Yiddish Events in Los Angeles

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**** Yiddishkayt Los Angeles
 Upcoming Yiddish events in town... ***


Sunday, December 7th, 2 PM
Discussion about Yiddish programs and festivals in New York, Paris and
Krakow with Miriam Koral, Director of California Institute for Yiddish
Culture and Language, Joyce Tamara, who attended Columbia's Yiddish program,
and klezmer violinist Claire Bergen, who attended the Krakow Jewish
Festival. The discussion will be in Yiddish and English.
Light refreshments and live music performed by Claire Bergen.
Members Free, Public $4
LA Yiddish Culture Club, 8339 West Third Street
Call: 310/ 275-8455 for information

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Thursday, December 11th, 7:30 PM
Join renowned entertainer and comedian Archie Barkan.
Valley Yiddish Culture Club
Guests $4/ members and under-21 free.
Adat Ari El Temple, David Familian Chapel
12020 Burbank Blvd.

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Saturday, December 13th, 7:30 PM
Storyteller Peysakh Fiszman presents "Traveling the World with Yiddish in
story and song," and acclaimed klezmer duo Jeff Warschauer and Deborah
Strauss perform.
Light refreshments.
Members Free, Public $4
LA Yiddish Culture Club, 8339 West Third Street
Call: 310/ 275-8455 for information

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Sunday, December 14, 11 AM - 4 PM
KHANIKE FAMILY FESTIVAL at the Skirball
This daylong family festival celebrates the holiday of light, freedom, and
dedication. Enjoy performance, storytelling and more...
"The Klezmer Nutcracker" - Shirim Klezmer Orchestra performs the ultimate
holiday concert - a "klezmerized" version of Tchaikovsky's perennial classic
The Nutcracker, recast for Hanukkah. The performance emphasizes the Eastern
European elements of the score, incorporating klezmer versions of Mahler,
Brahms and Enesco with wit, intelligence, and playful irreverence.
 
$8 General , $6 Students and Seniors (includes Museum admission)
Members and children under 12 free
Advance Tickets Recommended: (323) 655-8587
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.

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California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language
Sunday, December 14 at the University of Judaism -
 "Lebn a Yidishn Tog" - One Day Yiddish Experience
 
December 15 - 19, at UCLA
Yiddish Language Classes for all Levels with the finest teachers in North
America, and cultural Programs:  Yiddish Song and Dance Workshops with
world-renown klezmorim from New York, Jeff Warschauer and Deborah Strauss,
lecture with musicologist Robert Cohen, film and more...
 
December 20, Closing Concert and Farbrengen with Theodore Bikel and the
Strauss/Warschauer Duo. Seating is very limited - Reserve now.
 
***10% Discounts on Full Program and Language Enrollments until Dec. 5.
Discounts for Seniors and Students (full-time, ID).
  
Call: 310-745-1190; visit www.yiddishinstitute.org; or email
yiddishinstitute (at) earthlink(dot)net

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Tuesday, December 16, 8 PM
Klezmer Conservatory Band - "Oy, Chanukah"
At the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Get ready for khanike with the thrilling sounds of America's preeminent
klezmer ensemble. Their rollicking melodies and swinging beats will have you
dancing in the aisles.
111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
Call: 323/ 850-2000 for tickets

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Thursday, January 15th, 7:30 PM
"The High School" by Sholem Aleichem, In English.
Valley Yiddish Culture Club
Guests $4/ members and under-21 free.
Adat Ari El Temple, David Familian Chapel
12020 Burbank Blvd.

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