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Here's why you gotta come to the Yiddish Conference in Baltimore

  1. Your friends and colleagues will be there.
  2. The networking's great.
  3. You can learn a great deal about today's world of Yiddish.
  4. You'll learn about the newest books and cds

So come on down. For particulars and to download a registration form, visit fishl kutner's site ­www.derbay.org. Baltimore's the place to be this September. Kumt, kinderlekh, kumt.

  1. Your friends and colleagues will be there.

    Henry Sapoznik, Yale Strom, Lori Cahan-Simon (with Steven Greenman and Walt Mahovitch in tow) theyıre coming, plus Shira and Ken Richmond, the FISH Street Klezmer Duo of Klezmaniacs fame, plus our own local Charm City Klezmer, Baltimore Klezmer Orchestra. Cantor Allan Berman will do Zmiros and Chasidic nigunim after the Shabes dinner and conduct Sabbath services. And the incredible Avi Albrecht will sing Yiddish on Saturday night. The trio from Philadelphia ­ Sender Botwinik, Sherm Labovitz and Marvin Weinberger will close with a concert of beautiful Yiddish art and theater songs on Sunday morning.

  2. The networking's great.

    Many of the attendees are leaders of US and Canadian Yiddish clubs AND major Yiddish events. In fact, the MC of the Talent Cabaret is none other than wunderkind Mitch SMOLKIN, director of the ASHKENAZ FESTIVAL in Toronto.

  3. You can learn a great deal about today's world of Yiddish.

    There will be 28 workshops by a who's who of teachers, academics, writers, poets, scholars, activists, web magazine editors, performers.

  4. You'll learn about the newest books and cds, attend a showing of Yale Strom's new film, "L'Chaim, Comrade Stalin", and a whole lot more. Sal Kluger of Simkha Sales will be running his shop of Yiddish and Klezmer goodies.

    5. So come on down. For particulars and to download a registration form, visit fishl kutner's site ­www.derbay.org. Baltimore's the place to be this September. Kumt, kinderlekh, kumt.

    Sylvia Schildt, Chair
    8th World Conference, IAYC
    Baltmore Maryland
    410 298 4765
    creativa@charm.net

Posted by Ari Davidow on September 4, 2003 4:05 PM |

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