Mendele Personal Notices & Announcements June 9, 2011
To minimize wear and tear on the untershames, three requests: 1. Send time-sensitive notices well in advance. 2. Send material as plain text: no HTML, other coding, or attachments;and write MENDELE PERSONALS in the subject line. 3. Correspond directly with the person who or organization which has posted the notice, *not* with your ever-beleaguered untershames. _____________________________________________________________________ [The Untershames apologizes for the *very* late posting.] Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 15:21:53 -0400 From: Jeff Warschauer <[email protected]> Subject: Come to Yiddish Summer Weimar! Come to Yiddish Summer Weimar! Dear Friends, Anyone interested in any aspect of Yiddish culture should check out this phenomenal, groundbreaking program! Deborah and I will be in Weimar this summer teaching and performing. I will also be presenting in the symposium. Go to www.yiddishsummer.eu for more information, and come join this world-class community! Jeff Warschauer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Yiddish Summer Weimar 2011, July 6 - August 14! 2011 special topic: Ashkenaz, the matrix of Yiddish and German cultures. >From its 10th century origins in the Rhineland through its great flourishing in Eastern Europe and the New World, from its near annihilation in the Holocaust to its surprising international resurgence in the last 30 years, Yiddish culture has been profoundly influenced by German culture. This year, many of our workshops, concerts and other public events explore this special relationship with the help of colleagues from German folk music and dance. Innovative, intensive workshops in klezmer music, Yiddish song, dance, language and culture for students at every level, from beginners through professionals, taught by teams of the best artists, teachers and scholars in the world Concerts featuring established and rising stars, old masters and new discoveries of the Yiddish music world and beyond Dance balls to live klezmer music, led by master dance teachers Nightly jam sessions in the outdoor cafs of historic Weimar A shtim fun harts: Friday-evening celebrations inspired by Shabes, with audience participation Public symposium with renowned scholars and artists www.yiddishsummer.eu Join us in 2011 for a worldwide unique and pioneering cultural adventure! _______________________________________________ Please do not use the "reply" key when writing to Mendele. Instead, direct your mail as follows: Material for Mendele Personal Notices & Announcements, i.e. anouncements of events, commercial publications, requests to which responses should be sent exclusively to the request's author, etc., always in plain text (no HTML or the like) to: victor.bers at yale.edu (in the subject line write Mendele Personal) Material for postings to Mendele Yiddish literature and language,i.e.inquiries and comments of a non-commercial or publicity nature: mendele at mailman.yale.edu IMPORTANT: Please include your full name as you would like it to appear in your posting. No posting will appear without its author's name. Submissions to regular Mendele should not include personal email addresses, as responses will be posted for all to read. They must also include the author's name as you would like it to appear. In order to spare the shamosim time and effort, we request that contributors adhere, when applicable, as closely as possible to standard English punctuation, grammar, etc. and to the YIVO rules of transliteration into Latin letters. A guide to Romanization can be found at this site: http://www.yivoinstitute.org/about/index.php?tid=57&aid=275 All other messages should be sent to the shamosim at this address: mendele at mailman.yale.edu Mendele on the web: http://mendele.commons.yale.edu/ To join or leave the list: http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/mendele _______________________________________________ Mendele mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/mendele
