Yiddishland California

Yiddish for Kids at Yiddishland California
2022-05-09 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Yiddishland California and Zoom
Mondays, starting on May 9, 2022
6 sessions in total
Let’s teach a bisele Yiddish to our little ones. In this session we will learn basic Yiddish expressions and make the parents kvel!
Where: In-person at Yiddishland California, or online, the class will be broadcast on Zoom too!
Cost: $20 per kid, $15 for Zoom participation, $120 for the 6 sessions in-person or $90 for the 6 sessions in Zoom.
To register: https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/yiddish-for-kids/

Mother’s Day Concert with Mazel
2022-05-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
Come join us for some of your, your mother’s, and your bube’s favorite music reimagined! Mazel is the pandemic product of a wonderful collaborative venture between two legendary jazz musicians and a cantor from New York. A collection of Yiddish and Yiddish-composed (English lyric) classics, Mazel seeks to re-interpret these evocative works through Jazz, Latin, and traditional lenses. Come join us for a discussion of how the project came to be, listen to tracks from the album, and take an opportunity to interact with the artists!
To register: https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/mothers-day-concert-with-mazel/
Cost: Early Bird price is $10 per person, Regular Admission (after May 6) is $18 – Refreshments are included

Mother’s Day at Yiddishland
2022-05-08 16:00 - 17:30 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
We are inviting you to spend Mother’s Day at Yiddishland!
Our CEO, Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh will be giving a tour of the Yiddishland exhibit. Tea, coffee, wine and cookies will be served.
The capacity is limited to 22.
Cost: Early Bird price is $20 per person, regular admission (after may 6) is $25 – Refreshments are included.
To register: https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/mothers-day-at-yiddishland/

First Friday Art Walk
2022-05-06 16:00 - 19:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Friday May 6 Yiddishland is participating in La Jolla’s monthly art walk and will have a variety of artwork available for purchase. Join us for drinks, snacks, Yiddish entertainment, and the opportunity to see wonderful, original artwork. This month’s theme will be Fiesta!
To register:https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/walk/

Advanced Conversational Hebrew
2022-05-03 19:00 - 2022-05-31 20:00 | Zoom
Dates:
Tuesdays, starting on March 1, 7:00-8:00 p.m. PST, ends May 29
Tuition:
$30 per class = $150 for 5 classes
Taught by Orli Moses

Born and raised in California, she grew up in a Hebrew-speaking household and holds dual Master’s degrees in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TEOSL), and Master of International Business Administration (MIBA) from the World Union of Jewish Studies (WUJS) in Arad, Israel. She has been teaching Hebrew and Jewish Studies for the last 30 years and previously served as Director of Kesher Kef, an afterschool Hebrew enrichment program.

Description:
This is an interactive class aimed to enrich your present Hebrew Conversational Skills. We will focus on conversing about different topics, answering fun questions with creative answers, while chatting in a Hebrew-speaking environment.
To register:https://yaaana.org/advanced-hebrew-copy/

Advanced Hebrew Reading/Conversational Skills
2022-05-03 17:45 - 2022-05-31 18:45 | Zoom
Dates: Every Tuesday, starting May 3, 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. PST (7:45pm. EST, 2:45 a.m. in most of Europe, 3:45 a.m. in Israel), ends May 31. Tuition: $150 for all 5 weeks or $30 for a 60 minute online class.
To register: https://yaaana.org/advanced-conversational-hebrew/

Drawing Classes at Yiddishland
2022-05-01 18:00 - 18:45 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Postponed to June.

Jewish Musical Cabaret
2022-04-30 19:30 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Yiddishland California presents a Jewish musical cabaret by Lisa Fishman featuring Yiddish, English, and Ladino songs – many with new English lyrics, accompanied by Bob Remstein on piano and Leo Chelyapov on clarinet. This will be an eclectic show that takes you from upbeat, Klezmer-style tunes, Yiddish Theater hits, and comic ditties to heartfelt ballads, romantic love songs, and re-imaginings of old classics, Lisa will take the audience on an entertaining musical, theatrical, and emotional journey. This show is open to all!
For the convenience of our international audience, this show will be both in-person and live on Zoom.
Cost:
In-person event
Early bird (before April 16) $36 per ticket or $40 if registering after April 16.
Live on Zoom
Early Bird (before April 16) $10 per ticket or $18 if registering after April 16.

