We send you our warmest wishes for a joyous Khanike, Hanukkah, Chanuka(h), which begins Thursday night, December 10. There is a long history of American folk musicians singing Yiddish songs, so here is Pete Seeger's version of Khanike Oy Khanike.
This newsletter describes three wonderful online events in December (with many more on our website) and additional enjoyable links.
If you appreciate KlezCalifornia connecting you with delicious tastes of Yiddish culture, please donate some gelt to us during this secular giving season. Respond generously to the fundraising request you'll receive in a few days!
Wishing you a freylekhn Khanike!
Judy Kunofsky, Executive Director, and the entire Board of Directors
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Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children’s Literature, with Miriam Udel |
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Wednesday, December 9, 6:30pm Pacific Time
Come meet chickens determined to learn mameloshn in New Jersey, spirited Jewish orphans in Casablanca, and many more unforgettable characters from around the Yiddish-speaking world. Presented by Jewish Community Library and co-presented by KlezCalifornia.
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Songs in Dark Times: Yiddish Poetry of Struggle from Scottsboro to Palestine, with Amelia Glaser |
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Thursday, December 17, 7pm Pacific Time
Between the world wars, a generation of Jewish leftist poets reached out to other embattled peoples of the earth—Palestinian Arabs, African Americans, Spanish Republicans—in Yiddish verse. Glaser will discuss the Yiddish poets who translated their shared trauma to describe the suffering of other groups during the rise and fall of the age of internationalism. Presented by Jewish Community Library and co-presented by KlezCalifornia.
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Sunday, December 20, 2pm Pacific Time
Henry Sapoznik will introduce several forgotten African-American cantors, including Thomas LaRue Jones, billed as Der Shvartzer Khazn; Goldye May Steiner, billed as “The Only Colored Woman Cantor”; and David Kallistra. We will listen to Jones’ 1923 record, the only known recording of a Black cantor from this period. Presented by Jewish Community Library and co-presented by KlezCalifornia.
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Click for updates on Yiddish Theatre Ensemble
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Klezmer & Yiddish Music Links |
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A 2010 recording by Cantor Sam Weiss of "Di Shpanishe Kholere," based on Harry Boens & Nathan Hollandar’s song from the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic.
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"...Everyone is stuck at home with this plague,
They're all afraid of the Spanish flu.
Take my advice and save yourself from trouble,
Drink a glass of wine and eat some garlic."
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Writes folklorist Itzik Gottesman, "The rhyme of trubl and knobl (garlic) is worth the price of admission!"
Sundays, December 6 and 20, 5pm Pacific Time, presented by Project Open/Lincoln Towers University. No charge.
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children by Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, papercuts by Adam Whiteman
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Other Yiddish Culture Links |
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Yiddish New York, the nation’s largest workshop/festival of Yiddish culture, is returning December 26-30 (Saturday through Wednesday). Join YNY online this year for five days of klezmer music, Yiddish culture, song and folk dance, theater, lectures, language, workshops, performances, visual arts, and film, with affordable programs for adults, kids and teens! To receive a 10% discount on adult/household 5-day registrations, enter the code “YNY10” when registering online (may not be used with other discounts).
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In memory of Elsie Pinkowitz, who was very proud of her English Elocution, but knew more Yiddish than she let on. |
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In memory of Charlotte Kaufman Adler. |
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I am grateful that you are presenting interesting events, while we are stuck in our homes. |
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View KlezCalifornia's Honor Wall. Become a donor to post your tribute.
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Help us continue our exciting mission to connect people and communities around the Bay Area with Yiddish culture.
If you prefer to mail a check, use the address below.
A sheynem dank! Thank you very much!
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A bisl mer (a little bit more)
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