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“I.B. SINGER’S WARSAW” --
THE FOURTH WARSAW JEWISH CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Warsaw, 2-9 September 2007
Sunday, 2 September 2007
12:00-16:00 “A Picnic with Singer”
Hassidic dances
Singing with Singer
Making a Chulent (with Gołda Tencer and Chef Maciej Kuroń)
Building a Dream Synagogue out of Lego blocks
Kosher Barbeque
16:00 Exhibit opening: “Painted in Yiddish” – photos by Jacek Jędrzejczak
In cooperation with the Green Gallery
Nożyk Synagogue, ul. Twarda 6
17:30 GALA OPENING CONCERT with Cantor Joseph Malovany (USA)
and his students Eric Frejman and Berel Zucker, along with the Hassidic Cappella choir of Moscow
Nożyk Synagogue, ul. Twarda 6
(by reservation only, RSVP 022-620-5585 or 022-652-1648) Monday, 3 September 2007 17:00 Exhibit opening: “The Unpainted Jew” – curators: Paweł Szapiro, Magdalena Koralewska, Agnieszka Kwa¶niewska, Kamil Kowalski and Natalia Romek.
Performance by Marina Yakubovich (Israel).
Organized by the Beit Warszawa Jewish Cultural Association
and the Shalom Foundation.
Austrian Cultural Forum, ul. Próżna 8 18:00 Concert: Sinfonia Varsovia and the National Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Jacek Kaspszyk (Great Britain)
Narrator: Krzysztof Gosztyła; soloists: Iwona Hossa, soprano; Anna Lubańska, mezzo; Rafał Bartmiński, tenor; Aleksander Teliga, bass. Program to include:
“Survivor from Warsaw” – Arnold Schönberg
“Requiem” – W.A. Mozart
All Saints’ Church, Pl. Grzybowski 3/5 20:00 Opening: “Próżna 2007” – artistic installation on Próżna Street
Curator: Krystyna Piotrowska
The project includes works by Nelly Agassi (Israel), Izabella Gustowska, Elżbieta Janicka, Katarzyna Krakowiak, Anna Płotnicka, Krystyna Piotrowska, Mirosław Bałka, Rafał Jakubowicz, Jarosław Kozakiewicz, Yifat Lajst (Israel), Dr. Muto.
Various locations at 7 & 9 Próżna Street. Open 12:00 - 20:00 20:00 Pre-War Yiddish Film Screenings:
“Meir Ezofowicz”, Józef Ostoja-Sulnicki, director, 1911, 4.34 minutes;
“The Dybbuk” (Der Dibuk) Michał Waszyński, director, 1937, 110 min. Screenings made possible with the kind cooperation of
the National Film Library (Filmoteka Narodowa)
Iluzjon Cinema, ul. Narbutta 50a Tickets can be purchased from the Iluzjon Cinema box office, tel. 022-646-1260.
20:30 “Raisins and Almonds” – An Evening in Memory of Jerzy Ficowski
featuring Elżbieta Wojnowska and Wiesław Komasa,
Wiesław Komasa, director
Special guest: Elżbieta Ficowska
Upstairs at the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(by reservation only, RSVP 022-620-5585 or 022-652-1648) 20:00 Pre-War Yiddish Film Screenings:
“Sabra”, Aleksander Ford, director, 1933, 65 minutes;
“The Contract” (Tkies kaf), Henryk Szaro, director, 1937, 61 minutes. Screenings made possible with the kind cooperation of
the National Film Library (Filmoteka Narodowa)
Iluzjon Cinema, ul. Narbutta 50a Tickets can be purchased from the Iluzjon Cinema box office,
tel. 022-646-1260.
Tuesday, 4 September 2007 17:00 “The Story of My Dovecote” – based on the work of Isaac Babel,
a drama by Herbert Kałuża (Germany)
Upstairs at the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(by reservation only, RSVP 022-620-5585 or 022-652-1648) 18:00 An Evening with Sławomir Grunberg
Film premiere with director Sławomir Grunberg:
“Saved from Deportation: An Unknown Odyssey of Polish Jews”
Produced, directed and filmed by Sławomir Grunberg, co-produced by Robert Podgursky, USA, 2007, 79 minutes
19:30 “Legacy of Jedwabne”
Produced, directed and filmed by Sławomir Grunberg, USA/Poland, 2005, 72 minutes Following the films, you are cordially invited to meet with the filmmakers. This program will be accompanied by an exhibition of photos taken by Grzegorz Pawlonko on the set of the film “Jestem Żydem” [I Am a Jew]. This program made possible with the cooperation of the National Film Library (Filmoteka Narodowa).