Singer, actor, musician and songwriter, Lisa Fishman, most recently played Bobe Tsaytl (aka: “Grandma Tzeitl”), as well as understudied Golde, Yente and Sheyndl, in the Off Broadway hit, “Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish directed by Academy Award winner, Joel Grey. Originally from Chicago and having lived in LA and New York City for the past two decades, Lisa has had a diverse career that has taken her from Klezmer bands to Musical Theater to Yiddish Theater to work in Rock, Pop, Jazz and Folk Music, Children’s Television, Voice Over and more.
She is known for being one of the lead singers of Chicago’s renowned Maxwell Street Klezmer Band for many years, as well as starring in numerous productions with NYC’s National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene. She has performed around the world, appeared on recordings and television, shared the stage with many luminaries from the world of Theater and Jewish Music, and recently provided the voice for a new dancing plush toy called “My Yiddishe Bubbie” that can be found at Bed, Bath and Beyond! Lisa has a deep passion for Jewish music and loves being able to share it with others. www.lisafishmanjewishmusic.com

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Polish Conversation Club for Beginners
2022-04-24 12:00 - 2022-05-29 13:30 | Zoom
Dates: Sundays at 12:00 p.m. Pacific time (3:00 p.m. EDT, 8:00 p.m. in most of Europe, 9:00 p.m. in Israel), beginning on April 24. Tuition: $30 for a 90 minute online class.
To register: https://yaaana.org/polish/

An Festive Opening of Yiddishland Kave Korner
2022-04-22 17:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Counting down to Ferrari Friday as it is just a few weeks away!
For this special ocassion, we will be hosting the festive opening of our Kave Korner.
High Tea – Samovar Experience
10% off on souvenirs, Judaica, books and selected artwork
Yiddish entertainment
Cost: Free!

Drawing Classes at Yiddishland California (First Day)
2022-04-18 18:00 - 18:45 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Let’s learn drawing by not only focusing on the basic principle of drawing using books and video resources but also trying to understand every individual’s interest/need where we will plan accordingly to make sure everyone is enjoying the class.
Where: Yiddishland California
When: Mondays, starting on April 18, 6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Cost: $15 per session for early bird registration or $20 per session if paying after April 4.
Teacher: Parva Zarei
Parva is a Persian female artist, writer, teacher, and microbiologist with the style of geometric expressionism. Previously, she was a member of the Burlingame Art Society and later member/member at large the Art Guild of Pacifica in the SF bay area where she received an Honorable Mention for one of her paintings. Her teaching experience covers a wide range of audiences from kids to adults. As part of her experience, she also participated in EnCorps STEM Teachers Program and did some voluntary work at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History.

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Advanced Yiddish
2022-04-11 13:00 - 2022-06-30 14:30 | Zoom
with Tanya Yakovleva

10 online sessions, Thursdays
This course taught entirely in Yiddish is for students with a good knowledge of Yiddish culture and grammar. We will read and discuss texts and biographies of Yiddish Modernists in Ukraine of the 1920-1930s such as Dovid Bergelson, Dvoyre Fogel, Dovid Hofshteyn, Perets Markish, Leyb Kvitko, and Khane Levin. Grammar to be repeated will be drawn from the texts. You will learn new literary terms and have an understanding of the main processes and movements in the development of Yiddish Modernism.
Tuition: $270 all 10 weeks or $30 for a 90 minute online class.
Students: $230 all 10 weeks or $25 for a 90 minute online class.

