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Yiddish New York

Yiddish New York (YNY) is a new festival of Yiddish music, language and culture combining workshops, lectures and performances. With its hub at the 14th St. Y and adjacent Town and Village Synagogue, YNY will take place from Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

Each day, registrants can take advantage of a full schedule of workshops, performances, lectures and films, presenting many of the leading figures in Yiddish culture today (see faculty/speakers below). Evenings will feature an eclectic series of concerts, dance parties, theater performances and jam sessions held at a diversity of venues in Manhattan's vibrant and historic East Village/Lower East Side neighborhoods.

We welcome individuals of all ages and families with children! Register by November 1 to save the 4% registration fee!

Daily Programs in... Klezmer Music - Yiddish Song - Yiddish Dance - Theater - Yiddish Language - Yiddish Culture and History - Visual Arts - Foodways - Master Classes - Ensembles - Dance Parties - Jam Sessions - Concerts - Lectures - Films - Spirituality and Religion - Neighborhood Walking Tours - Youth and Teen Programs - and More!

Registrants make their own arrangements for accommodation, travel and meals. Information on sharing accommodation and travel will be posted soon on YNY's website (www.yiddishnewyork.com).

Confirmed Faculty/Speakers/Performers (check back for updates):

Shane Baker (theater)
Dan Blacksberg (trombone)
Zilien Biret* (clarinet)
Joanne Borts (theater, vocals)
Jonathan Boyarin (history/culture)
David Braun (history/language)
Nikolai Borodulin (language/culture)
Lauren Brody (accordion)
Amy Carrigan (YNY coordinator)
Zoe Christiansen* (clarinet)
Josh Dolgin (vocals, accordion, piano)
Walter Zev Feldman (dance, musicology, tsimbl)
Itzik Gottesman** (folklore)
Eve Jochnowitz (foodways)
Miriam Isaacs (history/language)
Rokhl Kafrissen (theater/culture)
Daniel Kahn (vocals, accordion, piano)
Tine Kindermann (visual arts)
Keryn Kleiman* (violin)
Leah Koenig (foodways)
Jordan Kutzik (culture)
Marilyn Lerner (piano)
Jenny Levison** (theater)
David Licht (drums/percussion)
Frank London** (trumpet)
Sasha Lurje* (vocals)
Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer** (vocals, theater, spirituality)
Sarah Gordon** (youth program, vocals)
Hanna Griff (folklore, history)
Rabbi Avram Mlotek (teen program)
Zalmen Mlotek (theater)
Fruma Mohrer (history, archives)
Avia Moore (dance)
Ethel Raim*** (vocals)
Eleanor Reissa (vocals, theater)
Allen Lewis Rickman (theater)
Jenny Romaine (theater/teen program)
Joyce Rosenzweig (piano)
Pete Rushefsky*** (tsimbl/hammered dulcimer)
Elissa Sampson (history/culture)
Nahma Sandrow (theater)
Henry Sapoznik (musicology)
Binyumin Schaechter (chorus)
Yelena Shmulenson (theater)
Mark Slobin (musicology)
Lyudmila Sholokhova (musicology, archives)
Ilya Shneyveys* (accordion)
Zisl Slepovitch (clarinet)
Andy Statman (clarinet/mandolin)
Joanna Sternberg* (bass)
Deborah Strauss (violin)
Matt Temkin (archives)
Ann Toback (culture)
Deborah Ugoretz (visual arts)
Yona Verwer (visual arts)
Frieda Vizel (Hasidic culture)
Josh Waletzky** (vocals)
Cantor Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, banjo, khazones/cantorial music)
Steve Weintraub (dance)
Michael Wex (language/culture/foodways)
Adam Whiteman (papercutting/visual arts)
Michael Winograd** (clarinet)
Jeffrey Wollock (musicology)
Jeffrey Yoskowitz (foodways)
Zev Zions* (accordion)

*YNY Fellows
**YNY Organizing Committee
***Fiscal sponsor (Center for Traditional Music and Dance)

PLEASE NOTE: CANCELLATIONS after December 1 will be refunded only 50%. No refunds can be made after December 15. Any applicable credit card processing fees or other transaction charges incurred will be deducted from refund. YNY's fiscal sponsor is the Center for Traditional Music and Dance.