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Klezmer Music Weekend

Fri Dec 1 – Sun Dec 3, 2017
Halsway Manor,
Halsway Lane, near Crowcombe,
Somerset, TA44BD, UK

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Delve into the wonderful world of klezmer with members of the London Klezmer Quartet. Ilana Cravitz (violin), Susi Evans (clarinet and accordion) and Indra Buraczewska (double bass & vocals) will take you deep into freylekhs, bulgars, zhoks, khosidls and terkishers, looking at the modes, ornamentation and rhythms that characterise traditional Eastern European Jewish folk music. Play in a klezmer band, be part of the ever-growing Halsway Klezmer Kapelye (big band), and learn steps for the dances that the music traditionally accompanies. Reading music is not essential as we'll be working by ear quite a bit, but we will also look at interpreting written music. All instruments are welcome. For players of grade 4 and above or equivalent.

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Kugelplex and Waystation—Album release party hosted by Gina Madrid

December 1, 2017 / Doors at 7pm; Show at 8pm
Awaken Cafe
1429 Broadway (@ 15th Street)
Oakland, CA 94612
$15 advance/$20 door

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Waystation is Ariel Luckey and Lila Sklar. Combining old world klezmer and hip hop aesthetics, Waystation remixes the eclectic melodies of their ancestors with the rhythm of the city they live in, Oakland, California. In celebration of the release of their debut album rememory, a circle of songs activating immigration justice, Waystation plays music to move to.

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Klezmer Music Weekend

Fri Dec 1 – Sun Dec 3, 2017
Halsway Manor,
Halsway Lane, near Crowcombe,
Somerset, TA44BD, UK

More info/reservations

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Klezmer Music Weekend

Fri Dec 1 – Sun Dec 3, 2017
Halsway Manor,
Halsway Lane, near Crowcombe,
Somerset, TA44BD, UK

More info/reservations

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Oy Hanukkah! Yiddish Lider far Kinder un di Ganze Mishpokhe /
Jewish Songs for Children and the Whole Family

Sunday Dec 3rd 2:30pm
Midwood Library,
975 East 16th Street
Brooklyn, NY

Two well-known Brooklyn-based Yiddish performers, Eléonore Biezunski (vocals and violin) and Madeline Solomon (vocals, accordion, flute and puppets) present a concert of Hanukkah songs and spirited klezmer music that young audiences and families of all backgrounds will enjoy. While you don't need to speak Yiddish to enjoy this concert, you might just leave singing a Yiddish song!

Free admission

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MusicTalks/ 8 Days of Klezmer

Sunday, December 3, 2017, 3:00 PM
On Stage at Kingsborough
2001 Oriental Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 368-5596

Tickets: $32 - $37
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Join Host Elad Kabilio, the Israeli ensemble, 12th Night Klezmer and guest vocalist and Yiddish theatre star, Daniella Rabbani as they explore the unique spirit of klezmer with melodies of joyful sorrow, as well as Gypsy-flavored Hanukkah favorites from the Shtetls of Eastern Europe to the streets of New York City, with “8 Days of Klezmer.”

12th Night Klezmer is an all-Israeli ensemble band whose members have trained at the world’s leading music conservatories and have been featured in festivals worldwide. Daniella Rabbani has traveled the world with The National Yiddish Theater, performing alongside Mandy Patinkin, Ron Rifkin, and Tovah Feldshuh at Lincoln Center, Town Hall, and most recently at The Jewish State Theater in Warsaw, Poland.

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Sunday Dec 3, 2017, 8-10.30pm
The Harrison,
28 Harrison Street,
London WC1H 8JF

Join Ilana Cravitz and friends for a new monthly Klezmer session at The Harrison in Kings Cross.

First Sunday of every month, 8-10.30pm on the Ground Floor.
(No brass or percussion instruments)
Spectacular! See you there?
Free to listen or play

pdfs of tunes

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Klez Chaos

December 2 at 2 pm
PNA's Winter Festival and Crafts Fair
Seattle, WA

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Cindy Paley in Concert

Monday, December 4 • 7pm
Valley Beth Shalom,
15739 Ventura Blvd
Encino, CA
Purchase your ticket online here.

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ירושה Yerushe,

December 5th 7-9pm
Barbès
376 9th St,
Brooklyn, NY 11215
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$10 suggested donation

French violonist Eleonore Biezunski has been exploring the Yiddish traditions of the old and new world for quite some time now - both as a musician and as a archivist for YIVO. For this new project, she will be joined by Lauren Brody (vocals, accordion). Together they will explore the "yerushe," the heritage of women's Yiddish folksongs, orally transmitted to them or preserved with great care and love by folklorists such as Ruth Rubin.

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Lecture @ YNY • Ruth Rubin: Saving Yiddish Song • 12/27/17

Wed, Dec 27th • 4-5.30pm

Eleonore Biezunski of the YIVO Institute Sound Archive presents on an exciting new project to disseminate the rare field recordings of legendary Yiddish song collector Ruth Rubin.