To register: https://yaaana.org/advanced-yiddish/

An Interactive Interview with Oleg Tsank
2022-04-08 19:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Join our interactive interview with Oleg Tsank – a Ukrainian Jewish artist living in San Diego. Mashke and nosh will be served. Capacity limited to 18.
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When: April 8, 7 p.m.

Where: at Yiddishland

Cost: $15, mashe and nosh included

Yiddish for Beginners II
2022-04-08 10:00 - 2022-06-10 11:30 | Zoom
Description:
This course is suitable for students who just learned the alef-beys and are in the beginning of their Yiddish journey, as well as experienced speakers who wish to get a structured vision of the Yiddish grammar. This course will provide the foundation to prepare those who want to move on to the Yiddish for intermediate course. Using a variety of materials, we will cover basic Yiddish language rules, read texts and complete practice exercises as a group. Students will be expected to complete supplemental practice exercises at home with the goal of reinforcing the in-person learnings. By the end of the course, you will know present, past, and future tenses, declination of nouns, articles, and adjectives, negation of verbs, relative sentences, and more.
Dates: Fridays, starting on April 8, 10:00 a.m.– 11:30 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 p.m. in most of Europe, 8:00 p.m. in Israel), ending on June 10.
Tuition: $270 all 10 weeks or $30 for a 90 minute online class.
Students: $230 all 10 weeks or $25 for a 90 minute online class.
To register: https://yaaana.org/yiddish-for-beginners-with-katerina-kuznetsova/

Ukrainian for Beginners
2022-04-08 08:00 - 2022-06-10 09:30 | Zoom
With Tanya Yakovleva

10 online sessions, Fridays
April 8 – June 10
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. PST
In this Ukrainian crash course, you will learn the Ukrainian alphabet, start the foundation of vocabulary and be introduced to Ukrainian culture and customs. We want to develop your comprehension skills by listening to informative videos and discussing films and songs in Ukrainian. By the end of the course, you will be comfortable and confident to read Ukrainian and communicate in simple everyday situations.
Tuition: $270 all 10 weeks or $30 for a 90 minute online class.
Students: $230 all 10 weeks or $25 for a 90 minute online class.
When:: starting on April 8, Fridays 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. EST, 5:00 p.m. in most of Europe, 6:00 p.m. in Israel), ends on June 10.
To register: https://yaaana.org/ukrainian-for-beginners/

Hebrew For Beginners (First Day)
2022-04-07 17:30 - 18:30 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Born and raised in Israel, Tzipi Tivon has a M.A. in Education and Leadership. Working as an upper elementary teacher she earned an award of excellence from the Minister of Education. Since moving to Southern California she has worked several Jewish schools teaching, developing curriculum, and mentoring Hebrew teachers.
Price: $25 for each class or $200 for a 10-session package for early bird registration or $225 regular price.

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Polish Conversational Course (First Day)
2022-04-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Maka Catori will be teaching a 6-session conversational course of Polish for beginners. The course will allow you to start communicating with openness and ease. The classes will be in person, each session will be 60 min long.

Born in Poland, Maka has published two books and authored several articles. She holds two M.A. degrees, one in Polish Philology and Anthropology of Culture from the University of Warsaw, and the other one in acting and drama from the Warsaw Theater Academy. She taught young adults the elements of self-expression and interaction based on living values in her original program, which was popular in Warsaw schools. Other professional interests include youth in theater and drama, self-expression, and values-based living. She is a Medical Intuitive Practitioner and has a passion for helping others.

Price: $25 for each class or $100 for a 6-session package for early bird registration or $125 regular price.

