Join the Yiddish Book Center in welcoming Mak'hela: The Jewish Chorus of Western Massachusetts as it marks its 10th anniversary with an event that combines elements of bravura performance with the informality of a group sing-along. The program will feature musical highlights from the past 10 years. Mak'hela alumni and the general public are invited to participate in this celebration of a decade of Jewish music-making.  COST: $8/Member | $10/General Admission | $5/Student For more…See More

The Yiddish Book Center, in Amherst, MA, will host a Community Open House on Sunday, May 5th. The day-long Open House will include guided tours of the Center's exhibits, demonstration of the Yiddish Print Shop equipment and the Steven Spielberg Digital Scanning Station, and the presentation of the 2013 Melinda Rosenblatt Lecture by Deborah Dash Moore, "City of Promises: A New History of New York Jews".For more information: …See More

Yidstock 2013: The Festival of New Yiddish Music (July 18-21) will bring the top names in klezmer and new Yiddish music to the stage at the Yiddish Book Center - including the Klezmer Conservatory Band, the Yidstock All-Stars, Steven Bernstein & Frank London, and many more. Don't miss out on what promises to be a great festival of music and related events. For more information and to purchase tickets: www.yiddishbookcenter.org/yidstockSee More

A Chanukah Celebration for all agesSunday, December 9th10:00 AM - 4:00 PMMusic & Art Workshop 12:30-1:30 Ages 3-7.Learn song, simple dance steps, and create Chanukah headbands so you can participate in the afternoon performance of The Magic Dreidel.Drama Workshop Noon-1:30 Ages 8-adult.Learn dramatic lines and choreography so you can perform in a scene in the afternoon performance of The Magic Dreidel.The Magic Dreidel: A Chanukah Celebration for the Whole Family! 2PM Written and directed…See More

Featuring Eleanor Reissa in concertStoryteller Mark Binder: Tales of Food and FoolsSunday, October 21, 10 AM - 4 PMSTORYTELLER 11:30 AMMark Binder: Tales of Food and FoolsCONCERT 2 PMThe multi-talented Eleanor Reissa is equally at home on the dramatic stage, in cabaret settings, as a playwright, director, and as a Yiddish vocalist.This community event is free and open to the public. …See More

Featuring Eleanor Reissa in concertStoryteller Mark Binder: Tales of Food and FoolsSunday, October 21, 10 AM - 4 PMSTORYTELLER 11:30 AMMark Binder: Tales of Food and FoolsCONCERT 2 PMThe multi-talented Eleanor Reissa is equally at home on the dramatic stage, in cabaret settings, as a playwright, director, and as a Yiddish vocalist.This community event is free and open to the public. …See More

Acclaimed violinist and composer Alicia Svigals’ Klezmer Fiddle Express to perform at the Yiddish Book Center, September 9, 2012. Alicia Svigals, a founder of the Klezmatics and the all-women band Mikveh, will perform at the Yiddish Book Center on Sunday, September 9th.   Considered by many to be the world's foremost klezmer fiddler, Svigals has almost single-handedly revived klezmer fiddle in the past decade. She has taught, toured and recorded with violinist Itzhak Perlman.See More

A story of a first, bittersweet encounter between a father who left Argentina to fight in the Yom Kippur War but never returned to his family. Lost Embrace (Argentina's 2004 Academy Award entry/Best Foreign Film) conjures up an ensemble of engaging characters who pursue their humble dreams with gentle humor, irresistible passion and an infectious generosity of spirit. This film screening is in conjunction with "Once@9:53am: a fotonovela exhibit by Ilan Stavans and Marcelo Brodsky" currently on…See More

Josh Dolgin, aka Socalled, nearly singlehandedly dragged klezmer into the hip-hop era with his groundbreaking recordings, "HiphopKhasene" and "The So Called Seder: A Hip Hop Haggadah." With those two recordings and their melding of rapping and beat-heavy Jewish rhythms, modes and melodies with contemporary technological music forms including sampling, scratching and looping, Socalled virtually invented his own genre of klezmer, which he dubbed “hiphopkele.” Socalled joined forces with clarinet…See More

Enjoy a phenomenal week of performances, music-related films, lectures, exhibitions and other events culminating in two days of concerts featuring top names in klezmer and Yiddish music: Socalled with Michael Winograd Trio, Hankus Netsky & Hebrew National Salvage, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars with Eleanor Reissa, and Grammy Award-winners the Klezmatics.Festival Pass: $75/member; $100/general admissionIndividual event tickets availableSee More

Attend a community open house for the opening of two new exhibits: Discovery Gallery and "Once@9:53: a fotonovela exhibit by Ilan Stavans & Marcelo Brodsky", gallery talks, tours, and the 2012 Melinda Rosenblatt Lecture with Timothy Snyder entitled "Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler & Stalin."See More

Attend a community open house for the opening of two new exhibits: Discovery Gallery and "Once@9:53: a fotonovela exhibit by Ilan Stavans & Marcelo Brodsky", gallery talks, tours, and the 2012 Melinda Rosenblatt Lecture with Timothy Snyder entitled "Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler & Stalin."See More

Join us for hamantashen, a costume contest, interactive workshop, and a lively performance of the story of Purim! "Esther: A One-Act Opera" begins at 2PM, with an upbeat score, juggling, dancing, and wry, poignant lyrics that recount the story of Purim for the whole family. Free for students 18 and under; $8/member; $10/general admission. Come at noon and attend an interactive drama workshop led by Leslie Elias, artistic director of Grumbling Gryphons Traveling Children's Theater. Dance, sing,…See More

This unique exhibit features more than 80 paintings, drawings, and photographs created by 17 different artists for Isaac Bashevis Singer's (1902-1991) prolific legacy of books and stories.Curator's talk: Thursday, October 27 at 7 PM.See More