Chicago YIVO
Summer Festival of yiddish culture 2024
All events are in person across Chicago area libraries
Chicago Klezmer Ensemble
with Kurt Bjorling, Annette Bjorling, Joshua Huppert, Eve Monzinga, and Joseph Spilberg
Sunday, June 9th at 3:00pm
at the Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Ln, Northbrook, IL 60062
The 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.
Ukrainian vs Jewish: Musical Borrowings as Means of Expression
with Cantor Pavel Roytman and Sofi Fraser
Sunday, June 23rd at 3:00pm
at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053
An interactive musical presentation featuring Ukrainian and Jewish songs
The KlezMeydlech: with Shirlee Todd, Gail Mangurten, and Irina Kaufman
Sunday, June 30th at 3:00pm
at the Northtown Chicago Public Library, 6800 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60645
Klezmer and Yiddish favorites, pieces from Jewish Spain and the Middle East, and music inspired by Jewish American composers
Feature Film "?װער װעט בלײַבן/Ver Vet Blaybn?" (Who Will Remain?)
Thursday, July 11th at 7:00pm
at the Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Ln, Northbrook, IL 60062
Documenatry about the Yiddish writer Avrom Sutzkever (60 minutes)
Wise Women, Rabbis, Demons, and Misers: Tales From Jewish Tradition
with Susan Stone
Sunday, July 14th at 3:00pm
at the Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St, Skokie, IL 60077
Join award winning professional storyteller, Susan Stone, as she tells stories from many sources; Jewish folktales, Midrash, Chasidic tales, as well as her life.
An Afternoon of Yiddish Nostalgia
with Bibi Marcell and Gail Mangurten
Sunday, July 21st at 3:00pm
at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053
Bibi Marcell and Gail Mangurten will play Yiddish soul music that will warm your hearts and make you want to clap and sing along!
Yiddish and Laughter
with Rabbi Barry Schecter, Congregation Kol Emeth Skokie
Wednesday, July 31 at 7:00pm
at the Highland Park Public Library, 494 Laurel Ave, Highland Park, IL 60035
Jewish people have great experience in laughing and joking to get through difficult times. We are living in difficult times. Rabbi Schechter will help us!
Hasidim: A Social and Religious Revolution in Modern Judaism
with Joshua Shanes
Wednesday August 7th at 7:00pm
at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053
A lecture on the history and influence of Hasidism
Maxwell Street Klezmer Sextet
Sunday, August 11th at 3:00pm
at the Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Ln, Northbrook, IL 60062
Merging traditional klezmer dance music with classical finesse and a healthy dose of quirky humor, the Maxwell Street Klezmer Sextet shares the Joy of Klez in its performances.
Jews and Science
with Jeffry Mallow
Thursday, August 22nd at 7:00pm
at the Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St, Skokie, IL 60077
Description of relation between Jews and science
Zing Mir a Lidele/זינג מיר אַ לידעלע!/Sing Me a Song in Yiddish!
with Cantor Stewart Figa, accompanied by Ilya Levinson and Sam Hyson
Sunday, August 25th at 3:00pm
at the Highland Park Public Library, 494 Laurel Ave, Highland Park, IL 60035
An afternoon of Yiddish song, humor, and lore