Mame-Loshn '99

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MAME-LOSHN '99
learning!...language!...music!...simkhe!... at
<A HREF="http://aesop.rutgers.edu/www/visitors.html";>Rutgers University</A>

Get ready for Mame-Loshn'99 at the idyllic suburban campus of Rutgers
University in New Brunswick, New Jersey! It is our fourth Mame-Loshn weekend!

>From Thursday May 27th to Memorial Day, May 31st we will be...
Dancing
Singing
Learning and studying Yiddish language and culture...

All levels of Yiddish are welcome and encouraged.  NOT EVERYBODY AT Mame-Loshn
knows Yiddish, learning takes place in an open and accepting atmosphere. This
is four days of sharing our love of Yiddish literature, song and spirit. We
celebrate who we are--past, present and future--by enjoying an extended
weekend of Yiddish language and culture, including a complete youth program.

Only the most enthusiastic and qualified people lead workshops at Mame-Loshn.
People like: Chava Lapin (director of education at the Workmen's Circle),
Pessach Fiszman (one of the best loved Yiddish teachers in the United States),
Naomi Hirsch (international virtuoso and cantor), Adina Cimet (Doctor of
Sociology and Yiddishist from Mexico), Miriam Hoffman (weekly contributor in
the Forverts and important Yiddish playwrite), Michael Alpert (world famous
klezmer musician and exciting ethnomusicologist), Jeffrey Warschauer (klezmer
musician and expert mandolin player), Debra Strauss (virtuoso violinist),
Pearl Gluck (filmmaker...she appeared in the film, "A Life Apart"), Daniel
Soyer (author and professor) and Iosif Vaisman (moderator of Mendele, the only
Yiddish computer disscussion group), Professor Morris Moskowitz (head of The
Department of Hebraic Studies at Rutgers), Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman (Poet,
teacher and Yiddish songwriter), Troim Handler (Yiddish poet and writer),
Boris Sandler (Editor of The Yiddish Forward), Gershon Jacobson (Founder of
The Algemeiner Journal), Yosef Y. Jacobson (Columnist and Book Review editor
of The Algemeiner JournaL) AND MANY MORE !!!

The weekend is so full that you won't have time to sleep! So come join us to
live, love and learn in Yiddish!

Mame-Loshn '99 BY DAY...
Mame-Loshn is greser, beser and more! This year you have more than 40
workshops and classes to choose from! Mame-Loshn programs and classes are
offered in Yiddish, English and both.

YIDDISH CLASSES: ELEMENTARY TO ADVANCED
Yiddish language classes are offered at a variety of levels from Beginners
Alef and Beyz to Advanced. New, at Mame-Loshn '99 is "Hebrew for Yiddish
Students," a class that focuses on Hebrew aspects of the Yiddish language. Our
teachers include some of the best in the world: Chava Lapin, Pessach Fiszman,
Pearl Gluck and Larisa Pecherskaya.

DANCE BY DAY
<A HREF="http://www.braveoldworld.com/";>Michael Alpert</A> the high-energy
ethnomusicologist and leader of "Brave Old World" leads Eastern European Folk
Dance.  And for dancing bekele-to-bekele, Victoria Kriner-Stepanovsky, leads
American Style Ballroom Dance. (In Yiddish and English)

SING WITH US
If you can say it you can sing it! Mame-Loshn '99 is a place to hear and learn
new songs from different traditions. Several song workshops are part of the
program. Each one has a unique flavor: Eastern European, Songs of the Yiddish
Theatre or Spritual Yiddish Music.  With
<A HREF="http://www.braveoldworld.com/";>Michael Alpert</A>, Jeff Warshauer and
Cantor Naomi Hirsch.

JUST FOR KIDS! shpil un shpas!
Rebecca Margolis (Columbia University)
With Nathan Fishkin, Elissa Harmolin and Nadia Siritsky
Kids at Mame-Loshn '99 spend three days playing, singing, learning, and having
fun.  They do arts and crafts, storytelling, drama, cooking, a magic show, and
much, much more. Children will be visited by many of the adult workshop
leaders for a rich cultural program. For ages 5-12.

