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Starring Yiddish entertainer Janie Respitz
Co-presented by the UJA Committee for Yiddish

When the great Yiddish poet Itzik Manger created his famous Megilleh Cycle, he transported the Book of Esther characters from ancient Persia to his 1937 Warsaw. Borrowing from the medieval epic style, Manger integrated living folk poetry with a forgotten literary tradition, and his inclusion of additional characters added a brilliant comic/tragic element to the Purim story. During Manger’s lifetime, his poems were put to music and staged with great success in Tel Aviv in 1967. Janie Respitz brings these characters alive in a one woman show, complete with English narration and the original Yiddish songs. We’ll have humentashen and prizes for best costumes – so put on a Purim outfit and join in the fun! Generously co-sponsored by the UJA Committee for Yiddish. Presented in partnership with the Yiddish Vinkl and Grodzinski Bakery.
Thursday March 20
1:30-3:00pm
Admission: $12 

Janie Respitz is a Yiddish scholar and entertainer. For over thirty years she has performed in concerts throughout the world and taught courses relating to Yiddish language, folklore, literature and Eastern European Jewish history, at Queen’s University, McGill University, Bernard Betel Centre, Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors and a variety of other learning environments. Janie has delighted audiences with her vast repertoire of Yiddish songs and lecture topics in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Windsor, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Klez Kanada, New York, Krakow, Montevideo, Israel and in 2019 won the international Yiddish Idol song competition in Mexico City! We are delighted to welcome Janie to the Miles Nadal JCC for the first time with this special holiday program!

 

The Committee for Yiddish was created in the early 1960's under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress to coordinate, foster and promote Yiddish cultural activity in Toronto. To this day, the Committee for Yiddish continues to fulfil this goal through a variety of activities that include classes in Yiddish language and literature, theatre workshops, concerts and lectures, and through its support of Yiddish programming by various other Toronto organizations and groups. For more information please visit http://www.committeeforyiddish.com/

 

Places disponibles : Disponible

Prix : 12,00 $ Taxes exonérées

Étiquettes : Spring

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