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December 23, 2015

"di goldene kale", NYC, 23 Dec 2015

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

Wed, Dec 23, 2015, 2pm & 7:30pm
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
NYC

Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

Lecture: Michael Wex, NYC, 23 Dec 2015

ייִדיש– דַײטש אויף צו להכעיס די דַײטשן Yiddish: German to Spite the Germans, a lecture with Michael Wex

Wednesday, December 23, 6:00pm
Mid-Manhattan Library, New York Public Library (NYPL)
455 5th Ave,
New York, New York 10016

A look at how and why Jews living in German-speaking areas turned a thoroughly Christianized language into a vehicle for Jewish ideas and values. Although Yiddish shares most of its vocabulary with German, it was never really “German.” Many innocent-looking Yiddish terms and idioms express profound opposition to the German, i.e., Christian, worldview; we’ll see how the fundamental ironies produced by such opposition contributed to the development of the characteristic Yiddish sense of humor. No knowledge of either Yiddish or German is required.

More info: www.facebook.com/events/421658341367183/