1301 Farmers Lane, Suite C103 March, April & May 2017 Santa Rosa, CA 95405 (707) 528-4222 Happy Spring! www.jccsoco.org Jalena Mays, Program Director FriendshipA program for adults 55+ (707) 528-1476,
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[email protected] Friendship Circle is a Program of the Jewish Community Center, Sonoma County Monday Luncheons Monday, March 27: Monday, April 24: A Tribute to All About Yiddish the Victims of the Holocaust Dr. Jim Kohn, Emeritus, San Concert and Sing-Along Francisco State University, In observance of Yom presents “All About Yiddish.” Hashoah (Holocaust His talk will include social and Rememberance Day) we political history, linguistic invite Achi Ben Shalom derivation of Yiddish and to sing for (and with) Ladino, and the establishment you, as we remember of Yiddish-speaking communities in Europe. Kohn will songs in Yiddish, Ladino introduce linguistic expressions in Yiddish, including and Hebrew. Lyrics will be provided for audience some basic phrases, short passages blessings, curses, participation. Achi Ben Shalom is a performing jokes, and other verbal expressions. artist, a choral director, a song leader and a Join us for lunch and learn how Yiddish spread from its composer/arranger. He directs Nigunim Community roots in Eastern Europe to Jewish settlements around Chorus in Berkeley, The Jewish Folk Chorus of San the world. We will take a look at literature written Francisco, Rossmoor Jewish Community Chorus, and in Yiddish, including such writers Sholem Yankev the Lake Merritt Singers. He also leads the band Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, & Isaac Bashevis ADAMA, and is a cantorial soloist at Temple Sinai, Singer.