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Lecture: The Thread / Der Fodem / El Hilo - Global Jewish Ethnographic Adventures
Monday December 23, 2024 4:15pm - 5:30pm EST
507 - Hebrew Union College
Musicians, troubadors, songwriters and ethnographers Michael Alpert and Jordan Wax sit down for an intergenerational, intercultural cantina confab about researching and creating Yiddish – and other – culture/s today through songs, tunes and tales of the Great Southwest: Podolia, California, New Mexico, Greenwich Village and beyond.
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Jordan Wax

Jordan Wax is a traditional musician.  For the past 25 years he has worked with elders in a variety of cultural contexts to learn regional musical and linguistic dialects and to explore ways they contribute to our community today. He lives in Northern New Mexico, where he performs... Read More →
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Michael Alpert

Michael Alpert (musicology, vocals, dance) is a National Heritage Fellow of the United States and a pioneering figure of the international renaissance of East European Jewish music and Yiddish culture since its beginnings in the 1970s. He is known worldwide for his solo and ensemble... Read More →
Monday December 23, 2024 4:15pm - 5:30pm EST
507 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012
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