קלעזנײַעס. KlezNews מיזרח און מיטל-מיזרח טרעפֿן מערבֿ דעם 23 סטן אוגוסט 2007

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On the album, he collaborates with many great artists, such as Theodore Bikel, Stuart Brotman, Susan Watts, David Krakauer, Frank London, and Irving Fields, but he says the person he had the most fun

The album took 2 years to record and produce, which Dolgin says wouldn t always have been so. Danny Rubinstein, his album took one day to make.

1 Staff Profile: SoCalled by Reuben Cohen KlezKanada faculty member Josh Dolgin is a rapper, DJ, accordionist, and producer who makes quality Jewish music under the codename of SoCalled. SoCalled recently released his third album, Ghetto Blaster, and he had a few things to tell me about the album. On the album, he collaborates with many great artists, such as Theodore Bikel, Stuart Brotman, Susan Watts, David Krakauer, Frank London, and Irving Fields, but he says the person he had the most fun with was popular funk trombonist Fred Wesley, most famous for his extensive work with James Brown in the 1970 s. He s really my idol, Dolgin says. The album took 2 years to record and produce, which Dolgin says wouldn t always have been so. Danny Rubinstein, his album took one day to make. That s because the band worked together every day, so they could just go into the studio, and Bam! There s your record. KlezNews 23nd August, 2007 קלעזנײַעס דעם 23 סטן אוגוסט 2007 מיזרח און מיטל-מיזרח טרעפֿן מערבֿ מיטוואַך, דעם 22 סטן אויגוסט איז פֿאַרגעקומען אין קלעזקאַנאַדע אַ פּרעכטיקער קאָנצערט-פּראַגראַם "מיזרח און מיטל-מיזרח טרעפֿן מערבֿ". די פּראָגראַם האָט באַשטאַנען פֿון 3 טיילן. אין ערשטן טייל האָט דער עולם געזען די וווּנדערלעכע אַרויסטרעטן פֿון די קלעזמאָרים פֿון ישראל. מען האָט חנאַה געהאָט פֿון כּישופֿדיקן זינגען פֿון ווערא לאָזינסקי, וואָס איז געקומען קיין ישראל פֿון מאָלדאָווע און האָט זיך געלערנט דאָס זינגען פֿון ײ דישע לידער מיט אַ באַוווּסטער זינגען-לערערין נחמה ליפֿשיץ. זייער חנעוודיק האָבן געשפּילט און געזונגען די קלעזמאָרים פון "אוי דיוויזיע" קאַפּעליע. באַזונדערס רירנדיק איז געווען דער אַרויסטרעט פֿון אַרקאַדי גאָלדענשטיין, אַ פּלימעניק פֿון אונדזער באַליבטן גערמאַן גאָלדענשטײן, א"ה, װאַס האָט געװידמעט זײ ן קאָמפּאָזיציע צו זײ ן פֿעטער. בשעת דעם 2 טן טײל האָבן די קלעזמאָרים פֿון געװעזענעם ראַטן-פֿאָרבאַנד אַרױזגעװיזן זײערע גלענצנדיקע טאַלאַנטן: סײ אין שפּילן מוזיק סײ אין זינגען. דער ניװאָ איז געװען הױך-פּראָפֿעסיאָנעל און די צוקוקער האָבן געשעפּט אַ סך נחת פֿון דעם. בעתן - 3 טן טײל האָט טעאָדאָר ביקעל אינספּירירט און באַגײ סטערט דעם עולם מיט זײן אױסגעצײכנטער פּראָגראַם פֿון װעלט באַװוּסטע לידער (װי למשל, אַ שטיק פֿון פֿידלער אױפֿן דאַך, װאַס ער האָט געזונגען אױף ײ דיש) װי אױך לידער אױף לאַדינאָ, העברעיש און רוסיש. דער קאָנצערט װעט בלײ בן אין זכרון אױף אַ לאַנגער צײ ט.

Behind the Scenes at KlezKanada Artin Djevalikian by Ezra Glinter Birthday cakes are always a delight to eat, but rarely are they as wonderful to look at as the violin cake made for Hy Goldman s 80

Known affectionately by his friends as Arty the Party, Artin is a Lebanese-born, Brazilian raised, Armenian baker whose beautiful cakes and deserts are enjoyed by CBB guests and staff each summer.

