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Michael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble

5/11
National Yiddish Book Center
Hampshire College,
Amherst, MA

Neo-traditional klezmer music, conceived by clarinetist Michael Winograd and performed by some of the finest rising stars in the New York City klezmer scene, including vocalist Judith Berkson.
Reservations suggested.
2:00 P.M. Cost: $10

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KlezKanada 2008 Lecture Series
May 11, 2008, 4 pm
Gelber Conference Centre, 2 Carré Cummings Square, Montreal, Quebec
Michael Wex
"Nu Shoyn? Why we need Yiddish today."
A look at some of the factors that make Yiddish unique and at what we could lose by losing the language. Longtime KK staff member Michael Wex is the author of Just Say Nu and Born to Kvetch.

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