Iluzjon Cinema, ul. Narbutta 50a Tickets can be purchased from the Iluzjon Cinema box office, tel. 022-646-1260. 19:30 Exhibit opening: “The Hills of Jerusalem” –
watercolors and calligraphy by Aviva Blum
Mirosława Arens, exhibit curator
Foyer, Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
20:00 The Fearsome Inn – theatrical premiere based on works of Isaac Bashevis Singer; directed, staged and choreographed
by Jan Szurmiej; written by Barbara Ko¶ciuszko; music and musical direction: Hadrian Filip Tabecki; settings and costumes: Sabina Bicz-Szurmiej. A Yiddish Theater production – by invitation only.
Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
22:00 Opening of Ewa Łaniecka’s exhibition “One time, one day…”
Patio, Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
Wednesday, 5 September 200717:00 Die Bestie von Buchenwald [The Beast of Buchenwald] –
a drama presented by THEATERmëRZ (Austria)
produced and directed by Willi Bernhard
featuring Sabine Ruck
Polish translation available
in cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum
Upstairs at the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(by reservation only, RSVP 022-620-5585 or 022-652-1648) 17:30 Concert: Marina Yakubovich (Israel)
Mamele Club, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025 ext. 120) 19:00 Book promotion: “A Szymon Szurmiej Evening”
Krystyna Gucewicz’s biography of Szymon Szurmiej, with Gołda Tencer, Vadim Brodski, Marian Opania and actors of the Yiddish Theater
Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025 ext. 120) 20:00 Pre-War Yiddish Film Screenings:
“A Letter to Mama” (A brivele der mamn), Leon Trystan, Józef Green directors, 1938, 106 minutes. Screening made possible with the kind cooperation of
the National Film Library (Filmoteka Narodowa)
Iluzjon Cinema, ul. Narbutta 50a Tickets can be purchased from the Iluzjon Cinema box office,
tel. 022-646-1260.
20:30 “Two Worlds” – a drama by Alina ¦widowska, based on
Adina Blady-Szwajgier’s book And I Remember Nothing More…, directed by Lena Szurmiej
Upstairs at the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(by reservation only, RSVP 022-620-5585 or 022-652-1648)
Thursday, 6 September 2007 10:30-16:00 Academic panel: "Jewish cultural life in Poland after 1945"
Participants to include:
Prof. Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska (Marie Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin); Dr. Mirosław Bułat (Jagiellonian University, Cracow); Dr. Joanna Lisek (Wrocław university); Dr. Joanna Nalewajko-Kulikov (Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw); Dr. Renata Pi±tkowska (Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw); Dr. Magdalena Ruta (Jagiellonian University, Cracow); and Dr. Jacob Weitzner (Warsaw University)
Jewish Historical Institute, ul. Tłomackie 3/5 17:00-18:00 Opening of the Tancbuda (dance hall) with the Rzeszów Klezmer Band
Tancbuda in front of Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 18:00 “Jewish Joy” – performance by the Yiddish Theater,
directed by Szymon Szurmiej & Gołda Tencer
with special guests: Friends of the Shalom Foundation
Yiddish Theater Main Stage, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120) 20:00 Pre-War Yiddish Film Screenings with musical accompaniment: “Yidl with His Fiddle” (Yidl mitn fidl), Józef Green, Jan Nowina-Przybylski, directors, 1936, 84 minutes. Screening made possible with the kind cooperation of
the National Film Library (Filmoteka Narodowa)
Iluzjon Cinema, ul. Narbutta 50a Tickets can be purchased from the Iluzjon Cinema box office,
tel. 022-646-1260.
20:00 Grand Opening of Próżna Street with the Kroke klezmer band
ul. Próżna
“The Nations of the World Copy the Bible” – part of an international undertaking.