2 Behind the Scenes at KlezKanada Artin Djevalikian by Ezra Glinter Birthday cakes are always a delight to eat, but rarely are they as wonderful to look at as the violin cake made for Hy Goldman s 80 th birthday. Fortunately, KlezKanada has the benefit of Artin Djevalikian, a professional pastry chef whose creations have become a prominent feature of CBB special occasions. Known affectionately by his friends as Arty the Party, Artin is a Lebanese-born, Brazilian raised, Armenian baker whose beautiful cakes and deserts are enjoyed by CBB guests and staff each summer. A graduate of the Hotellerie de Quebec, Artin has spent more than forty years crafting innovative deserts at such notable Montreal establishments as the Ritz-Carleton and Queen Elizabeth hotels. Now back at CBB for the second consecutive summer, Artin delights in creating colourful deserts for both campers and klezmorim. Keep an eye open throughout the week for more of Artin s beautiful creations. Meshugeh enough to start a youth klezmer program? Here are 10 things you need to know by Eric and Mindy Zaidins In 2001, 10-year-old twin brothers decided that they wanted to play klezmer music at their b nai mitzvah. They convinced five of their friends to join them with the promise of getting mitzvah credit from their Hebrew school and their parents hired a teacher. The Westchester Klezmer Program was born. Today, WKP is tuning up for its eighth year, under the music direction of Kenny Green (aka at Klez- Kanada as Big Guy ). Expecting over 60 musicians from age 11 through too old to mention, WKP has trained at least 150 musicians from over 20 shuls in Westchester County, New York. What are some of our insights regarding the success and longevity of our program? 1. A dynamic music director. Kenny Green teaches music to young children at six area synagogues. Because he has a magnetic personality, he is our strongest marketing tool. In fact, our musicians say that jamming with Kenny is their primary reason for joining WKP. 2. Community support. The program was awarded an operating grant from UJA Federation of New York during its third and fourth years. Not only did this grant allow WKP to provide more community performances, but it also helped give the program credibility within the Jewish community. 3. Synagogue support. WKP rehearses free of charge at two area synagogues. While we attract a disproportionate number of musicians from those shuls, synagogues and clergy throughout the county help promote WKP by publicizing notices in their print and newsletters. 4. An inclusive synagogue community. Synagogue members don t think twice about rehearsing at someone else s shul. 5. Family support. From almost its inception, the program has welcomed adults, both in their own band and also as helpers in the youth bands. Many of our core players are in WKP with siblings and/or parents. We also strongly encourage joining with friends. 6. Community service credit. WKP promotes most heavily to 11- and 12-year-olds entering the two concentrated years of preparation for their bar/bat mitzvah. Most of our participating shuls (reform, conservative, and orthodox) have approved WKP as a pre-bar/bat mitzvah community service project. Area high schools likewise accept participation toward community service credit. continued page 8 Page 2, August 23 קלעזנײַעס

After his great lecture Wednesday morning, I managed to corner him and get all of the juicy details behind this author s great success.