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Intermediate II Yiddish (continuation)
2022-04-06 09:00 - 2022-06-08 10:30 | Zoom
Description:
In this course taught mainly in Yiddish, you will build on the grammatical knowledge acquired while attending YAAANA’s Intermediate I Yiddish class series or a similar Yiddish course. This class is for experienced learners who want to deepen and enrich their knowledge of the language. Each class will have time dedicated to conversation, reading, and grammar. We will review basics and learn advanced grammar topics such as periphrastic verbs, conditional mood, passive tense, momentary aspect of verbs, complex syntax, and more.
Date:
Wednesdays, starting on April 6, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. PST (12:00 p.m. EST, 6:00 p.m. in most of Europe, 7:00 p.m. in Israel), ending on June 8.
Tuition:
$270 all 10 weeks or $30 for a 90 minute online class.
Early Bird (before March 15): $230 all 10 weeks or $25 for a 90 minute online class.
Students: $230 all 10 weeks or $25 for a 90 minute online class.
To register: https://yaaana.org/intermediate-ii-yiddish-continuation-with-katerina-kuznetsova/

First Friday La Jolla Art Walk
2022-04-01 16:00 - 19:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
La Jolla has long been known for its iconic and cutting-edge galleries and is proud to relaunch its First Friday Art Walks. Save the date as over 16 galleries open their doors for extended evening hours to art lovers. Whether you are a serious collector. enjoy being part of a creative scene or love learning about new and emerging talents; you won’t want to miss this free event. There will be food, drinks, entertainment and more.

This Month´s theme will be Passover!
Music
Snacks
Yiddish entertainment
Cost: Free!

Intermediate & Advanced Leyenkrayz
2022-03-30 13:00 - 2022-06-01 14:00 | Zoom
Description:
In this course taught entirely in Yiddish, we will read and discuss texts and biographies of Yiddish Modernists in Eastern Europe of the 1920-1930s such as Dovid Bergelson, Dovid Hofshteyn, Perets Markish, Leyb Kvitko, Kalmen Zingman, Der Nister, and Khane Levin. Grammar to be repeated will be drawn from the texts. You will learn new literary terms and have an understanding of the main processes and movements in the development of Yiddish Modernism.
Date: starts March 30, Wednesdays 1:00-2:00 p.m. PST (4:00 p.m. EST, 10:00 p.m. in most of Europe, 11:00 p.m. in Israel), ends June 1.
Tuition:
$230 all 10 weeks or $25 for a 60 minute online class.
Students: $180 all 10 weeks or $20 for a 60 minute online class.
To register: https://yaaana.org/intermediate-and-advanced-leyenkrayz/

Intermediate I Yiddish
2022-03-29 13:00 - 2022-05-31 14:30 | Zoom
Description:
In this course, you will build on the grammatical knowledge acquired while attending YAAANA’s Beginner II class series or a similar Yiddish course. We will use different materials and repeat skills gained in the previous level such as conjugation in the past and future times. Students will gain knowledge of how to compare adjectives, to use contractions, conditional sentences and possessive forms, and how to say dates in Yiddish according to the Jewish Calendar. ​​You further develop speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension skills by listening to informative videos about famous figures in Yiddish culture, and discussing films and songs in Yiddish.
Date:
starts March 29, Tuesdays 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. PST (4:00 p.m. EST, 10:00 p.m. in most of Europe, 11:00 p.m. in Israel), ends May 31.
Tuition:
$270 all 10 weeks or $30 for a 90 minute online class.
Students: $230 all 10 weeks or $25 for a 90 minute online class.
To register: https://yaaana.org/intermediate-i-yiddish/

Yiddish for Kids at Yiddishland California
2022-03-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Let’s teach a bisele Yiddish to our little ones. In this session we will learn basic Yiddish expressions and make the parents kvel!
Where: Yiddishland California
When: March 27, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $20 per child
Feel free to email info@yaaana.org with any questions about this session. If we have lots of interest in this session, we will happily create additional ones.

