yiddish past.
Sun, Jan 10Live via ZoomAnnette Bjorling (harp) and Kurt Bjorling (clarinet, basset-horn) invite you to a musical journey through different eras and styles of klezmer. The program includes liturgical music, virtuosic mazltovs and celebratory dances, as well as instrumental versions of traditional folk songs.
Sun, Dec 20Live via ZoomJoin artists Yevgeniy Fiks and Shterna Goldbloom as they present their work and discuss their artistic engagement with Yiddish
Tue, Dec 15Live via ZoomSinger, Actor, Cantor Stewart will share from his repertoire of Yiddish Theatre, Folk, and Cabaret songs in a live Zoom performance.