3 Michael Wex by Reuben Cohen If you go to the KlezKanada gift shop, you will find many books written by or about KlezKanada faculty members. The most prominent pile of books there is the stack of the surprise bestseller Born to Kvetch by KlezKanada faculty member, author Michael Wex. After his great lecture Wednesday morning, I managed to corner him and get all of the juicy details behind this author s great success. This year, Wex is giving a three-part lecture about odd rituals performed on Jewish holidays, and their influence outside the holiday itself. As always, he is very funny. In addition to giving lectures this year, Wex is the official director of concerts for KlezKanada. This means that he has to make lists of performers and the order that they will perform in, then I have to tell Bruno and the other technical people what tech needs people have, like if one group needs 12 mics then I tell Bruno that, then I ve got to make sure the performers are there when they re supposed to be and make sure they don t go overtime so that the concert ends on time. On top of all that, he is the MC of all the concerts, showcasing his comedic talent even more. This year, KlezKanada members get a special treat; on Saturday, Michael Wex will read from his two new books, Just Say Nu: Yiddish for Every Occasion (When English Just Won t Do) and The Adventures of Micah Mushmelon, Boy Talmudist, and the chance to purchase the two books afterwards. The books are going to be released together, but they will not be available to the general public until after Rosh Hashanah. Master of Musicals: Morton Hyams by Reuben Cohen Page 3, August 23 קלעזנײַעס One reform synagogue in Marblehead, Massachusetts, is very fortunate to have KlezKanada participant Morton Hyams as their musical director. Hyams is the musical director of Temple Emmanu-El in Marblehead, and he is also the author of many musicals. One of them, The Light that Shines on Jerusalem, is being performed right now. It is about a family that goes to Israel. They challenge the children to create a story saying what could have happened in Israel in ancient times. He has a demo recording of this play available by at lynn.hyams@comcast. net. He is currently working on musicals about classical composers Johann Sebastien Bach and Claude Debussy. In the past, he has also written a musical called Chag Purim, which is available from Tara Books.

נעמי סא נדרא װ, א לערערין, פֿון טעא טער הא ט אונדז דערצײלט א ן אמתע לעגענדע. ה. לײװיק, אײנער פֿון די גרעסטער ײ דישע שרײבערס, איז געבױרן געװא רן אין רוסלא נד אין יא ר 1888.

4 נעמי סא נדרא װ, א לערערין, פֿון טעא טער הא ט אונדז דערצײלט א ן אמתע לעגענדע. ה. לײװיק, אײנער פֿון די גרעסטער ײ דישע שרײבערס, איז געבױרן געװא רן אין רוסלא נד אין יא ר א יונגער רעװא לוציא נער, הא ט מען אים פֿא רשיקט אין סיבער צװײ מא ל. לײװיק איז געװען יונג און דין און שװא ך. דא ס צװײטע מא ל װא ס מען הא ט אים א רעסטירט הא ט דער ריכ טער געהא ט רחמנות אױף אים. הא ט דער ריכטער אים געזא גט: זא ג נא ר א ז דו הא סט חרטה. לײװיק הא ט נישט געװא לט זיך א נשולדיקן און איז פֿא רשי קט געװא רן נא ך א מא ל אין סיבער. ײ דן איבער דער װעלט הא בן אים שױן דעמ א לט ליב געהא ט און אים גערא טעװעט. זײ הא בן אים געשיקט א שליטן און Page 4, August 23 קלעזנײַעס אונדזער אוצר: א בֿרהם (א רקא די) גענדלער פֿון איציק גאָטעסמאַן צום ערשטן מא ל איז געקומען אין קלעזקא נא דע דער פֿא לקזינגער קא מפּא זיטא ר און לערער א בֿרהם (א רקא די) גענדלער. אין זײַן טעגלעכער סעסיע אין דער פֿרי מיט מיישקע א לפּערט און א סיא װײַסמא ן דערציילט ער פֿון זײן לעבן אינעם בא סא רא בער שטעטל סא רא קע װוּ ער איז געװען אײנס פֿון צען קינדער. פֿון זײַנע עלטערע ברידער און שוועסטער פֿון חבֿרים און פֿון פֿרײַנד פֿון דער משפּחה הא ט ער זיך געלערנט ײ דישע לידער. הײַנט פֿא רמא גט ער א זעלטענעם רעפּערטוא ר פֿון ווייניק בא קא נטע לידער. מיטווא ך הא ט ער געזונגען דא ס ליד "מא נגערס צוואה" ווא ס ער הא ט א ליין געהערט פֿון מא נגערן אין סא רא קע. כא טש דא ס ליד געפֿינט זיך נישט אין קיין זא מלונג פֿון מא נגערס פּא עזיע הא ט זיך בא וויזן נא ך א ן עדות אינעם קלא ס אויך פֿון בא סא רא ביע (בריטשא ן) וועלכער הא ט בא שטעטיקט, א ז מא נגער הא ט טא קע מחבר געווען דא ס ליד אין דער זעלביקער סעסיע הא ט גענדלער געלערנט מיטן קלא ס דא ס ליד "דער קרא גן" ווא ס זײַן שווער הא ט געשא פֿן פֿא ר דער אויפֿפֿירונג פֿון א גא לדפֿא דן פּיעסע. הײַנט װוינט פֿרײַנד גענדלער אינעם אוקרא י נישן שטעטל זא פּא רא זשיע װוּ ער איז דער ײ דיש-לערער אין דער א רטיקער ײ דישער שול. דא נערשטיק אין קא ליע בא רא דולינס "בא געגענישן אויף ײ דיש" וועט ער ארומרעדן דעם מצבֿ פֿון ײ דיש אין זײַן שול. גענדלער ווערט פֿא רבעטן אויף פֿארשיידענע פֿעסטיווא לן און זומער-פּרא גרא מען. דעם זומער איז ער אויפֿגעטרא טן אין דער ווילנער זומער-פּרא גרא ם אין דער וויימא רער ײ דיש-פּרא גרא ם אין דײַטשלא נד און אין דער פּעטערבורגער קלעזפֿעסט. װוּ ער טרעט אויף זינגט ער נישט נא ר די לידער וועלכע ער המשך זײַט 8 א לעגענדע-פֿא רבעסערט אין קלעזקא נא דס פֿון דבורה בערמא ן געלט. ער איז געפֿא רן קײַן א מעריקע. לײװיק איז געװא רן א ײ דישער העלד, די נשמה פֿון דעם ײ דישן פֿא לק. "מען זא גט ער איז געװען אײדל און װי אײַזן," הא ט געזא גט נעמי. "נײן" הא ט געזא גט שפרה לוסטגא רטן, "ער איז געװען אײדל און שטרענג. איך הא ב לײװיקן געקענט א ז קינד. מײַן טא טע איז געװען א ײ דישער פּא עט, י.י. סיגאל. לײװיק איז געקומען צו אונדז צו גא סט א פֿטמא ל." דא ס איז בעסער" הא ט געזא גט נעמי. "דערצײלט אונדז װעגן דעם לײװיק װא ס איר הא ט געקענט." מיר א לע זײַנען לערערס אין קלע זקא נא דא." עטלכע שטודירן טעקסטן. און א נדערע הא בן געקענט די לעבעדי קע לעגענדעס. Sylvia Lustgarten