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Drawing Sessions at Yiddishland
2022-03-23 18:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Practice figure drawing from a live model. Hosted by Yiddishland California, our group drawing sessions are held in a comfortable, friendly environment. No instruction will be given, but there will be a moderator present. Bring your own supplies. Any artist of any skill level is welcome to attend.
Cost:
$10 donation requested to cover expenses

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Yiddish in Transliteration: An In-person Course for Total Beginners (First Day)
2022-03-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Would you like to learn Yiddish but not sure if you want to learn the alphabet? Then this course is for you! This 6-session in-person course focuses on learning basic conversational Yiddish from scratch.
Cost:
Early bird (sales end on February 8): $25 per session, $120 for a 6-session course, regular prices: $30 per session, $160 for a 6-session course.
Teacher: Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh
Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh is a PhD candidate in the Slavic Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is working on her dissertation on Yiddish Theater in Communist Warsaw. Originally from Poland, Jana holds a Master of Arts degree in Polish Philology and Jewish Studies from the University of Wrocław. Jana is not only a practicing academic but also an active theater artist and critic. She is an actor, director, playwright, and producer of Yiddish theater. In October 2017, she moved to San Diego and launched the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA).

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Through a Ukrainian Looking Glass: Dovid Hofshteyn’s Soviet Yiddish Translations of Taras Shevchenko
2022-03-20 14:00 | Zoom
​Ukrainian and Jewish literatures have long been bound by a shared history and geography, and similarly estranged relationships to empire. The two literary traditions also influenced each other in form and content. In the 1930s, the Soviet Yiddish poet Dovid Hofshteyn published several volumes of his translations of the Ukrainian Romantic Poet, Taras Shevchenko. In this talk, drawn from her recent book, Songs in Dark Times, Professor Glaser, will discuss the important role of Ukrainian literature to Soviet Yiddish culture.
Where: on Zoom
Price: $18. One third of our ticket sales will go towards Nova Ukraine´s cause in Kharkiv.

Amelia Glaser is Associate Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature at the University of California — San Diego, where she also directs the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and Jewish Studies, programs. Her work lies at the intersection of Russian, Jewish, and Ukrainian literary culture. She has written about the relationship of these three groups in the territory of Ukraine in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She is the author of Jews and Ukrainians in Russia’s Literary Borderlands (Northwestern UP, 2012) and Songs in Dark Times: Yiddish Poetry of Struggle from Scottsboro to Palestine (Harvard U.P., 2020). She is the editor of Stories of Khmelnytsky: Competing Literary Legacies of the 1648 Ukrainian Cossack Uprising (Stanford UP, 2015) and, with Steven Lee, Comintern Aesthetics (U. Toronto Press, 2020); she is the translator of Proletpen: America’s Rebel Yiddish Poets (U. Wisconsin Press, 2005). She is currently a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute, where she is writing a book about contemporary Ukrainian poetry and culture.

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Purim Simkhe at Yiddishland
2022-03-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Enjoy a Purim simkhe at Yiddishland with fantastic guests including stars of our local Yiddish music scene, Yale Strom and Elizabeth Schwartz from Hot Pstromi. The evening will include Purim Yiddish poetry and klezmer music. English translation will be provided as so will be nosh and mashke!
When: Wednesday, March 16, 7 p.m.
Where: Yiddishland CA
Cost:
Early Bird (before March 2): $15
Regular price (after March 2): $20
From the shtetlekh of Romania to Carnegie Hall and beyond, Hot Pstromi has performed its scintillating repertoire for audiences throughout the world. What sets the klezmer band Hot Pstromi apart from the rest is much of its repertoire comes from Yale Strom’s field research conducted during the East Bloc era among the Jewish and Romani communities. Come join Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals, baritone ukelele and hand percussion), Tim McNalley (contrabass and guitar) and 2021 San Diego Music Hall of Fame inductee Yale Strom (violin) for an evening of Purim songs, stories and much more.

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Yiddish in Transliteration
2022-03-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Would you like to learn Yiddish but not sure if you want to learn the alphabet? Then this course is for you! This 6-session in-person course focuses on learning basic conversational Yiddish from scratch.
Cost:
Early bird (sales end on March 1): $25 per session, $120 for a 6-session course, regular prices: $30 per session, $160 for a 6-session course
Teacher: Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh
Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh is a PhD candidate in the Slavic Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is working on her dissertation on Yiddish Theater in Communist Warsaw. Originally from Poland, Jana holds a Master of Arts degree in Polish Philology and Jewish Studies from the University of Wrocław. Jana is not only a practicing academic but also an active theater artist and critic. She is an actor, director, playwright, and producer of Yiddish theater. In October 2017, she moved to San Diego and launched the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA).

