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Now through January 12, 1997

The Maiden of Ludmir -- Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre -- New York City

The Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre, in affilation with the Workmen's Circle
presents, "The Maiden of Ludmir", a new musical. Simultaneous English
and Russian Translation is available. This musical features; Zypora
Spaisman, Mina Bern, and with guest artist from London, Bernard
Mendelovitch. The Theatre is located at 123 East 155 Street, between
Park and Lexington. Wednesdays and Sundays Matinees, at 2:00 p.m.;
Evening Performances are Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 5:30 p.m.

For tickets and reservations, call 212-755-2231.

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December 5, 1996, at 9:00 p.m. EST -- A Chanukah Concert, in New York

Hachalom -- 1994 American Jewish Music Festival Prize Winner

Hachalom will be playing at The West End Cafe in New York City on
December 5th.  The band is comprised of Yehuda Shluker, David
Weissman, Jeff Stone, and Jeff Schiff.  There will also be a special
guest vocalist, Jack Gold.  Yehuda's music won first prize at the
American Jewish Music Festival in 1994 and his style is tailored
toward the young Jewish soul.  The show starts at 9:00 p.m. The West
End Cafe is located at 2911 Broadway (between 113th-114th Streets)

Call 212-662-8830 for directions.

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Thursday December 5th, Saturday, December 7th and Sunday December 8th

The Maccabi Players of the Maccabi Association London are staging a
production of "The Sneeze" -- an evening of comedy and music.
The show runs for three nights -- Thursday December 5th, Saturday
December 7th and Sunday December 8th. On Saturday Night, the show will
be performed cabaret style with a two course buffet dinner.

Tickets are 4.00 or 10 for the Saturday night. The club is located
in West Hampstead, London, England.

If you would like to book tickets, please email me, Paul Rose with
your telephone number, and we will get your tickets to you.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Paul J Rose
pjrose (at) pelican-consultants(dot)co(dot)uk

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Saturday, December 7, at 8:00 p.m. EST

Honey Novick   --  y i d d i s h  s o p r a n o

Honey Novick, s o p r a n o,  will perform socially aware, "a cappella"
Yiddish Songs at the People's Voice Cafe, New York City, on Saturday,
December 7, at 8:00 p.m. The performance will feature selections; from
here latest CD Release "Rising Towards Seraphim", and will feature the
skilled talents of Abe Gershonitz and Elizabeth Block of Toronto,
Canada.

Tickets are $ 7.00; members $ 5.00; seniors $ 4.00.

The People Voice Cafe is located at 133 West 4th Street,
Greenwich Village, between 6th Avenue and MacDougal, in
the Washington Square Church Parlor.

For Performance Information call 212-787-3903

For Artist Information call 416-782-7944

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Saturday, December 7th, 7:30 -- 11:30 p.m. EST

Klezmer Dance -- Workmen's Circle of New York

There is a klezmer dance Saturday, December 7th, 7:30-11:30pm, at
the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33rd Street, between Park and Madison
Avenue, in Manhattan, New York. The band is The Greater Metropolitan
Klezmer Band. Tickets are $15.

Call 212-889-6800 ext.285 for more details.

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Sunday, December 8th, 7:00 -- 9:00 p.m. EST

Fabrangen Project Hope is especially pleased to bring to
D.C. the 12-member OLD WORLD FOLK BAND, one of the top
klezmer bands in the Nation, joined by KLEZMOS, for a Hanukkah
Klezmer Festival on Sunday, December 8th, 7:00-9:00 PM, at Beth
Tikva Synagogue in Rockville.  All proceeds from the concert
go to assist formerly homeless D.C. area families.

Admission to the concert is $15, and $9 for students,
seniors, and children.

For more information, see
http://www.hmtrad.com/hmtrad/wendy/klezmos.html
or call me at 301 585-4777.  - David Scheim

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Sunday, December 8, 7:30 p.m.