BAR/BAT MITZVAH WITH A "YIDISHN TAM"
Bat Mitzvah girl and her parents will lead this workshop on how to incorporate
Yiddish materials into a bar/bat mitzvah ceremony and course of study. How to
blend Yiddish with the traditional Hebrew; resources for language study; a
Yiddish reading list including recently discovered stories by women. Learn
secular and religious Yiddish blessings.  Share your own ideas with leaders:
Meg and her parents Ellen and Jeff.

YOGA IN YIDDISH
Reyzl (Kathleen) Rose helps you shpan zikh oys...for your body and for your
mind. shal...oooom!

KNEYTSH UN KVETSH: MASSAGE
Donna Gallers with Ruvn Millman guides you through a selection of massage
techniques in a hands-on workshop (come with a partner or without).

WALKS THROUGH NATURE
Leah Robinson. Visit Rutgers' working animal farm. Learn the difference
between a ferd and a ku. (In Yiddish)

LECTURE/DISCUSSIONS IN YIDDISH
Adina Cimet, professor of Sociology
(a kuk arayn: di indishe gezelshaft
(shprakh un yidish identitet

A NEKHTIGN TUG!
Pearl Gluck
What are Chasidic stories? Who tells them? And what do they have to do with
me? Spend your weekend telling stories, hearing stories, and delving deeper
into the concepts behind Chasidic storytelling. Discover texts from the
Chasidic community. Understand roots of the mythology as we recreate mayses
fun a nechtign tug. (In English and Yiddish)

YIDDISH POETS OF
<A HREF="http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetLinks/radauti/trip.html";>BUKOVINA</A>
Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman speaks about M.M. Shafir, Fred Weinger and Yankev
Freedman. (In Yiddish and English)

HOW JEWISH IS <A HREF="http://www.scry.com/ayer/JUDAICA/4405609.htm";>SHOLEM
ASCH</A>?
Troim Handler
Fired from The Jewish Daily Forward after writing his controversial work "The
Nazarene." Accused of having converted to Christianity. Even in 1999,
controversy and misinformation still abound. Click
<A HREF="http://www.bemorecreative.com/one/535.htm";>here</A> for a quirky Asch
link.

ORTHODOX VS SECULAR
Miriam Hoffman
A rare glimpse into the contrapositions of two former Yeshiva students. A
secular Yiddish poet and, the other an orthodox Jew. Did the holocaust change
their view of God and man? Based on
<A HREF="http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Yiddish/English/literature.html";>
Chaim Grade's</A> "
<A HREF="http://www.eonline.com/Facts/Movies/0,60,53311,00.html";>My Quarrel
with Hirsh Rassayner.</A>" (In Yiddish and English)

ALEFBEYZ: HUMOR AND WIT
Miriam Hoffman
The "Alefbeyz" tells tales of wonder, unravels the world of the mystics,
reflects the wit of its people and casts a magic spell over the muses. (In
Yiddish and English)

THE YIDDISH PRESS
Gershon Jacobson, editor Algemeiner Journal
History of The Algemeiner and stories from a life in journalism. (In Yiddish
and English)

THE FORWARD AND THE ALGEMEINER
Boris Sandler and Gershon Jacobson
A panel discussion between the editors of The Yiddish Forward and The
Algemeiner Journal. (In Yiddish)

KABBALAH
Yosef Y. Jacobson columnist and book review editor for The Algemeiner Journal
presents a program on Yiddish and the Kabbalah.

SEND A SALAMI TO YOUR BOY IN THE ARMY
Eve Jochnowitz
Sites of Jewish Memory and Identity at
<A HREF="http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/www/ctich/eastside/contents.html";>Lower
East Side</A> Restaurants. (In Yiddish and English)

JEWISH LIFE IN <A HREF="http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetLinks/kovno/kovno.html";>
KOVNO</A>
Tina Lunson is involved with organizing the new Yiddish Summer Program in
Lithuania and is recently returned from Kovno. (In Yiddish and English)

SHOLEM ALEICHEM AND MOZART
Prof. Morris Moskowitz talks about Musical Philandry in Sholem Aleichem's
"Stempenyu" and Mozart's "Don Giovanni."

FINANCIAL PLANNING
Abe Ostreicher, certified planner (Lakewood, NJ)
Sharpen your pencils as Mr. Ostreicher shows you your financial future in
Yiddish. (In Yiddish)

A JEWISH BOYHOOD IN POLAND
<A HREF="http://www.detnews.com/1998/nation/9804/23/04230180.htm";>Norman
Salsitz</A>
Author of "Against All Odds" discusses his book and shows a documentary film,
made in 1929 of his Polish home town. (In Yiddish and English)

THE MAME-LOSHN CHORUS!
Binyumen Schaechter
The chorus meetS several times in preparation for a Sunday evening
performance.