Check out Yiddish New York full schedule

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Oy Hanukkah! Yiddish Lider far Kinder un di Ganze Mishpokhe /
Jewish Songs for Children and the Whole Family

Sunday Dec 10th 2:30pm
Borough Park Library,
1265 43rd St.
Brooklyn, NY

Two well-known Brooklyn-based Yiddish performers, Eléonore Biezunski (vocals and violin) and Madeline Solomon (vocals, accordion, flute and puppets) present a concert of Hanukkah songs and spirited klezmer music that young audiences and families of all backgrounds will enjoy. While you don't need to speak Yiddish to enjoy this concert, you might just leave singing a Yiddish song!

Free admission

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Metropolitan Klezmer

Wed., Dec 13, 2–3pm
450 West Nyack Rd.,
West Nyack, NY 10994

Hanukah!

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The Book Of J

Thursday Dec 14th / 6 pm doors - 7 pm show
The Burren
247 Elm Street, Davis Square,
Somerville, MA 02144

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Book of J is engaged in new psalmody, drawing from the rich biblical commentary of Black and White American traditional music, Yiddish songs of ghosts and police violence, and piyutim (paraliturgical songs) with a queer bent. Expect old-time religion, radical politics, angels and demons, workers and bosses, diasporic languages, erotic longing, close-text reading, hard times resolved and destiny fulfilled. Also, singing along is good. Book of J is Jewlia Eisenberg (Charming Hostess) and Jeremiah Lockwood (Sway Machinery). Here’s more on the elements of our tight braid...

Sponsored by the Jewish Arts Collaborative

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Thurs, Dec 14, 2017, 8-11pm
The Harrison,
28 Harrison Street,
London WC1H 8JF

2nd Thursday of each month: Balkan, gypsy, klezmer, Russian music - even a bit of Turkish or Greek.... come and share your tunes at the 2nd Thursday East European jam, downstairs at The Harrison from 8pm every month with house band 'Bucimis Trio' (Susi Evans, Matt Bacon and Chrisina Borgenstierna).

All instruments welcome, including brass and percussion

Free / Donation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1563349383691554/

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Oy Hanukkah! Yiddish Lider far Kinder un di Ganze Mishpokhe /
Jewish Songs for Children and the Whole Family

Sunday Dec 17th 2:30pm
Ryder Library,
5902 23rd St.
Brooklyn, NY

Two well-known Brooklyn-based Yiddish performers, Eléonore Biezunski (vocals and violin) and Madeline Solomon (vocals, accordion, flute and puppets) present a concert of Hanukkah songs and spirited klezmer music that young audiences and families of all backgrounds will enjoy. While you don't need to speak Yiddish to enjoy this concert, you might just leave singing a Yiddish song!

Free admission

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The NYTF Artistic Council winter gala
Broadway: A Jewish American Legacy

Dec 18, 2017, 7pm
the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place
NYC

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The evening will consist of an intimate concert with song selections from the repertoire of Broadway’s Jewish writers and composers and will honor 4-time Tony Award-winning director Jerry Zaks. The evening will also feature a special Award presentation to Bruce E. Slovin, the Founder of the Center for Jewish History and former Director of Circle in the Square Theatre. Proceeds from this event will fund our operating in the inception year of NYTF’s Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project, an ongoing initiative to identify and restore the thousands of lost and forgotten gems of the Yiddish Stage.

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ירושה Yerushe,

Mercredi 22 novembre à 20h30
Péniche Anako
Bassin de la Villette
face au 61, quai de la Seine
75019 PARIS

Tarif plein : 15 € / Tarif réduit : 10 €

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Yiddish New York

Dec 23–28, 2017
Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
NYC

Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

More info/registration
yiddishnewyork.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

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Yiddish New York

Dec 23–28, 2017
Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
NYC

Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

More info/registration
yiddishnewyork.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

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Film: Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman - Song of Autumn
directed by award-winning filmmaker Josh Waletzky.

Sunday, December 24, at 1:15 PM
14th St. Y Theater,
344 E. 14th St.
NYC

$10 for those not registered in Yiddish New York
More info/registration
yiddishnewyork.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

In Song of Autumn, poet, songwriter, singer Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, who has played a central role in reviving and inspiring interest in Yiddish song and poetry among a new generation of artists, discusses her life and creative path. This film is an interview, enhanced by photo stills and music, conducted entirely in Yiddish WITH ACCURATE AND COMPLETE ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

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Yiddish New York

Dec 23–28, 2017
Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
NYC

Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

More info/registration
yiddishnewyork.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

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The darkly comedic operetta The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin),
the first Yiddish Theatre production ever to have played the United States

Mon., Dec 25, 2017, 2pm
National Yiddish Theatre
at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place
NYC

The Sorceress will play 5 performances only from December 25th – January 1st. This strictly limited, in-development book in hand staged concert will be made available to the public at the extraordinarily accessible ticket price of $25
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

The first undertaking of NYTF’s Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project will be the first time "The Sorceress" will be presented to the public in over 80 years. Helmed by Drama Desk Award-nominee Motl Didner (NYTF Associate Artistic Director) with Music Direction by Mr. Mlotek, The Sorceress will be performed with its fully restored Yiddish dialogue and orchestrated music, with English and Russian translation supertitles. Casting will be announced shortly.

