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Dear Friend of Yiddish,
Purim may have ended yesterday, but tonight the celebration continues... in Yiddish. (But please, leave all your extra homentashn at home.)
Join us tonight at the Skirball Cultural Center for the L.A. Premiere of the newly restored classic Yiddish film, Der Purimshpiler (The Jester). J. Hoberman (The Village Voice) describes Der Purimshpiler as "A wistful romance that's interspersed with songs but rooted in the wisecracks and banter of Yiddish culture." Don't miss it, details below.
Read on for new listings of upcoming Yiddish-related events this month. Hershl Hartman (often referred to around these parts as The Vortsman) leads the third in a five-part seminar series on Sunday, March 22: The Great Migration that Changed America. (We hear there will be beygls and shmirkez -- why this spelling?) And on Friday, March 27, catch New Zealand comic Deb Filler at Steinway Hall. More info below.
And don't forget about the upcoming events we listed last week (read on for more info):
Thursday, March 26 -- Pharaoh's Daughter
Thursday, April 2 -- SAVE THE DATE for DOIKAYT: A Community/Arts/Yiddish Seder
In the midst of a tremendous year, Yiddishkayt offers heartfelt thanks -- a hartsikn dank -- to our many loyal supporters. Visit our website to see a list of those who have continued their generosity during this year. Make a donation now of $100 or more and join this list. Or renew your dedication to Yiddishkayt today at whatever level you can afford (no gift is too small -- the smallest gift is always appreciated).
Final note: The Ellis Island Immigration Museum is looking for volunteers to help with translating and transcribing "early commercial sound recordings (c. 1890 - 1930s), performed by immigrants for other immigrants." Click here for more info on how you can help with Yiddish translations.
mit vareme vuntshn, The Yiddishkayt Staff |
3/12 - DER PURIMSHPILER (THE JESTER)
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Film Screening at the Skirball Cultural Center
Thursday, March 12
Begins at 7:30 pm
Purchase tickets online, by phone at (877) SCC-4TIX or (877) 722-4849, or at the door $10 General; $6 Full-Time Students
At the Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, 90049 ( map)
 Poland, 1937, 90 min. In Yiddish with new English
subtitles. No MPAA rating.
New 35mm restoration includes rare original color toning.
L.A. premiere of new restoration! This musical drama tells of a lonely wanderer, a circus performer, and Esther, the shoemaker's daughter, whose family tries to marry her into a prominent family. At the center is a Purim shpil (Purim play) with its parade of costumes and songs. The film's lively circus and vaudeville music and set pieces offer a glimpse of Warsaw's then-thriving Yiddish revues. Furthermore, many of the film's Polish-Jewish crew and actors were killed during the Holocaust, giving the film's touches of melancholy an even more profound reading for today's audiences. Directed by Joseph Green ( Yidl mitn Fidl, Mamele) and Jan
Nowina-Przybylski. Screenplay by Joseph Green & Chaver-Paver (Gershon Einbinder) Dialogue & Lyrics: Itzik Manger Music: Nicholas Brodsky Cast: Miriam Kressyn, Hymie Jacobson, Zygmunt Turkow, Isaac Samberg, Max Bozyk Co-presented with the Skirball Cultural Center.
 --> More info + Tickets"A wistful romance that's interspersed with songs but rooted in the wisecracks and banter of Yiddish culture."
--J. Hoberman, The Village Voice |
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS (UPDATED!)
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3/22 Sholem Community & Arbeter Ring Present:
The Great Migration that Changed America
3rd in a 5-part Lecture-Discussion Series More info on parts 4 and 5: visit sholem.orgSunday, March 22, 2009 at 10:15 am Members of The Sholem Community, Arbeter Ring (Workmen's Circle) and/or Yiddishkayt: $10.00 Non-Members: $15.00 Beygls'n'shmir'n'coffee At American Jewish University, 15600 Mulholland Dr, 90077 ( map) The Great Migration That Changed America
The East (and South) European 'invasion.'
Fleeing oppression or seeking jobs?
Sweatshops, unions, and lasting poetry. Jewish bosses and victims. The slamming of the Golden Door.The Secular Yiddish movement in the US and LA. How politics inspired, then helped to destroy a dream.