We invite each of our guests to copy one verse from the biblical Book of Ruth. Each participant writing a verse will receive a special certificate. In cooperation with the Poland-Israel Association. This project will be taking place from Thursday through Sunday at the editorial offices of the Forverts on Próżna Street. 20:00 “Ole and Trufa” – performance by Teatr NN (Lublin)
based on works of Isaac Bashevis Singer,
directed by Tomasz Pietraszewicz, starring Witold D±browski
Upstairs at the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(by reservation only, RSVP 022-620-5585 or 022-652-1648) 20:30 “A Gantse Metziye” – recital by Henryk Rajfer,
with Rajfer Sisters (Israel)
accompanied by Teresa Wroń¶ka
Tancbuda in front of Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 20:30 Julian Tuwim’s Polish Flowers, directed by Zbigniew Zapasiewicz,
featuring Zbigniew Zapasiewicz and Olga Sawicka
accompanied by pianist Włodzimierz Nahorny
Mamele Club, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120)
21:30 Concert: "Freyn zikh iz gut" (Rejoicing is Good) Vira Lozinski (Israel)
Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120)
Friday, 7 September 2007
16:00 Recital: Joanne Borts (USA)
accompanied by pianist Marilyn Lerner (USA)
Upstairs at the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(by reservation only, RSVP 022-620-5585 or 022-652-1648) 17:00 “I Sing Life” – concert by Edyta Geppert with the Kroke klezmer band
directed and staged by Piotr Loretz
accompanied by pianist Krzysztof Herdzin
Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120) 17:00-18:30 Jewish Dance Workshop with Leon Blank (Sweden)
and the Rzeszów Klezmer Band
Tancbuda in front of the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
17:00 “Revealing Secrets” – artworks by Jakub Skrzypczak, dedicated to the memory of the great Talmudic scholar and Kabbalist Jonathan Eybeschuetz.
University of the Third Age, lecture hall, ul. Twarda 6
Exhibit open until 9 September, 12:00-19:00
17:30 “Let’s Design a Synagogue” – an art workshop with Monika Krajewska
University of the Third Age, ul. Twarda 2/4 18:00 Pre-War Yiddish Film Screenings with musical accompaniment:
“Purim Reveller” (Purimshpiler), Józef Green, director, 1937, 87 minutes. Screening made possible with the kind cooperation of
the National Film Library (Filmoteka Narodowa)
Iluzjon Cinema, ul. Narbutta 50a Tickets can be purchased from the Iluzjon Cinema box office,
tel. 022-646-1260. 19:00 “In Mama Sonia’s Kitchen” – an evening with
Gołda Tencer, Janusz Tencer, Szymon Szurmiej and Friends
Mamele Club, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120) Along Próżna Street: 17:30-18:30 Klezmer concert: Rzeszów Klezmer Band
18:52-20:00 Shabbat Shalom - Receiving the Sabbath with Poland’s
Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich. Your hosts for the Sabbath: Etel Szyc and Piotr Kowalik. Joining in the celebration will be a cantorial ensemble from Moscow and all are invited to welcome the Sabbath with song and a traditional repast.
Out of regard for the laws and customs of the Sabbath, kindly do not photograph or film this event; also, please turn off your mobile phones.
20:00-21:00 Sabbath songs 21:30 Jazz concert: Leszek Możdżer (Poland) & Zohar Fresco (Israel) Duet play traditional compositions and jazz improvisations
Yiddish Theater Main Stage, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120)
22:00 Pre-War Yiddish Film Screenings with musical accompaniment:
“Mamele” (Mamele), Konrad Tom, Józef Green, director, 1938, 98 minutes. Screening made possible with the kind cooperation of
the National Film Library (Filmoteka Narodowa)
Iluzjon Cinema, ul. Narbutta 50a Tickets can be purchased from the Iluzjon Cinema box office,
tel. 022-646-1260.