THE STRIKE OF THE VILNA STREET GIRLS
<A HREF="http://www.charm.net/~creativa/home.html";>Sylvia Schildt</A>
A reading and discussion discovering Slavic elements in Vilna Yiddish and
underworld jargon.

A YIDDISH LOVE AFFAIR!
<A HREF="http://www.charm.net/~creativa/home.html";>Sylvia Schildt</A>
Love songs and poems to the Yiddish language

<A HREF="http://www.nfjc.org/jewishmuseums/luboml.htm";>LUBOML</A>
Nathan Sobel, translator of the Luboml Yizkor Bukh presents its history. (In
Yiddish and English)

<A HREF="http://www.cleary.dircon.co.uk/klezmer.htm";>KLEZMER</A> STYLE AND
TECHNIQUE FOR STRING PLAYERS
Deborah Strauss leads an intensive workshop for ages 12 and up with
intermediate playing skills. Bring pieces from your repertoire to this master
class setting. (In English)

Mame-Loshn 2000
Paintings and drawings by Alexander Vaisman

Alexander Vaisman works in different genres and media and does not adhere to
any particular style. However, it is possible to use a single keyword to
characterize his art. This keyword is _Yiddishkayt_. All artist's paintings,
drawings and sculptures form a multifaceted reflection of a civilization
created by the Eastern European Jews during the last millenium.
This exhibition offers a series of drawings on the themes of Yiddish songs
"Mame-Loshn 2000", illustrations to Yiddish prose and poetry, and other
selected works. Alexander Vaisman's online gallery can be visited at
<A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/AV";>http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/AV
</A>

<A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/Tshernovits/";>90TH ANNIVERSARY OF
CZERNOWITZ</A>
Iosif Vaisman
In celebration of the 90th Anniversary of Czernowitz Conference. (In Yiddish
and English)

<A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/";>YIDDISH ON THE NET</A>
Iosif Vaisman
(In Yiddish and English)

MAME-LOSHN KLEZMER BAND!
<A HREF="http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/bands/warschauer/waltz/warschauer.w
altz.html">Jeffrey Warschauer</A>
Bring youe instruments! Rehearsals will be held throughout the weekend in
anticipation of a Sunday evening performance. Participants should have
intermediate playing skills and bring music stands and battery powered
cassette recorders. (Ages 12 and up) (In English)

Mame-Loshn '99 BY NAKHT...
Mame-Loshn evening programs are exciting in 1999.  Here are just some of the
surprises!

EVENING PROGRAM MC: COREY BREIER

A YIDISHE SHABES
Cantor Naomi Hirsch
Yiddish and kehile turn stam Friday night into shabes. For one evening, Cantor
Naomi Hirsch takes a community of people: Reform, Reconstructionist,
Conservative, Orthodox and plain old non-Jews...and enjoins us all in a Mame-
Loshn shabes!

LANDSMANSHAFTN ORGANIZATIONS IN AMERICA
<A HREF="http://www.hup.harvard.edu/S97Books/S97.Catalog/jewish.immigrant.html
">Daniel Soyer</A> gives a talk on his new book with slide presentation.

AN EVENING OF STORIES
Rachel Botchan, Pessach Fiszman and Suzanne Toren

"BREAK A LEG"
Skits and Songs from the Yiddish Theater.
Starring Suzanne Toren, Hy Wolfe, Rachel Botchan and Phyllis Berk.
Written and adapted by Miriam Hoffman.

<A HREF="http://www.princeton.edu/~klez/";>THE KLEZ DISPENSERS</A>
Princeton University's Klezmer band perform at Mame-Loshn dance evenings.

SPECIAL AFTERNOON CONCERTS
by The
<A HREF="http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/bands/warschauer/waltz/warschauer.w
altz.html">Strauss/Warschauer</A> Trio and Cantor Naomi Hirsch.

MAME-LOSHN CABARET
Hy Wolfe is back as the "tumbler" of the Mame-Loshn cabaret. THis is your
chance to perform! Bring your instrument, sheet music, poetry, stories and
rhymes and show everyone what you've got.