The Congregation Beth Elohim choir and youth choir and assorted
instrumentalists will be performing a Chanukah concert this Sunday
December 8, 7:30 p.m., at 7:30 p.m., at Congregation Beth Elohim,
12 Henessey Drive, Acton, MA.

We'll be singing various serious and silly material, including some new
Mike Drumm originals, a couple of old Yiddish tunes, the hilarious
Hannukah Tarantella by David Polansky, the "doo-wop" Dreydel tune, and
more!

Come celebrate with us!

Call or eMail for directions or more information

Steve Stein
(508) 263-2584
szs (at) ultranet(dot)com

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Sunday, December 15,1996, 7:30 p.m. EST

Chanukkah and Eighteenth Anniversary of "Voice of the Turtle Concert"

Please come celebrate Chanukkah and their Eighteenth Anniversary, on
Sunday, December 15,1996, at 7:30 p.m, at Paine Hall, the Music
Building of Harvard University, is located off of Oxford Street,
behind the Science Center. Tickets are $18.00 or $12.00 for seniors
and students.

All the "Original Turtles"; Derek Burrows, Lisle Kulbach,
Jay Rosenberg, and Judith Wachs, are "astonished", they have reached
this milestone, and would be especially pleased to have the privilege
of celebrating with you.

The program, "Chai Lights," will feature rarely heard Judeo -- Spanish
repertoire from Jerusalem, as well as their signature array of
instruments from medieval through modern times. Recognition (and more!)
will be bestowed upon the winner of the year long "Name the Concert"
contest!

Contact: Meg Pash -- Vintage Entertainment

-- Telephone       -- 800-657-0334
-- Fax             -- 413-781-4459

Mail Ordering Instructions:

Please enclose a money order -- no credit cards -- and a self-addressed
stamped envelope; for prompt delivery, send a pre-paid, self-addressed
overnight mail envelope, the tickets will be mailed to you.

Mail Order Address:
                      Vintage Entertainment
                      42 Dartmouth Street
                      Springfield, MA 01109

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Thursday, December 19,1996, 7:30 p.m. EST

Tel Aviv Cafe -- A monthly look into Israel Today -- Grand Opening

Temple Emanuel, The Israeli Shaliach Department, and the Jewish
Federation of Southern New Jersey, invites you to the Grand Opening of
the Tel Aviv Cafe, a monthly look into Israel Today. The cafe will open,
Thursday, December 19,1996, 7:30 p.m. Discussions and presentations of
current events, literature, and contemporary, Israeli Music will be
available. Admission is Free. Coffee and Light Refreshments will be
served.

Please RSVP, by December 16, call 609-489-0029

Temple Emanuel
1101 Springdale Road
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

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Friday, December 20, and Saturday, December 21

13th Annual Lois G. Levine Arts Festival
Adath Emanu-El -- Willingboro, New Jersey 08046

On Friday, December 20, after evening services, there will be a very
special Oneg Shabbat; including a musical interlude, featuring
Choir Director Richard Rubinstein, on Piano. Also, a viewing of
Congregants Judaic Artwork, Woodwork, and Children's Art Projects. For
those interested, you may even enter an Judaic Art Project of your
own. For more information, contact program chairperson, Andy Lieberman
at 609-482-2764 or Debbie Zack at 609-596-8933.

On Saturday, December 21, after evening services, an elegant Cheese,
Hors D' Oeuvres and Wine Buffet, will be served. After the buffet, a
concert by "Atzilut : The Forth World". Atzilut is a versatile music
group that blends a repertoire of Ladino, Middle Eastern, and
Sephardic melodies.

For more information call, fax or write:

Adath Emanu-El
299 John F. Kennedy Way
Willingboro, New Jersey 08046

-- Telephone       -- 609-871-1736
-- Fax             -- 609-871-1797

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Sunday, December 22, -- 3:00 p.m.