Saturday, 8 September 2007 Along Próżńa Street: 12:00-12:45 Concert: The Rajfer Sisters (Israel)
12:45-13:30 Concert: Gennady Iskhakov (Israel)
13:30-15:30 Jewish Dance Workshops with Leon Blank (Sweden)
and the Rzeszów Klezmer Band
15:30-16:00 Silent films accompanied by pianist Janusz Tylman
(in the courtyard of ul. Próżna 14)
16:00-16:45 Piano Recital: Juliusz Ursyn Niemcewicz
16:45-17:30 "A Pre-War Cabaret" - with the Yiddish Theater Troupe:
Dorota Salamon, Gołda Tencer, Henryk Rajfer, Marek Węglarski
17:30-18:00 “Lejzorek Rojtszwaniec Lived Here: Próżna 14” –
based on the writings of Ilya Ehrenburg, directed by Elżbieta Protakiewicz;featuring Alina ¦widowska, Mikołaj Miller, Henryk Rajfer, Dawid Szurmiej, Marek Węglarski, Jerzy Walczak
(in the courtyard of ul. Próżna 14) 12:00 “Clouds Over the City” – a morning of poetry
featuring works by Itzik Manger and Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Presented by Barbara & Jacek Busztynowicz; songs performed by soprano Joanna Stefańska-Matraszek, accompanied by pianist Janusz Tylman.
Café Zamek, the Royal Palace, Plac Zamkowy 12:00-13:00 Walking Tour of Warsaw with Jan Jagielski
Meet in front of the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 12:00-13:30 Yiddish Song Workshop led by Teresa Wrońska
TSKŻ Club, Yiddish Theater Courtyard, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 12:00-14:00 Jewish Cooking Workshop led by Jakub Skrzypczak
University of the Third Age, ul. Twarda 2/4 13:30-14:30 Meeting with Bella Szwarcman-Czarnota, author of Moc± przepasały swe biodra [“They girded their loins with strength”]
in praise of Jewish women
Forverts Editorial Offices, ul. Próżna 14:00 Romanian Fantasy – piano recital by Marilyn Lerner (USA)
Mamele Club, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120)
14:00 Warsaw’s Surroundings: Shtetlach of Mazovia
multimedia presentation by photographer Piotr Piłuk
Austrian Cultural Forum, ul. Próżna 8 14:00-15:30 Children’s Art Workshops with Etel Szyc and Monika Krajewska
TSKŻ Club, Yiddish Theater Courtyard, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 14:30 Gołda Tencer Presents: Yiddish songs performed by actresses of the young generation - Kamila Boruta, Paulina Dulla, Katarzyna Kołeczek, Malwina Koteluk, Paulina Lombarowicz, Magda Piotrowska, Iza Rzeszowska, Margita ¦liwowska
Tancbuda in front of the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 14:30-15:30 "Alef, Bejs, Gimel" ABC of Yiddish with Dr. Jacob Weitzner
University of the Third Age, ul. Twarda 2/4 15:00-16:00 Ornaments and Talismans – lecture by Jakub Skrzypczak
Forverts Editorial Offices, ul. Próżna
15:30 “Reyzele of Gombin and Zuzanna of Rovno”
Selected texts of Rejzele Żychlińska
as translated by Bella Szwarcman-Czarnota;
performed by Ewa D±browska, Kamila Boruta,
and Ernestyna Winnicka
Upstairs at the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(by reservation only, RSVP 022-620-5585 or 022-652-1648) 16:00 "My Adventures with Singer" with Florence Noiville (France), author of Isaac Bashevis Singer (Polish edition: Cyklady 2007)
with the kind cooperation of the Institut Francais and the Embassy of France, Warsaw
Austrian Cultural Forum, ul. Próżna 8 16:00 “This Stop: Heaven” – photographs by Hanna Siudalska
Warszawa-Jerozolima Restaurant, ul. Próżna 16:30-17:30 Concert: Rzeszów Klezmer Band
Tancbuda in front of the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 16:30 Book promotion: Proca Dawida [David’s Slingshot]
by Ryszard Marek Groński; with Gołda Tencer, Ewa D±browska and Marek Węglarski
Mamele Club, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120) 17:00 “Oscar and Miss Roza” – a drama by Lea Koenig (Israel)
based on Eric-Emmanuel Schmidt’s novel
Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120)
17:00-19:00 Reading Singer – Wanda Siemaszko, Helena Wilda, Michał Müller, Jerzy Walczak, Wojciech Wiliń¶ki
Forverts Editorial Offices, ul. Próżna
17:00 Pre-War Yiddish Film Screening:
“For Our Sins” (Al khet), Aleksander Marten, director, 1936, 77 minutes. Screening made possible with the kind cooperation of
the National Film Library (Filmoteka Narodowa)
Iluzjon Cinema, ul. Narbutta 50a Tickets can be purchased from the Iluzjon Cinema box office, tel. 022-646-1260.
