(AMHERST, Mass.) – The Yiddish Book Center presents In the Kitchen with Joan Nathan on Sunday, December 4, 2011, from 9:30 am to 4 pm. This one-day program will include a hands-on cooking class with acclaimed cookbook author Joan Nathan, a catered lunch, an afternoon discussion and Q&A with Nathan, and a booksigning. Advance registration…
(AMHERST, Mass.) – Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi pay tribute to Dave Tarras, the immigrant-era clarinetist who came to be known as “the King of Klezmer,” in a concert at the Yiddish Book Center on Sunday, November 6, 2011, at 2 p.m. Hailed as “the Jewish Benny Goodman,” Tarras is considered the most influential klezmer…
(AMHERST, Mass.) — The Jewish legend of the golem – a human-like creature created by man, not God — has inspired numerous creative works, from Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein to Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2001 novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. One of the most recent creations is Tom Nazziola’s soundtrack to Paul…
(AMHERST, Mass.) – The Yiddish Book Center will host its 7th Annual Paper Bridge Arts Festival on July 10-14, 2011. This five-day festival includes concerts, theater, workshops, author lectures, and Yiddish film. Tours of the Yiddish Book Center’s repository will be offered Sunday at 12:30 and Monday – Thursday at 1:30. Special exhibits on view…