--> Led by Hershl Hartman (known alias: The Vortsman), Sholem education director/vegvayzer/leader. Hershl is a member of the faculty and Board of Governors of the International Institute, of the AR/WC District Comm. and National Exec. Bd., and Founding Board Secretary of Yiddishkayt L.A. A Certified vegvayzer, he officiates at weddings and other life cycle events and serves as ceremonialist for the Sholem Community. He is the author of The Hidden History of Hanuka for Kids (And Grownups Too), The Sholem Family Hagada, The Jewish New Year Festival-A Guide for the Rest of Us, and The Hanuka Festival-A Guide for the Rest of Us. A translator of scores of Yiddish poems, essays, manuscripts and books, he once wrote for the daily morgn frayhayt, and, recently, for the weekly Yiddish forverts.
3/27 Parlor Performances at Steinway Hall Presents:
Deb Filler (New Zealand's funniest Jewish export)Friday, March 27, 2009at 8:00 pm$25 / $20 with RSVP by March 17RSVP and more info: Jeannine Frank at (310) 471-3979 or [email protected]At Steinway Hall at Fields Pianos, 12121 W Pico Blvd, Level P2 (map)  Enjoy an evening of comedy (in the greatest Yiddish tradition) with Deb Filler, a hilarious comic actor who has toured the world with her work. Recently she has performed to sold out seasons in Sydney, five star reviews in London, Auckland, Philadelphia and New York. She was nominated as outstanding actress for a Helen Hayes award for her show, 'Filler UP!' where she bakes challah live onstage in a twenty-seven character play. Think Tracy Ullman meets Jackie Mason --> Preview.
Other upcoming events featured in previous Yidbits:
3/15 Los Angeles Yiddish Culture Club Presents a Lecture with Professor Janet Hada
3/15-4/5 National Yiddish Theater - Folksbiene Presents:
Shpiel! Shpiel! Shpiel! (IN NEW YORK) --> Yiddishkayt discount: Enter code YKLA to receive 20% OFF tickets. More info.
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4/2 - DOIKAYT - SAVE THE DATE!
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LA is Egypt, LA is the Promised Land
Doikayt (do-i-kite). From Yiddish. Literally "hereness." 1) The quality of being present. 2) A Yiddish political philosophy premised upon the struggle for social justice in the place where one resides. SAVE THE DATE! DOIKAYT: A Community/Arts/Yiddish Seder Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 pm At the Westside Jewish Community Center 5870 W Olympic Blvd, LA 90036 ( map) Join us for a unique Community/Arts/Yiddish Passover Seder. We invite
you to participate in retelling the story of Passover using the stage
of present-day Los Angeles. The concept of Doikayt,
or "hereness," guides the evening as the universal themes of slavery,
and liberation are interpreted through a variety of artistic mediums,
including theater, music, dance and the visual arts: LA is Egypt, LA is the Promised Land.
--> More details on how you can participate, the artists and performers, and ticket info coming soon.
Co-produced by Yiddishkayt and the Jewish Artists Initiative
(JAI) of Southern California. Generously hosted by the Westside Jewish
Community Center. Co-sponsored by Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA),
and Gesher City LA.
JAI is funded by a
generous grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles and
operates under the auspices of the USC Roski School of Fine Arts.
Yiddishkayt thanks its loyal contributors, including Susan North for
her support of Doikayt. |
3/26 - PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER
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Pharaoh's Daughter, Live in Concert at the Skirball Cultural Center
Thursday, March 26
Begins at 8:00 pm
Purchase advance tickets online, by phone at (877) SCC-4TIX or (877) 722-4849, or at the door $30 General; $20 Full-Time Students
At the Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, 90049 ( map)
 With a unique pan-Mediterranean sound stemming from her Hasidic music background and travels to Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Kurdistan, Greece, and Central Africa, singer/songwriter Basya Schechter takes the stage with her innovative ensemble of young musicians, Pharaoh's Daughter. Hear the band's mesmerizing blend of Hasidic chants, electronica, and Mizrachi and Sephardic folk-rock, executed masterfully on percussion, flute, and strings. Co-presented with the Skirball Cultural Center. --> More info + Tickets Click here to Listen to a clip of Pharaoh's Daughter. |
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