17:00-19:00 Jewish Cooking Workshop led by Jakub Skrzypczak
University of the Third Age, ul. Twarda 2/4 18:00 Concert: “The Jewish Tailor” featuring Janusz Tencer
with the Rajfer Sisters (Israel)
Tancbuda in front of the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 19:00 “Night of the Klezmers” – klezmer band concert featuring:
Golem (Israel); Socalled (USA)
Master of ceremonies: Dawid Szurmiej
Open-air concert, ul. Próżna 19:30 Reading Singer – directed by K. Zaleski
Mamele Club, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120)
19:30 Screening of Pre-War Yiddish Films
(in the courtyard of Próżna 14) 20:30 Havdalah – Farewell to the Sabbath
Ceremony with the participation of the Hasidic Cappella cantors’ choir of Moscow
Nożyk Synagogue, ul. Twarda 6 21:00 Concert: Di Dray Divas [The Three Divas]
featuring Adrienne Cooper (USA), Theresa Tova (Canada)
and Joanne Borts (USA),
accompanied by pianist Marilyn Lerner (USA)
Yiddish Theater Main Stage, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120)
Sunday, 9 September 2007 Along Próżna Street: 13:00-15:00 Jewish Dance Workshops with Leon Blank (Sweden)
and the Rzeszów Klezmer Band
15:00-15:30 Silent Films (in the courtyard of ul. Próżna 14)
with musical accompaniament
15:30-16:30 “The Purim Miracle” based on Itzik Manger’s tale
directed by Artur Hofman, music by Dow Zelcer,
staged by Gołda Tencer with the Yiddish Theater Troupe
16:30-17:00 Concert: Gennady Iskhakov (Israel)
17:00-17:30 Step - Paulina Lombarowicz, Małgorzata Majewska, Karol Drzewoszewski, Piotr Plichta
17:30-18:00 Hasidic Tales Continued – directed by Ełżbieta Protakiewicz,
with Alina ¦widowska, Mikołaj Müller, Henryk Rajfer, Jerzy Walczak, Marek Węglarski, Wojciech Wiliński, Dawid Szurmiej,
and Mirosław KuĽniak on the violin (courtyard of ul. Próżńa 14) 12:00-13:00 Visit to Nożyk Synagogue: Miriam Gonczarska & Bolesław Zaj±c
Nożyk Synagogue, ul. Twarda 6 12:00-13:30 Children’s Art Workshops with Etel Szyc & Monika Krajewska
TSKŻ Club, Courtyard of Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 12:00 Historical tour of Próżna Street with Janusz Sujecki
Meet in front of the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 12:00-14:00 Jewish Cooking Workshops with Jakub Skrzypczak
University of the Third Age, ul. Twarda 2/4 14:00 Concert: Adrienne Cooper (USA)
accompanied by pianist Marilyn Lerner (USA)
Mamele Club, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120)
14:00 “Reading and Painting” – Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Children’s Tales
In cooperation with the ABCXXI “All of Poland Reads to Its Children” Foundation
Tancbuda in front of the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
14:00 “All of Poland Reads to Its Children” –
Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Children’s Tales
Tancbuda in front of the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 14:00 Warsaw’s Surroundings: Shtetlach of Mazovia
multimedia presentation by photographer Piotr Piłuk
Austrian Cultural Forum, ul. Próżna 8
14:30-16:00 "Secrets of the Alphabet" - Hebrew Calligraphy Workshops with Jakub Skrzypczak
TSKŻ Club, Courtyard of Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 14:30-16:00 Lecture: Kabbalah
University of the Third Age, ul. Twarda 2/4
15:00 Singer’s Children’s Tales – Mural Painting for Kids 15:00 100 Questions for the Rabbi – with Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich
Nożyk Synagogue, ul. Twarda 6 15:30 Concert: Lea Koenig (Israel)
accompanied by pianist Miriam Wolf (Israel)
Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120)
16:00-17:00 Book promotion: with Prof. Shevach Weiss,
author of Windows of Longing, Windows of Hope
Austrian Cultural Center, ul. Próżna 8
16:00-17:00 Concert: Rzeszów Klezmer Band
Tancbuda in front of the Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 16:00-17:30 Reading Singer – Wanda Siemaszko, Helena Wilda,
Michał Müller, Jerzy Walczak, Wojciech Wiliń¶ki
Forverts Editorial Offices, ul. Próżna 16:00-18:00 Papercutting workshops with Monika Krajewska
TSKŻ Club, Courtyard of Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 16:00 Pre-War Yiddish Film Screening:
“Homeless” (On a heym), Aleksander Marten, director, 1939, 76 minutes. Screening made possible with the kind cooperation of
the National Film Library (Filmoteka Narodowa)
Iluzjon Cinema, ul. Narbutta 50a Tickets can be purchased from the Iluzjon Cinema box office, tel. 022-646-1260.
