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Past Events
Tue, Nov 12ChicagoNov 12, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMChicago, 327 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL 60604, USAHave a drink, khap a shmues, fres a quesadilla. YIVO students and friends are invited to Pancho's Rooftop & Cantina to meet students, teachers, and other Yiddishists.
Sun, Oct 20ZoomOct 20, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:20 PM CDTZoomCome enjoy a relaxed discussion about Yiddish expressions and idioms
Sun, Oct 06Illinois Holocaust MuseumOct 06, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PMIllinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Dr, Skokie, IL 60077, USAAcclaimed for their tight yet adventurous sound, lush arrangements, and solos that swing the Yiddish stratosphere
Wed, Sep 18zoom AND Temple Har Zion, 1040 North HarlemSep 18, 2024, 7:00 PM CDTzoom AND Temple Har Zion, 1040 North Harlemwith Cantor Stewart Figa, accompanied by Ilya Levinson and Ronnie Kuller- Sun, Aug 25Highland Park Public LibraryAug 25, 2024, 3:00 PM CDTHighland Park Public Library, 494 Laurel Ave, Highland Park, IL 60035, USAwith Cantor Stewart Figa, accompanied by Ilya Levinson and Ronnie Kuller
Thu, Aug 22Skokie Public LibraryAug 22, 2024, 7:00 PM CDTSkokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St, Skokie, IL 60077, USAThe relation of Jews to science, with particular examples of Jewish physicists, will be presented by Professor Jeffry Mallow.
Sun, Aug 11Northbrook Public LibraryAug 11, 2024, 3:00 PM CDTNorthbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Ln, Northbrook, IL 60062, USAMerging traditional klezmer dance music with classical finesse and a healthy dose of quirky humor, the Maxwell Street Klezmer Quintet shares the Joy of Klez in its performances.
Wed, Aug 07Morton Grove Public LibraryAug 07, 2024, 7:00 PM CDTMorton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053, USAwith Joshua Shanes
Wed, Jul 31Highland Park Public LibraryJul 31, 2024, 7:00 PM CDTHighland Park Public Library, 494 Laurel Ave, Highland Park, IL 60035, USAwith Rabbi Barry Schechter, Congregation Kol Emeth Skokie
Sun, Jul 21Morton Grove Public LibraryJul 21, 2024, 3:00 PM CDTMorton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053, USABibi Marcell and Gail Mangurten will play Yiddish soul music that will warm your hearts and make you want to clap and sing along!
Sun, Jul 14Skokie Public LibraryJul 14, 2024, 3:00 PM CDTSkokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St, Skokie, IL 60077, USAwith Susan Stone
Thu, Jul 11NorthbrookJul 11, 2024, 7:00 PM CDTNorthbrook, 1201 Cedar Ln, Northbrook, IL 60062, USADocumenatry about the Yiddish writer Avrom Sutzkever (60 minutes)
Sun, Jun 30Northtown LibraryJun 30, 2024, 3:00 PM CDTNorthtown Library, 6800 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60645, USAwith Shirlee Todd, Gail Mangurten, and Irina Kaufman Klezmer and Yiddish favorites, pieces from Jewish Spain and the Middle East, and music inspired by Jewish American composers
Multiple DatesSun, Jun 23Foster BeachJun 23, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDTFoster Beach, Foster Beach, Illinois 60660, USAשמועסט אויף ייִדיש מיט ייִדישיסטן פֿון אַלע ניװאָען Chat in Yiddish with Yidishists of all levels.
Sun, Jun 23Morton Grove Public LibraryJun 23, 2024, 3:00 PM CDTMorton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053, USAwith Cantor Pavel Roytman and Sofi Fraser
Sun, Jun 09Northbrook Public LibraryJun 09, 2024, 3:00 PM CDTNorthbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Ln, Northbrook, IL 60062, USAThe Chicago Klezmer Ensemble presents an elegant and knowledgeable approach to klezmer music that retains the earthy, human, and expressive qualities that give traditional klezmer music a direct contact with the listener.
Sun, May 26zoomMay 26, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDTzoomChana Blankshteyn’s story collection, Fear, and Celia Dropkin’s novel, Desires—newly translated by Anita Norich—ask us to reconsider what we think about translation, Yiddish literature, and women’s writing in Yiddish.
Tue, May 21zoom link sent on registrationMay 21, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMzoom link sent on registrationHear a lively presentation and discussion on the making of the Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary.
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