Mame-Loshn'96

    Program


    Workmen's Circle is Proud to Announce Mame-loshn '96

    MAME-LOSHN '96
    Memorial Day WeekendMay 23-27, 1996

    *KLEZMER BANDS*
    *CHILDREN'S PROGRAM*
    *EXCITING YIDDISH CABARET WITH GUEST MC*
    *SHIATSU WORKSHOP*
    *SPORTS*
    *PROGRAMS IN YIDDISH/YIDDISH & ENGLISH*
    
    brought to you by:
    Workmen's Circle Hemshekh Branch 105/Branch 2001
    Mame-loshn '96
    45 East 33rd Street, New York, NY  10016
    
    It will be the most talked about event of the year!
    
    Eat, drink, and be merry--in a Yiddish cultural
    atmosphere that allows for all levels of Yiddish
    ability--sing, dance, talk, walk, see film, davn, live,
    love and learn in Yiddish. From basic beginners'
    Yiddish to the erotica found deep within our
    literature, celebrate together our language and
    culture, past, present and future. For centuries,
    Yiddish has been a vital factor in our lives and
    Mame-Loshn '96 is proof. Workshops and entertainment
    take you through every facet of life from playing
    Yiddish basketball to playing the violin; from the
    religious roots of Yiddish to the romantic reveries of
    our authors; from computers to cooking; from drama to
    vaudeville. Mame-Loshn '96 takes place on a beautiful
    college campus in Fairfield, CT. Traditional and
    secular Shevuos services begin on Thursday, May 23. All
    meals are kosher and vegetarian or dairy. Arrive
    Thursday or Friday!
    
    *****Workshops******
    
    Yiddish language:
          Yiddish is alive and well in 1996 and at
    Mame-Loshn '96, Yiddish grows even more! We will have
    Yiddish language classes at a variety of levels,
    including an expanded number of Beginners,
    Intermediate, Advanced, Intensive, Literature/Poetry, a
    workshop for teachers of Yiddish and even a workshop
    for teaching Yiddish to children. Each class is
    designed to offer the participants as full an exposure
    to the vocabulary, idiom, and grammar as is
    appropriate. Course materials will be provided by the
    instructor. Instructors include: Nikolai Borodulin,
    Pesakh Fiszman, Itsik Gottesman, Chava Lapin, Marcia
    Gruss Levinsohn, Avrom-Yankev Sachs, and Pessl Semel
    Beckler Stern. Some sessions begin Friday. Others begin
    Saturday. Many sessions do not require consecutive
    attendance.
    
    Yiddish for Women of the 90's:
         Sheva Zucker presents an exciting new program, a
    Yiddish language course with a focus on women and
    women's issues including health, home, workplace and
    more. Men are welcome too! In Yiddish.
    
    Di Amerikaner Baleboste (The American Baleboste):
     Shulamis Berger's workshop explores images of the
    Modern Jewish Woman as seen through the eyes of
    advertisers of the 1920 and 1930's. In Yiddish and
    English.
    
    "Boychiks in the Hood":
         Robert Eisenberg, author of a successful new book
    about the Hasidic Underground, shares his insight about
    the various Hasidic communities in America and around
    the world. In Yiddish and English.
    
    Fantastic Storytelling:
         Miriam Hoffman is your guide on this wonderful
    journey into the stories and legends that have evolved
    in our culture, our history and our language. Presented
    in Yiddish and English.
    
     Jewish Genealogy:
         Learn how to trace your roots, using modern tools
    and antiquarian archives. So many of our riches come
    from our past, learn how to find out more about your
    own. Instructor: Deborah Braverman. In English.Yiddish.
    
     Folksong:
         Join Shulamis Dion on the magical musical journey
    into the rich heritage of folksong we have acquired and
    developed through the years. In Yiddish and English.
    
    Mendele On Line:
         Join Khayem Bochner and venture into
    Yiddish-Cyberspace, learn about Mendele, the on-line
    publication for Yiddish and Yidishkeyt and delve into
    the untapped possibilities that disseminate our
    language through the Internet. This is also a prime
    opportunity for the many MENDLEYNER (You know who you
    are!) to meet each other. In Yiddish.
    