17:00 Concert: Theresa Tova (Canada)
accompanied by pianist Marilyn Lerner (USA)
Mamele Club, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120)
17:00 Concert: Hasidic Cappella of Moscow
Nożyk Synagogue, ul. Twarda 6
(by reservation only, RSVP 022-620-5585 or 022-652-1648)
17:00-18:30 Yiddish Language Workshops
with Dr. Jacob Weitzner
University of the Third Age, ul. Twarda 2/4 18:00 Concert: Moti Giladi (Israel)
Yiddish Theater, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16
(Tickets can be purchased at the Yiddish Theater box office as of 20 August 2007; tel: 022-620-6281 or 022-620-7025, ext. 120) 19:30 Pre-war Yiddish Films
Courtyard, ul. Próżna 14 19:30 GALA CLOSING CONCERT: “TRADITION”
directed by Szymon Szurmiej, musical direction
by Teresa Wrońska and Janusz Tylman Starring: Lea Koenig (Israel), Adrienne Cooper (USA),
Joanne Borts (USA), Marilyn Lerner (USA), Theresa Tova (Canada), Moti Giladi (Israel), Golem (USA), SoCalled (USA), the Hasidic Cappella cantors’ choir (Russia), Janusz Tencer, Szymon Szurmiej, Lilianna Cercel, Ewa Gre¶, Ewa Tucholska, Roksana Vyklayuk, Wit Michaj, Gienady Iskhakov and the Yiddish Theater Troupe:
Kamila Boruta, Monika Chrz±stowska, Ewa D±browska, Dominika Dawidowicz, Agata Dudek, Paulina Dulla, Monika Gruda, Monika Jeremicz, Ewa Klimek, Helena Wilda Kowalska, Mariola KuĽnik, Paulina Lombarowicz, Małgorzata Majewska, Magdalena Majsterkiewicz, Sylwia Najach, Joanna Przybyłowska, Katarzyna Post, Izabella Rzeszowska, Dorota Salamon, Wanda Siemaszko, Monika Soszka, Barbara Szeliga, Alina ¦widowska, Gołda Tencer, Małgorzata Trybalska, Marcin Błaszak, Janusz Brodacki, Rafał Dajbor, Waldemar Gawlik, Adam Malecki, Marcin Mastalerz, Adam Molak, Mikołaj Müller, Ryszard Kluge, Grzegorz Kulikowski, Marcin Kurowski, Henryk Rajfer, Rafał Rutowicz, Piotr Sierecki, Jerzy Walczak, Marek Węglarski, Wojciech Wiliński. Open-air concert, ul. Prózna 23:00 A Lullaby to Remember By
Prayers will be sung by the Hasidic Cappella of Moscow
Ghetto Heroes’ Monument, corner of Anielewicza & Zamenhofa
Related events: Sunday, 2 September 2007 19:00 Exhibit Opening: “From-To. Synagogues in Poland.”
Nizio Gallery, ul. Inżynierska 3, Apt. 4
The program is subject to change
The organizers reserve the right to alter the program as necessary.
From 6-9n September, you are invited to the Tancbuda in front of the Yiddish Theater to try traditional Jewish foods!
We ask that you confirm your participation in selected events between August 20th and September 1st by calling 022-620-5585 or 022-652-1648.
Confirmation of reservations can be picked up at the Festival offices at the Yiddish Theater (entrance from the Grzybowski Square side).
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