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Today is Purim, so be happy and listen to the megileh (Purim story) in Yiddish!
Need to kvetch? Order a handful of our Oy Vey buttons - perfect for every occasion.
$2 each (requested donation).
Pick one up at
any KlezCalifornia event.
Want one mailed to you? Add $3 s/h for up to 3 buttons.
 You can also get your Oy Vey on at our semi-annual donor party, Sunday, April 8, in Oakland. If you are a donor (o
r
become one
before the party), you'll get your invitation in
a few weeks!
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Klezmer Kalisthenics
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 Workshop with Josh Horowitz
Sunday, March 4, 2-5pm
Urban Adamah, Berkeley
"Speed-learn" klezmer music? Josh's new teaching method promises to open your eyes to a completely different way to approach learning a tune. By the end of the session, students will not only play, but also understand and improvise in the traditional style. Money-back guarantee for those who got in for free.
Upcoming Sunday Klezmer Workshops
April 15, with Cookie Segelstein, San Francisco
May 6, with Dmitri Gaskin, Piedmont
June 3, with Jeanette Lewicki, Piedmont
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Flisik Yidish Salon
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Fluent in Yiddish? Come join us for our monthly conversation salon.
Sunday, March 11, 2-4pm
Mir veln shmuesn vegn di temes:
* Fun vos hostu moyreh?
* Vos trakhstu fun mekhileh?
* Tsvantsik shayles
* Zing a lid oder tsvey
Sponsored by KlezCalifornia, a
t a private home, El Cerrito
Free
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Yes, There's a Word for That in Yiddish!
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ith Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath
Sunday, March 18, 1:30-3pm
Jewish Community Library, San Francisco
Published in 2016, the Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, edited by Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath, contains more than four times as many words as the most recent English-Yiddish dictionary, published nearly fifty years ago. Where did all these words come from? How do you say cell phone, binge-watch, glove compartment, and many other words used in contemporary life? Schaechter-Viswanath will discuss her childhood growing up with
mameloshn and how she became involved in seeking out existing Yiddish words, as well as coining new ones
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More info, or call 415.567.3327
Co-presented by KlezCalifornia
Free
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Brother Moses Smote the Water
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 The Klezmatics with Josh Nelson
and Third Baptist Church Choir
Sunday, March 25, 5pm
Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco
World renowned Grammy-winning superstars of the klezmer world, the Klezmatics celebrate their 30th anniversary at Congregation Emanu-El as they bring us their music steeped in spirituality and Eastern European tradition while incorporating themes of social justice.
They join forces with Joshua Nelson, Prince of Kosher Gospel, to explore the complexity of Jewish identity, Black identity, and humankind. Age-old Passover songs will be melded with the African soul tradition, echoing the great stylings of Mahalia Jackson.The Third Baptist United Voices Choir will join in this multi-cultural celebration of freedom and fellowship. Perfect for the whole family.
More info, or call 415.751.2535
25% off for KlezCalifornia members with code KLEZ
Co-presented by KlezCalifornia
$18 - $82
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Tam program expands!
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 KlezCalifornia has been recruiting organizers and presenters for our program,
Tam: Tastes of Yiddish Culture for Kids & Teens, in other parts of the U.S. and Canada. This month we introduce you to Elisheva Edelson, who has been doing classroom presentations in San Diego.
Elisheva, born in Mexico City, was a Jewish educator there and has continued for the last fifteen years in San Diego. A singer and teacher, she defines herself as "Educator as an Artist as an Educator." She has presented
Tam lesson plans at San Diego Jewish Academy (day school) and at Congregation Ohr Hadash's religious school.
Check out (and download) our twenty-six lesson plans for grades K-12 in religious schools, Jewish day schools, and summer camps! Write us to be added to special Tam mailing list.
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Farshidns
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Tidbits of Yiddish culture from around the world
songs written during the darkest chapter of European Jewish history.
* How to cook kreplekh as made at Mama Papa Lithuania in
Alameda. A.k.a. Polish uszka, Russian pelmeni, Italian ravioli or tortellini, and Chinese wontons.
* Free, bi-weekly beginner's Yiddish class at the S.F. Public Library. Presented by Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring.
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Milgroym, a digitization project of breathtaking
Yiddish journals of the interwar period.
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Yiddish Culture, Dance & Music
March
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Thursdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 7-8:30pm
Yemenite, Hasidic, klezmer, and classic Israeli dance
JCC East Bay, Berkeley
Majorly Minor with Naomi Zamir
Saturday, March 3, 7-9pm
Cafe Zoe, Menlo Park
Sunday, March 4, 2-5pm
Urban Adamah, Berkeley
Wednesdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 1-2:30pm
This class, about Yiddish-speaking American Jews, will include Yiddish songs with Gale Kissin
JCC Sonoma County, Santa Rosa
Thursday, March 8, 1:15pm
Century 16 Theaters, Pleasant Hill
Sunday, March 11, 2-4pm
Private home, El Cerrito
Details above
Sunday, March 11, 4pm, Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco
Sunday, March 18, 4pm, Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford University (free; reserve well in advance)
Sunday, March 25, 4pm, Temple Sinai, Oakland
Hanukkomics: Cartoons about Jewish Culture and Holidays with Hilary Price
Wednesday, March 14, 7pm
Jewish Community Library, San Francisco
Otherwise It's Just Firewood with Daniel Hoffman
Television documentary film about the violin
Friday, March 16; Saturday, March 17, Wednesday, March 21. See link for times and stations.
Dance Shabbat with Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Bruce Bierman
Friday, March 16, 7:30pm
Lesson followed by dancing to music by Peter Bonos and other guest musicians
Chochmat HaLev, Berkeley
Followed by Hilary Zaid in conversation about her new novel, "Paper is White."
Friday, March 16, 6:45-7:15pm
East Bay Booksellers, Oakland
Yes, there's a word for that in Yiddish! with Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath
Sunday, March 18, 7:00-8:30pm
Jewish Community Library, San Francisco
Details above
Wednesday, March 21, 7:30pm
The Marsh, San Francisco
Brother Moses Smote the Water, with The Klezmatics, Joshua Nelson, and Third Baptist Church Choir
Sunday, March 25, 5pm
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Community Seder with klezmer music by Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble
Friday, April 6, 5pm
Monte Rio Community Center, Monte Rio
707.632.5545 for reservations
KlezCalifornia Semi-Annual Party for Donors
Sunday, April 8, 2-5pm
Private home in Oakland
Details above
Sunday, April 15, 1-4pm
Jewish Community Library, San Francisco
KlezCalifornia
Flisik Yidish Salon
Sunday, April 15, 2-4pm
Private home, Oakland
Sunday, April 15, 1pm
With Netivot Shalom Jazzkleztet and Albany Jazz Band
Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley
Ellis Island Old World Folk Band
Wednesday, April 25, 7-9pm
Le Bateau Ivre, Berkeley
Saturday, April 28, 7:30pm
Jewish feminist a cappella group includes Yiddish songs.
JCC East Bay, Berkeley
Sunday, April 29, 1:30pm
Co-presented by KlezCalifornia
Jewish Community Library, San Francisco
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Pinny [Paul] Switzer: I wish to honor my teachers at the Peretz School in Winnipeg, Canada, 1945-1952. We had classes in Yiddish all morning Monday through Friday on an array of subjects, starting with learning to read and write, and progressing through history, literature, tanakh, and Hebrew language. These teachers included Lapin, Zolf, Cantor, Halper, Greenberg, Tseitlin, Taft, and Fiterman.
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