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Dear Friend of Yiddish,
Don't forget to join Yiddishkayt on Thursday night at the Skirball Cultural Center for the L.A. premiere of Gadji-Gadjo, a rollicking Roma and Klezmer band from Quebec. They are renowned for their high-energy live shows, celebrating two great musical traditions with passion and zest. Enjoy this FREE outdoor concert as the sun sets behind the Santa Monica Mountains. More info below.
And don't forget to join us at the Arbeter Ring (Workmen's Circle) on Saturday night for a book party celebrating the re-release of Yiddish Sayings Mama Never Taught You. Authors Marvin Zuckerman and Gershon Weltman will introduce you to vulgar, bawdy, and erotic folk sayings that your Yiddishe Mama probably didn't want you to know, but they illuminate an important historical chapter in our history. More info below.
Mark your calendar for August 9. In the afternoon, join us at Sorrowfully and Joyfully: Homage to Soviet Yiddish Creativity, the community's annual tribute to Soviet Yiddish writers. And in the evening, the L.A. Jewish Symphony presents L'Khayim! A Musical Celebration of Eastern European Culture at the Ford Amphitheater. More info below.
See you on Thursday (and Saturday)!
The Yiddishkayt Staff
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 7/30 -- GADJI-GADJO IN CONCERT
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7/30 Sunset Concert at the Skirball: Gadji-Gadjo
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Concert at 8:00pm, doors open at 7:00pm
Free admission; no reservations
Limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis
At the Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, 90049 ( map)
Plentiful on-site parking: $5 per car (cash only)
No street parking permitted The Skirball Cultural Center presents the L.A. premiere of Gadji-Gadjo!
Led by accordionist Mélanie Bergeron and also featuring violin,
mandolin, clarinet, guitar, double bass, and percussion, this beloved
Quebec-based band reinvigorates the Roma and Klezmer traditions of Eastern Europe with diverse world influences.
With its zesty, high-spirited live show, pairing original compositions
and masterful improvisations, Gadji-Gadjo has become a young favorite
on the world-music festival circuit. Check out their site and their music.  Co-presented by Yiddishkayt.
Part of the 2009 season
of the Skirball's free Sunset Concerts, celebrating musical traditions
from around the globe, presented Thursday evenings, July 16-August 13.
View the Exhibitions -- all Skirball galleries except Noah's Ark are
free and open during Sunset Concerts until 10:00pm -- and dine Al
Fresco. More info here.  --> Listen to a few tracks by Gadji-Gadjo. |
8/1 -- BOOK PARTY: YIDDISH SAYINGS
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"You don't get a broad behind from thin noodles."
Fun shmole lokshn bakumt men nit keyn breytn tokhes.
"You're upper class? Kiss my ***."
A meyukhes, kusht in tokhes.
"Words and farts can't be taken back."
A vort un a forts ken men nit tsriknemen.
8/1 Book Party: Yiddish Sayings Mama Never Taught You
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Begins at 8:00pm
$10 admission, $5 for members (refunded if you purchase the book)
At Arbeter Ring (Workmen's Circle)
1525 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 ( map)
Street parking available Warning: If you are offended by earthy, coarse language, do not attend this event!
Join us on August 1st to celebrate the return of Yiddish Sayings Mama Never Taught You
by Marvin S. Zuckerman and Gershon Weltman. This important collection
of Yiddish folk sayings has long been out of print - after thirty years
it is now back in print!  In 1975 authors Zuckerman and Weltman translated, transliterated and
reprinted the original Yiddish text of "coarse and vulgar" Yiddish
sayings that had been privately published in 1908 by the famous
collector of Yiddish folk sayings, Ignaz Bernstein (you can find him in
the "Lexicon of Modern Yiddish Literature" and other sources). He
called them, in Latin, "Erotica and Rustica." The book will be available for purchase and signing. Refreshments will be served.
Presented by Arbeter Ring (Workmen's Circle). Cosponsored by Yiddishkayt.
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ALSO ON THE CALENDAR:
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8/9 Sorrowfully and Joyfully: Homage to Soviet Yiddish Creativity
Sunday, August 9, 2:00pm to 4:00pm Free admission at Arbeter Ring (Workmen's Circle) 1525 S. Robertson Blvd, 90035 ( map) Annual tribute to murdered Soviet Yiddish writers, featuring music and readings in Yiddish and English. --> Click here for more info. 8/9 Los Angeles Jewish Symphony presents:
L'Khayim! A Musical Celebration of Eastern European CultureSunday, August 9 at 7:30 pm Tickets $36, $25; Students/Children $12 at the Ford Amphitheater 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, 90068
( map) The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony presents "L'Khayim!" (To Life!): A Musical Celebration of Eastern European Culture, a showcase of music and songs with roots in Russia, Poland, and other Eastern European Countries. --> More info and tickets. *Why did we spell it L'Khayim as opposed to L'Chayim? Read The Vortsman's July column for an explanation. |
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