JAM ALL NIGHT!
Bring your instrument and "jam" at the Mame-Loshn late night parties. Sorry
folks, these parties only run until 5:00am.

CONCERT BY DAVID STEPANOVSKY
David Stepanovsky is from Czernowitz and was a student of Sidi Tal, one of the
last great actresses of the Yiddish theater in the USSR. Mr. Stepanovsky was
very popular in Ukraine (concerts, TV shows, state honors - mostly for the
Ukrainian songs, but he always had Yiddish songs in his programs, even when it
was strongly frowned upon), and has recently recorded 4 songs for the new CD
"Hidden Histories: Songs from the Kovno Ghetto."

PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER BAND
New on the scene, Basya Schaechter's Pharaoh's Daughter is a delightful blend
of traditional Chasidic and Middle Eastern melodies. Schaechter performs some
of her own modern music, originally written in Hebrew, "taytched" or
translated into mame-loshn.

Rates and Accommodations:

The rates are for four days, Thursday dinner through Monday lunch. There is NO
DISCOUNT for late arrival or early departure. All costs are per person. All
meals, taxes and tips are included. All meals are vegetarian and dairy. Kosher
meals are available with advance notice only. This year, we have two types of
accommodations.

Lippincott Residence Hall

Each standard Residence Hall room has two single beds, two desks, a dresser
and a closet. There are NO bunk beds. Rooms are double-occupancy (Single
occupancy available) with shared bathroom. Each wing, 16 rooms to a wing,
shares a large communal bathroom. The Lippincott Residence Hall building is
not air-cooled.We will separate them by sex.


Full-Linen Lippincott Residence Hall    Single  $352    Double          $320

Non-Linen Lippincott Residence Hall     Single  $332    Double          $300

Children under the age of 12 cannot be accommodated in the Lippincott
Residence Hall.

Newell Apartment Building

Each standard apartment consists of two bedrooms with two beds per room. Rooms
are double-occupancy (Singles would have one of the two bedrooms to
themselves) and all have a full kitchen and lounge. There are NO bunk beds.
Each apartment has a standard bathroom that is shared by the other guests of
that apartment. Half of the apartments are on the ground floor. The remaining
half are on the second floor. Participants requiring a ground floor apartment
should request it on their registration form. The Newell Apartment building is
an air-cooled building.

Full-Linen Newell Apartment             Single  $400    Double          $352

Non-Linen Newell Apartment      Single  $380    Double          $332

Children Ages 2-5 Full-Linen Newell Apartment $232
Children Ages 6-12 Full-Linen Newell Apartment $256


**SPECIAL TO PARENTS
Children that stay in a NON-LINEN Newell Apartment (Parents must also choose
the "non-linen" option) receive the following discounted prices

Ages 2-5 in a non-linen apt. $130  Ages 6-12 in a non-linen apt. $144

General Information:

Rooms do not have TV's or phones. Linen rooms (where Rutgers supplies the
linen) come with a set of sheets, a towel, pillow case, pillow, blanket, soap
and a cup. Non-linen rooms mean exactly that. You should plan on bringing your
own bedding. All participants should bring shampoo, hangers and extra soap.


Commuters and Day Tickets

Commuter and Day tickets are available for Friday May 28th, Saturday May 29th
and Sunday May 30th. Day tickets that include meals must be purchased in
advance. Those wishing to bring their own meals (Or visiting the
<A HREF="http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cccenter";>Cook Campus Center</A> Café)
can purchase their tickets at the conference.

If you live in the area or if you prefer not to stay on campus, several hotels
are available in the New Brunswick, New Jersey area. The closest of these is
the Rutgers Conference Center Bed & Breakfast, located on the grounds of
Rutgers Cook/Douglas Campus. They are holding a limited number of rooms for
Thursday May 27th and have a larger number available May 28th - May 30th. Room
rates are $90 double occupancy or $79 single occupancy, breakfast included.
The rooms are being held under the name "Mame-Loshn" and must be reserved no
later than April 28th in order to be guaranteed. They can be reached at (732)
932-9144.

Click <A HREF="http://www-cis.rutgers.edu/visitingRU/hotels.html";>here</A> for
a list of hotels near the Cook Campus.