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Hebrew For Beginners
2022-03-03 17:30 - 18:30 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Born and raised in Israel, Tzipi Tivon has a M.A. in Education and Leadership. Working as an upper elementary teacher she earned an award of excellence from the Minister of Education. Since moving to Southern California she has worked several Jewish schools teaching, developing curriculum, and mentoring Hebrew teachers.
Price: $25 for each class or $200 for a 10-session package for early bird registration or $225 if paying after February 24.

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Polish for Beginners
2022-03-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Maka Catori will be teaching a 6-session conversational course of Polish for beginners. The course will allow you to start communicating with openness and ease. The classes will be in person, each session will be 60 min long.
Born in Poland, Maka has published two books and authored several articles. She holds two M.A. degrees, one in Polish Philology and Anthropology of Culture from the University of Warsaw, and the other one in acting and drama from the Warsaw Theater Academy. She taught young adults the elements of self-expression and interaction based on living values in her original program, which was popular in Warsaw schools. Other professional interests include youth in theater and drama, self-expression, and values-based living. She is a Medical Intuitive Practitioner and has a passion for helping others.
Price: $25 for each class or $100 for a 6-session package for early bird registration or $125 for the 6-session package if registering after February 23.

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A Celebration of Avrom Sutzkever’s Yiddish Poetry
2022-02-20 12:30
Join us for a special event celebrating the Yiddish poetry of Avrom Sutzkever in conjunction with the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival. Meet Dr. Miriam Trinh, a meyven of Avrom Sutzkever’s poetry and Yiddish poetry in general, in conversation with Christa Whitney, Emily Felder, Hadas Kalderon, and Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisaroish. The discussion will explore Avrom Sutzkever’s poetry, his importance as a public figure and representative of Yiddish culture in Israel and around the world, and his lasting legacy in Yiddish and in translation.
To learn more about Avrom Sutzkever’s life, poetry, and legacy, check out the film Ver Vet Blaybn? (Who Will Remain?) screened in-person on Feb. 10 and 14 and streamed Feb. 10-20 as part of the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival.
This event is a collaboration of the San Diego Jewish Film Festival, Yiddish Book Center, Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA), and Yiddishland California.
Miriam Trinh has taught Yiddish language and literature since 1999, in Paris, Oxford, Strassbourg, Vilna, New York, Baltimore, Tel Aviv and is currently teaching Yiddish at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Miriam Trinh has published works in the field of Modern Yiddish Literature and especially on Holocaust literature. She is also engaged in translation from and into Yiddish.
Christa P. Whitney, is the Producer and Co-Director of Ver Vet Blaybn? (Who Will Remain?) and the director of the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, a growing collection of more than 1,000 in-depth video interviews about Yiddish language and culture with people of all ages and backgrounds.
Emily Felder, is the Editor and Co-Director of Ver Vet Blaybn? (Who Will Remain?) whose whose work as a documentary film editor has been screened in museums, libraries, and schools across the country. She is now an editor and videographer based in Los Angeles, where she continues to make films.
Hadas Kalderon, is the Producer of Ver Vet Blaybn? (Who Will Remain?) and the granddaughter of renowned poet Avrom Sutzkever. She is an actress, theater maker, playwright, and director who is currently serving as the artistic director of the National Youth Theatre.
Jana Mazurkiewicz is a doctoral candidate in Yiddish language and culture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a CEO and founder of the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA) and Yiddishland California.
Where: On Zoom
When: Feb 20, 12.30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Time: In person screenings on Thursday, February 10 at 10:30 a.m. and Monday February 14 at 10:30 a.m.

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