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Dear Friend of Yiddishkayt,
If you tuned in to KCRW on Saturday, you were in for a real treat. Good Food, hosted by Evan Kleiman, featured a charming story on "the smells, the sounds, [and] the indigestion" of the 2008 Kugl Kukh-Off. Click here to listen from the KCRW website, the story begins about 13:00 minutes into the show. A sheynem dank to Good Food! Scroll down for another special treat: the winning recipe from the Kugl Kukh-Off!(Our most dedicated readers may notice a few errors in the radio story. Most importantly, the Grand Prize winning kugl, "Apple Matzo Charlotte," was baked by master kugl chef Carol Abrams. The producers apologize for the mistake, which has already been corrected on their website and will be corrected on next week's show. Also, the Kugl Kukh-Off was not part of our festival, which is scheduled for September 20.) And don't miss our exciting events this weekend.
Join us on Saturday for Comic Strip Jews, an entertaining presentation on cartoons from the Yiddish Press by Historian Eddy Portnoy. And join us again on Sunday for Jewish Geography: Place, Design, Memory and Imagination at UCLA. Bring the whole family to the FREE Family Festival in the morning, co-sponsored by Yiddishkayt. More details of both events below. We hope to see you this weekend!
mit vareme vuntshn, The Yiddishkayt Staff |
6/28 - COMIC STRIP JEWS
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Comic Strip Jews: Cartoons from the Yiddish Press
Slide Presentation with Historian Eddy Portnoy
Saturday, June 28
Begins at 8:00 pm
At The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring
1525 South Robertson Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(click here for a map)
Street parking available
Please RSVP to (213) 389-8880 or email us.Suggested contribution of $5
Comic Strip Jews: Cartoons from the Yiddish Press
Don't miss this entertaining and insightful slide presentation with noted Historian, Eddy Portnoy. Join us as we explore the unique history of Yiddish cartooning on Saturday, June 28 at 8:00 pm. Reception and surprise activity to follow. (And then be sure to catch Eddy at the Nextbook Festival, Jewish Geography, the following day. More info on that below.) Thousands of cartoons appeared in the Yiddish press that present a Jewish perspective on local and international events and Jewish culture. Attempting to expose hypocrisy and wrongdoing, Yiddish cartoonists held a mirror up to Jewish society, mining traditional Jewish texts and customs to create uniquely Jewish cartoons. Eddy Portnoy holds a PhD in Modern Jewish Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary and a Masters degree in Yiddish from Columbia University. Portnoy has taught and lectured throughout North America, Israel, and Europe. A regular contributor to the Forward, he has published articles in Polin, The Drama Review and the International Journal of Comic Art.
Many thanks to Nextbook. Co-sponsored by The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring and Reboot.
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6/29 - NEXTBOOK FESTIVAL
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Los Angeles Festival of Ideas
The Freud Playhouse and MacGowan Little Theater at UCLA
Festival Pass - $15 ($10 students and seniors)
click here to purchase tickets
Sunday, June 29, 2008, 9:30am to 5:30pm
Nextbook invites you to explore the many aspects of Jewish Geography. Join writers, architects, artists, and filmmakers in exploring topics like Place, Design, Memory, and Imagination through a Jewish lens.
Purchase tickets and view the inspiring program of Jewish Geography at the Nextbook website.
With Julius Shulman, Aaron Paley, Shalom Auslander, Daphne Merkin,
Joanna Smith Rakoff, Andy Lipkis, Mia Lehrer, Rabbi Zöe Klein, Peter
Eisenman, Daniel Mendelsohn, Wendy Lesser, Ben Katchor, Joan Micklin
Silver, Eddy Portnoy, David Biale, Frederick Brenner, Lucette Lagnado,
and Jonathan Kirsch.
PLUS: FREE FAMILY FESTIVAL
June 29, 2008, 9:30am to 1:00pm
Co-sponsored by Yiddishkayt LA
Children, parents, grandparents, and other connoisseurs of fun are
invited for a morning of free storytelling, klezmer music, and hands-on
workshops. Carl Weintraub retells the classic Yiddish folktales of the
mythical town of Chelm-a shtetl populated only of fools. He
is joined by storyteller Karen Golden who weaves together the hints and
memories of Jewish time and place.
Outside, listen to the upbeat melodies of Eastern European
klezmer music fused with Latin American rhythms courtesy of Gustavo Bulgach's Klezmer Juice. Make your own
mezuzah case with renowned community artist Marni Gittleman, who
recently oversaw the creation of Noah's Ark at the Skirball Cultural
Center. Or help build a pop-up shtetl with Edmon Rodman, using historic
photos and your own imagination to recreate elements of the
prototypical Eastern European village - from the synagogue to the
bakery, from simple houses to gentleman's estates, from farmyards to
markets (this workshop continues until 5 pm).
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THE GRAND PRIZE WINNING KUGL
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Apple Matzo Charlotte
 4 1/2 matzos 9 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 6 apples, grated 1 cup raisins 1 cup chopped almonds grated rind of 1 1/2 oranges 1/2 tsp. cinnamon Topping: 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13" by 9" pan. Crumble matzos into water and soak until soft. Squeeze out all excess moisture. Beat eggs well. Add sugar, salt and cinnamon. Continue beating until well blended. Add matzos, apples, raisins, almonds and orange rind. Pour into the well-greased casserole dish. Mix cinnamon and sugar for topping, and sprinkle over charlotte mixture. Pour melted butter or margarine over all. Bake uncovered until firm and browned, about 45 minutes. May be partially cooked the day before and reheated to finish browning.  "Originally a Passover recipe, this kugl is great any time of the year! A family recipe from a dear friend, brought from Germany to England and Israel as the Nazis overran Europe, and then to America by my friend and shared at many seders over the years." -Carol Abrams |
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www.yiddishkaytla.org
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