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Jewish Enrichment
Saturday, October 28, 2017
8:00 PM EDT - 10:00 PM EST
A Man From Munkacs: Gypsy Klezmer explores the symbiotic relationship between the Rom and Jews who lived together before and after World War Two in the Carpathian region. Before the Holocaust there, whenever there was a Jewish celebration (e.g., a wedding, Purim festivities, dance etc.), most of the time the klezmer musicians were not Jews but Rom. In fact, the Rom had played with and for Jews for so many years that some of them spoke a fluent Yiddish. The film examines how this persecuted group (the Rom) saved Jewish folk music until it could be returned to the Jews. Join Mr. Strom for this screening and a Q&A session. He and his wife will also provide musical samples related to the film and from his Klezmer band Hot Pstromi.
Yale Strom is an American violinist, composer, filmmaker, writer, photographer and playwright. Strom is a pioneer among klezmer (musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jewsof Eastern Europe) revivalists in conducting extensive field research in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans among the Jewish and Rom communities since 1981. Initially, his work focused primarily on the use and performance of klezmer music between these two groups. Gradually, his focus increased to examining all aspects of their culture, from post-World War II to the present. He was among the first of the so-called klezmer revivalists to identify the connection between klezmer and lautare (Rom/Gypsy musicians) and explore that connection in his scholarly and artistic works.
In the more than two decades since his initial ethnographic trip, Yale Strom has become one of the world's most productive and influential scholar-artists of klezmer culture and history
From her many appearances with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi and as a solo artist, Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals) has built a loyal following among fans, critics and collaborators. Her first recording of Yiddish, Hebrew and Ladino vocals for the Naxos World label, "Garden of Yidn”, debuted on Canada's Mundial Top World Music poll. It was hailed as “a landmark in modern Yiddish song” (Sing Out! Magazine). Her vocals can be heard on the soundtracks for the films “L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin!”, “Rumenye, Rumenye”, “Searching for Schwartz” and “American Socialist: The Life & Times of Eugene Victor Debs”. Beyond "Garden of Yidn", her recordings include “Café Jew Zoo” (Naxos World), " Dveykes (Adhesion)” (Global Village Music) "The Absolutely Complete Klezmer II" (Transcontinental), "Borsht with Bread, Brothers" (Montreal Gazette, Top Ten World Music Recordings), "The Devil's Brides" and “City of the Future” (ARC Music UK).
In a historic, barrier-breaking concert, Schwartz was the first woman invited to sing in New York City's 125 year-old, landmark Eldridge Street Synagogue.
Join us for a light dessert reception afterwards!
Event Location
Tikvat Israel
2200 Baltimore Road
Rockville, MD 20851
The Foundation for Jewish Studies established in 1984, is dedicated to adult Jewish learning in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The Foundation's goal is to build a community of educated and committed Jews. To this end, the Foundation collaborates across denominational lines with other Jewish and secular communal organizations in programs and courses of Jewish scholarship. These programs, open to people of all faiths, highlight the spirituality, thought, and ethics of Judaism and the historical experience of the Jewish people.
Saturday, October 28, 2017
8:00 PM EDT - 10:00 PM EST
Tikvat Israel
2200 Baltimore Road
Rockville, MD 20851
Saturday, October 28, 2017
8:00 PM EDT - 10:00 PM EST
Tikvat Israel
2200 Baltimore Road
Rockville, MD 20851