C A R P A T I : 5 0  M i l e s, 5 0  Y e a r s -- H O T  P S T R O M I

A  Y A L E  S T R O M  D O C U M E N T A R Y   -- H I S  B A N D

A screening of the film, CARPATI : 50 Miles, 50 Years; the story of a
Jewish man, Zev Godinger, who lives in the Carpathian mountains. Zev
decides to return home for the first time, since his deportation.
A Film about faith and fate.

And a concert by HOT PSTROMI, cutting-edge klezmer band on
Sunday, December 22, 1996, at 3:00 p.m.

The film screening and concert will be presented at the:

  The Knitting Factory Music Club and Label
  http://www.knittingfactory.com/

Knitting Factory Music Club
http://www.knittingfactory.com/TheClub.html
74 Leonard Street, three blocks south of Canal Street
Tribecca, New York City

Ticket are $12.00. For tickets and information, call 212-219-3006.

Hot Pstromi -- a klezmer band, with a little horseradish, on the side

Yale Strom -- Violin -- Vocals         Mark Dresser -- Bass
Ismaic Butera -- Accordion             Amir Halfon -- Percussion
Glenn Dickson -- Clarinet -- Sax

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Sunday - Friday, December 22-27, 1996

KlezKamp 1996

Living Traditions, Inc. is proud to announce the 12th annual "KlezKamp:
The Yiddish Folk Arts Program" to be held December 22-27 1996, at the
Paramount Hotel in New York's Catskill region.

In honor of our first KlezKamp in St. Petersburg, Russia to be held in
1997, our theme this year will be on the history of the Jews of Russia
and will feature lectures on the life and career of  musicologist Moshe
Beregovskii (including recently discovered wax cylinders made by him in
Volhyn in 1938-39), an examination of the works of Marc Chagall, and the
history of the Moscow Yiddish Art theater; in addition to our full array
of everything, from klezmer instrument classes, vocal coaching and song
seminars, all levels of Yiddish language, poetry, literature and
translation, Yiddish and Russian dance workshops, visual arts, folklore,
a full children's and teen program, theater workshop, and the showing of
the rare 1924 Yiddish silent film "Yidishe Glickn" starring Solomon
Mikhoels and featuring a new live musical score.

Henry Sapoznik
Director

For KlezKamp 1996 Information, call or write:

Living Traditions
430 West 14th Street
New York, New York 10014

-- Telephone       -- 212-691-1272
-- Fax             -- 212-691-1657
-- Internet E-Mail -- livetrads (at) aol(dot)com

Henry Sapoznik
Director

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Tuesday, December 24,1996, 8:30 p.m. EST

David Broza, Israeli Rock Superstar, returns to the Town Hall, for his
second annual New York Winter Concert, on Tuesday, December 24,1996,
8:30 p.m. . The Town Hall is located at 123 West 43rd Street. This
multi-plantinum recording artist is famous for his flamenco-tinged
folk-rock.

Tickets are $25.00 - $35.00, and are available from:

T I C K E T M A S T E R -- New York City -- 212-307-7171

T O W N  H A L L  B O X  O F F I C E -- 123 West 43rd Street

W E S T  S I D E  J U D A I C A -- 2412 Broadway, between 88th & 89th

S I F R U T A K E -- 486 Avenue P -- Brooklyn

N A O M I  P I Z Z A -- 6828 Main Street -- Flushing, Queens

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  1996 Sunday Morning Klezmer -- Upcoming Special Events and Other ...

     + =========================================================== +
    ||    Jacob Freedman -- Host/Producer Sunday Morning Klezmer   ||
    ||        E-Mail Address -- Jacob(dot)Freedman (at) bbsx(dot)com            
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    ||      WBZC 88.9 FM -- A Voice For Burlington County, NJ      ||
    ||        http://dvjcc.ncc.com/dvjcc/Klezmer.radio.html        ||
    ||      "Out of Date" Music List, Fax & Mail Info Current      ||
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