We regret that we cannot provide transportation from off-site locations to the
Rutgers campus.

Commuters (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

2 Meals, and all day and evening activites $160
Lunch and all day and evening activites $145
No meals and all day and evening activities $120

Day Tickets

2 Meals and all day and evening activities $60
Lunch and all day and evening activities $55
No meals and all day and evening activities $45

Group Rates

Group rates are available. Please call Moshe Zeilingold at 212-579-4173.

Transportation

Rutgers Cook Campus can be reached by Amtrak, NJ Transit,
<A HREF="http://www.suburbantransit.com/";>Suburban Transit Bus Lines</A>. All
of the above leave you in downtown New Brunswick, which is a five minute cab
ride away from the college. We regret that we are unable to pick-up arriving
in the manner above.

Shuttle service to and from Newark Airport is provided by The Airporter,
800-385-4000. Please call them for details.

Click <A HREF="http://aesop.rutgers.edu/www/visiting/directions.html";>here</A>
for directions to the Cook Campus.
Click <A HREF="http://www.kiosk.rutgers.edu/Topology/NewBrunswick.html";>here
</A> for an interactive map of the Rutgers University campus.
Click <A HREF="http://www.newbrunswick.com/direct.html";>here</A> for
directions to New Brunswick.

We have arranged to have a bus that will depart from the Workmen's Circle
building ($20 EACH WAY) in mid-town Manhattan. The bus will depart Thursday,
May 27th, 1999 at 3:30pm and will depart following lunch Monday, May 31, 1999
at 2:00pm.

Cancellation Policy

Full refunds will be available, except a $25 cancellation fee per person,
until May 15, 1999. Cancellation request must be made in writing and received
prior to May 15, 1999. No refunds will be issued after May 15, 1999.


Work Scholarships

A limited number of discounted work/study scholarships are available. Cost to
the attendee is $220 in exchange for 10 hours of the attendees time. With
regard to work/study participants, preference will be given to full-time
students.

Mame-Loshn is sponsored by Mame-Loshn LLC.

Mame-Loshn would like to thank Professor Moishe Moskowitz and The Department
of Hebraic Studies at Rutgers University, without whom, this conference would
be impossible.

1st Adult________________________

First Name________________________

Second Name______________________

Street Address______________________

City______________________

State__________

Zip__________

Country_________

Phone_______________

Fax_________________

E-mail_______________

2nd Adult

First Name______________________

Second Name____________________

Street Address_____________________

City______________________

State_____________________

Zip_________________

Country________________

Phone________________

Fax___________________

E-mail_________________

If there are additional adults in your party, please include them on a
separate sheet of paper.

Children

Children's Names/Ages?___________________________________________

Emergency Contact________________________________________


Type of Accommodation? Please Check

Lippincott Residence Hall  Linen_____  Non-Linen_____

Newell Apartments  Linen_____  Non-Linen_____

Commuter?_____

Full Conference____

Day Ticket___

Need a ground Floor apartment?________________

Kosher meal?_____________________

Registration Fee $____________

Bus$_______________________

Enclosed $__________________

Please enclose a check for the full reservation made payable to Mame-Loshn.
Partial reservations will not be accepted. Thank you.

Mail to:

Mame-Loshn '99
110-64 Queens Blvd.
Forest Hills, NY 11375

Full Conference Resident and Commuter reservations must be received no later
than May 5, 1999.

Day tickets with meals must be reserved no later than May 15, 1999.

Day tickets without meals can be purchased on the day of the conference.

For More information, please call 718-441-6063

E-mail <A HREF="ruvn (at) aol(dot)com">Ruvn (at) aol(dot)com</A> or <A 
HREF="stdowling (at) aol(dot)com">
Stdowling (at) aol(dot)com</A>

Or visit our Homepage at
<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Karlick/Mameloshn.html";>
http://members.aol.com/Karlick/Mameloshn.html</A>

Or visit some links to previous Mame-Loshn's.

<A HREF="ML97 -- http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/ML97";>ML97 --
http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/ML97</A>
<A HREF="ML96 -- http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/art/ML96.html";>ML96 --
http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/art/ML96.html</A>

Mame-Loshn Scholarship Fund (helps bring students and families to Mame-Loshn)

$_____

Please write a separate check, payable to Mame-Loshn. Indicate that it is a
contribution. Thank you.

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