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    Weddings, bar/bas mitzveh parties, community gatherings, parties, concerts. Energetic and soulful klezmer and Romanian renditions; Israeli dances. Fidl, viola, accordion, cello/bass, drums.

 Performers /  Yolo County

Who would have guessed a random Cambodian-owned cafe on a quiet block in Emeryville would put so much effort into their bagels? With this bagel’s ideal texture, Dee Spot definitely deserves a closer look.

 Ashkenazic Food /  East Bay

A new (August 2022) restaurant has opened in Berkeley featuring bialys (!) and pastrami (!). From their website: “We know that delicious food is best served with great service, and shared with friends. We take pride in serving Pyro’s pastrami, our barrel-aged brisket is brined, smoked, and steamed in small...

 Ashkenazic Food /  East Bay

Native speaker who teaches Yiddish language. Leads Yiddish literature classes (in translation) through JCC Sonoma County, which will resume when participants can once again meet in person.

 Yiddish Language Teachers and Translators /  Sonoma County

The Digital Yiddish Theatre Project [DYTP] uses digital technology to study and preserve the rich legacy of the Yiddish stage. Founded in 2012 by Joel Berkowitz and Debra Caplan, the DYTP comprises theatrical practitioners, research librarians, and scholars in higher education, who are among the world's leading authorities on Yiddish...

 Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song - Online Resources, Yiddish Culture Online /  Online

Jason Ditzian  is a wind instrumentalist who has composed and performed numerous works for dance, movie and theater. He has been manager of Kugelplex for over 15 years. When he's not playing klezmer, Jason performs and records with many Bay Area ensembles, including Charming Hostess and inkBoat. He is the Managing Director...

 Performers

Advancing Jewish Culture and the Yiddish Language

 Yiddish Culture Online

Down Home Music was established in 1976 by Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz as a (brick & mortar) retail outlet for Roots music releases from various labels throughout the world. Located at 10341 San Pablo Avenue, in El Cerrito, California, we continue to open our doors to customers 6 days...

 Other Resources, Retail Stores in the Bay Area /  East Bay

Elementary Yiddish 101, taught by Alec Burko, at U.C. Berkeley. To be offered in Fall 2023. M, W, F, 1-2pm, in person. In this beginners’ course students will learn to speak, read, and write Yiddish, the original language of East European Jews. Using the communicative method and the new textbook...

 Yiddish Classes in (or online from) the Bay Area, Yiddish Classes Online /  Online

Poetry readings, classes, and workshops on Yiddish and Hebrew women poets by a poet and translator from Hebrew and Yiddish. Author of The Book of Blessings (a re-creation of Jewish prayer from a gender-inclusive perspective). Translations include With Teeth in the Earth: Selected Poems of Malka Heifetz Tussman (from Yiddish),...

 Lecturers /  East Bay

Workers Circle/Arbeter Ring of Northern California is offering free, biweekly online Yiddish classes with instructor Marianne Tatom (Mirl).  We have 2 levels of classes: Advanced Beginners and Intermediate. You must know the Jeiwsh alphabet (alef-beys) for both classes. Regular classes resume January 12, 2024 and continue biweekly through June 14,...

 Yiddish Classes in (or online from) the Bay Area, Yiddish Classes Online /  Online

“A Key to Jewish Life in Europe & America in the 20th Century.” Over 4,000 recordings, primarily in Yiddish and Hebrew. Over 35,000 entries in the trilingual recording database catalogue. Part of the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text & Image (SCETI) at The University of Pennsylvania Libraries  

 Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song - Online Resources

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