    Homosexuality In Yiddish Film:
         Hollywood has its "Celluloid Closet." Yiddish film
    makers, too, were quite taken with sexuality. Our
    special guest Eve Sicular will take us on her
    well-researched tour through the themes of ethnic and
    sexual identity in Yiddish film. In English with
    Yiddish.
    
    Yiddish Lit 101 Was Never Like This:
         Mendy Cahan takes you on a stroll through the
    centuries from the Purimshpil of 1697 through a
    comparative study of the Yiddish translation of Fanny
    Hill, visiting with Manger, and Glatstein, and others
    along the way. In Yiddish.
    
    Women in Yiddish Literature:
         Sheva Zucker's new workshops cover the great work
    and biographies of Yiddish women writers, poets and
    novelists.  Presented in Yiddish and English.
    
    The Mame-loshn '96 Players:
         The lights on Broadway --or Second Avenue--were
    never brighter than they are at Mame-loshn, where
    Richard Carlow of the Folksbiene Theater will produce
    and direct a theater piece--in Yiddish, of
    course--starring our very own Mame-Loshn '96 guests.
    
    Yiddish Theater:
         Miriam Hoffman presents your ticket to Jewish
    Theater from it's Golden Age right up to the present.
    In Yiddish.
    
    Der Payatz - Around the World with Yiddish Theater -
    The Herman Yablokoff Story:
         Anita Willens, the daughter of Alexander
    Olshanetsky and stepdaughter of Herman Yablokoff,
    offers us an insider's view of the life of the
    well-known Yiddish actor, singer, songwriter,
    playwright, director and producer. Yablokoff is best
    known for international standards such as Papirossen
    and  Shveig Mayn Hartz or  Nature Boy . This program is
    adapted from the recently translated autobiography of
    the same title, available at the Jewish Book Center of
    The Workmen s Circle. In Yiddish and English.
    
    The Virtual Shtetl:
         Iosif Vaisman comes to Mame-Loshn '96 with his
    "Virtual Shtetl" web page, a vast resource for
    Yidishkayt on the Internet. In English with Yiddish.
    
    Shorashim:
         New and traditional folk dances featuring
    Eastern-European and Israeli steps keep you spinning
    and whirring. Learn the steps during the day and dance
    with our bands at night. Led by Sasha, theWorkmen s
    Circle dance leader. In English with Yiddish.
    
    Tsi Kenstu Shiatsu?:
         A hands-on workshop, with instruction in Yiddish
    by our certified masseur, Mendy Cahan, in the tactile
    arts of Swedish massage, shiatsu, trigger point, and
    reflexology. Bring your own oils. (towels too.) In
    Yiddish.
    
    Panel Discussion: Ken Yidish Hobn a Kiem on Frumkayt?
    (What is the Fate of Yiddish without Religiosity?)
          Join our team of panelists in the latest debate
    about our mame-loshn discussing the potential for
    survival of the language in a solely secular
    environment. Is religion the sine qua non of our
    language, or can it evolve--or even survive--among the
    non-religious? In Yiddish.
    
    Children's Program:
         Under the direction of Zoe Goldberg, our children
    will speak, dance, play, perform, tell a joke or two,
    and sing--in Yiddish, of course. Jewish Jeopardy is on
    the agenda, as well as the Maccabbean Games--bring your
    balls and bats, and bring you best sports shoes, too.
    Our 1995 program attracted 28 children of varying ages.
    Nothing would please us better. In English with
    Yiddish. For ages 5-13.
    
    Workshops given in "Yiddish and English" are given
    twice, once in each language.  Workshops offered in
    "Yiddish with English" are given in a combination of
    the two languages.
    
    
    FILM -- SQUARE DANCING -- MUSIC -- SHMUES --
    KLEZMORIM!!!
    
    *****Entertainment:
         Evenings will be filled with klezmer music, song,
    dance, film, and shmues, and even a bisl of the "naye
    land" with *square dancing*--called in Yiddish!  Join
    the Wholesale Klezmer Band, Klezamir and the Yale
    Klezmer Band...Cantor Naomi Hirsch, Betty Silberman and
    more as we celebrate our heritage, our culture, and our
    love of Yidishkayt.
    WHOLESALE KLEZMER BAND!
    KLEZAMIR!
    YALE KLEZMER BAND!
    CANTOR NAOMI HIRSCH!
    BETTY SILBERMAN!
    ...MORE!!!


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