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Atelier : Chansons Yiddish Du Temps Qui Passe • 11/25/17

Atelier de chansons yiddish "du temps qui passe..."
Samedi 25 novembre de 15h à 18h

Eléonore Biezunski nous vient de New-York et profitera de sa tournée européenne avec Yerushe pour offrir un atelier de chansons yiddish, autour d'un répertoire explorant le thème du passage du temps. Piotr Odrekhivskyy accompagnera l'atelier à l'accordéon.

Pas de connaissance préalable du yiddish ou de la musique nécessaire. Juste une bonne oreille et l'envie de chanter...

35 euros / participant (places limitées à 12 participants)

L'adresse exacte (75003) sera communiquée sur inscription
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Yiddish New York

Dec 23–28, 2017
Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
NYC

Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

More info/registration
yiddishnewyork.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

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Sheva Zucker: Nyu-York in yidishn lid (The Many Faces of New York in Yiddish Poetry)

Tuesday, December 26, at 4 PM
Chapel of the Town and Village Synagogue
334 E 14th St,
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 677-8090

"Dzhungl, un gedreng un umzin vilder" (jungle, crush, upheaval, wild absurd), wrote the poet Arn Glanz Leyeles about New York almost 70 years ago. For some, New York was the beacon light of the Statue of Liberty, a home where immigrants found freedom and endless possibilities. To others it was a "wild absurd" where amidst the teeming millions one felt oneself more alone than ever. We will read Yiddish poems about New York from early voices such as Leyeles and Moyshe-Leyb Halpern to more contemporary ones such as Reyzl Zhikhlinski and Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman. Poems will be available in both Yiddish and English translation. Discussion leader will speak Yiddish.

More info/registration
yiddishnewyork.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

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ירושה Yerushe,

November 26th 2017 • 5pm
Théâtre de la Cité Bleue • 17h
46 avenue Miremont,
Genève, Switzerland

Organisé par les Amis de la Musique Juive

Tix/more info

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The darkly comedic operetta The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin),
the first Yiddish Theatre production ever to have played the United States

Tue, Dec 26, 2017, 7pm
National Yiddish Theatre
at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place
NYC

The Sorceress will play 5 performances only from December 25th – January 1st. This strictly limited, in-development book in hand staged concert will be made available to the public at the extraordinarily accessible ticket price of $25
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

The first undertaking of NYTF’s Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project will be the first time "The Sorceress" will be presented to the public in over 80 years. Helmed by Drama Desk Award-nominee Motl Didner (NYTF Associate Artistic Director) with Music Direction by Mr. Mlotek, The Sorceress will be performed with its fully restored Yiddish dialogue and orchestrated music, with English and Russian translation supertitles. Casting will be announced shortly.

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Yiddish New York

Dec 23–28, 2017
Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
NYC

Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

More info/registration
yiddishnewyork.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

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The darkly comedic operetta The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin),
the first Yiddish Theatre production ever to have played the United States

Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 7pm
National Yiddish Theatre
at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place
NYC

The Sorceress will play 5 performances only from December 25th – January 1st. This strictly limited, in-development book in hand staged concert will be made available to the public at the extraordinarily accessible ticket price of $25
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

The first undertaking of NYTF’s Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project will be the first time "The Sorceress" will be presented to the public in over 80 years. Helmed by Drama Desk Award-nominee Motl Didner (NYTF Associate Artistic Director) with Music Direction by Mr. Mlotek, The Sorceress will be performed with its fully restored Yiddish dialogue and orchestrated music, with English and Russian translation supertitles. Casting will be announced shortly.

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Yiddish New York

Dec 23–28, 2017
Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
NYC

Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

More info/registration
yiddishnewyork.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

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Andy Statman Duo
Andy & Larry Duo - clarinet/mandolin & drums

Thursday, December 28, 2017, 8:00 PM
The Charles Street Synagogue
53 Charles St @ West 4th St,
Greenwich Village, Manhattan

Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio/

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The darkly comedic operetta The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin),
the first Yiddish Theatre production ever to have played the United States

Fri, Dec 29, 2017, noon
National Yiddish Theatre
at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place
NYC

The Sorceress will play 5 performances only from December 25th – January 1st. This strictly limited, in-development book in hand staged concert will be made available to the public at the extraordinarily accessible ticket price of $25
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

The first undertaking of NYTF’s Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project will be the first time "The Sorceress" will be presented to the public in over 80 years. Helmed by Drama Desk Award-nominee Motl Didner (NYTF Associate Artistic Director) with Music Direction by Mr. Mlotek, The Sorceress will be performed with its fully restored Yiddish dialogue and orchestrated music, with English and Russian translation supertitles. Casting will be announced shortly.

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Ezekiel's Wheels

December 31st, 7:00pm
The Burren
247 Elm Street,
Somerville, MA

$25 advance / $29 at the door
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Do you have any resolutions yet? How about resolving to include more classy live music in your life? And how about starting now? Our resolution is to put together lots of new instrumental and vocal arrangements and share them with you, but we can't do that unless you show up! Help us start the year on the right foot and join us for dinner and music at the Burren.

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