Community Open House

Date:
Time:
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location:
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002

Community Open House
Join us for a day of events for the whole family.


Featuring The Sarah Rose Lazarus Family Concert:
Yiddishkeit Klezmer Ensemble

All events are free and open to the public.


Schedule

11 a.m. | Gallery Talk: Reimagined: 45 Years of My Jewish Art, with Mark Podwal

Mark PodwalArtist Mark Podwal, whose work is on exhibit at the Center, will talk about his monograph Reimagined: 45 Years of My Jewish Art. Known for his drawings on the New York Times op-ed page, he’s also the author and illustrator of numerous books and his work is represented in museum collections worldwide.

 



11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Demonstrations in the Center’s reproduction Yiddish print shop

Visitors looking at exhibitJoin us for a discussion and demonstration on the Yiddish printing equipment in the Center's exhibit.

 

 

 

 


11:45 a.m. | Tour the world's first Yiddish museum!

Group TourThis 45-minute tour takes the visitor through the Yiddish Book Center's museum exhibits and allows them to...

DISCOVER the whole of Yiddish literature and its writers
LEARN
about Yiddish language
ENCOUNTER the stories of three immigrant families told through words, pictures, and artifacts
EXPERIENCE the world of rural Jews in 1912-1914
GLIMPSE life in the American Jewish home
EXPLORE a Yiddish print shop
WATCH classic Yiddish film clips
LISTEN
to vintage Yiddish radio
SEE our visiting exhibits
TOUR the Yiddish Writers Garden, and more


1 p.m. | Talk: Aaron Lansky

Aaron LanskyThe Yiddish Book Center’s founder and president offers an update on the latest at the Center.

 

 

 

 


2 p.m. | The Sarah Rose Lazarus Family Concert: Yiddishkeit Klezmer Ensemble

Yiddishkeit Klezmer EnsembleThe Yiddishkeit Klezmer Ensemble, based in the Pioneer Valley and led by multi-instrumentalist Brian Bender, performs traditional and original freylekhs, bulgars, horas, terkishers, and Yiddish songs for dancing and listening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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