I was Born at a Very Early Age Words of Wisdom by Elaine Watts by Richard Kurtz Hankus Netsky, Henry Sapoznick and Sherry Mayrent all know that Elaine Watts has been a key link to past klezmer music.

5 I was Born at a Very Early Age Words of Wisdom by Elaine Watts by Richard Kurtz Hankus Netsky, Henry Sapoznick and Sherry Mayrent all know that Elaine Watts has been a key link to past klezmer music. They know of Elaine s talent and her importance as a role model for aspiring klezmer percussionists. Their recognition of Elaine was put into concrete terms when they wrote letters of recommendation to support Elaine s nomination by the Philadelphia Folklore Project for the United States National Endowment for the Arts, Heritage Fellowship Lifetime Achievement Award. This past May Elaine received a call from the director of the NEA to let her know that she indeed was chosen as a recipient of the award. This recognition is a BIG deal and it left her feeling proud and happy. She makes a point that this recognition was not just for her but was a tribute to her family roots in Philadelphia as well as the artists, such as those at Klez Canada and Klez Kamp who have been so supportive of her work. Elaine has been surrounded by music all her life. She explains that there was no Klezmer revival in her life. As far back as she remembers klezmer was just there. Her father Jacob Hoffman was a fixture on the Philadelphia music scene. He was a percussionist who first learned to play music in the 1920s at the Settlement Jewish music school in South Philly. He played piano at silent movie theaters. He worked in the Philadelphia orchestra, played opera, worked on the radio, and of course he played for Jewish simchas. Elaine s father taught her beats and found teachers to help her learn the drums. When she was 10 years old her father took her with him on jobs at a local shul in West Philadelphia. Elaine played drums for the band for a few songs at each simcha. At an early age something began to emerge for Elaine that has followed her throughout her life. She got stares and questions about the fact that she was a female playing the drums. This happened a lot--during her single days, when she was on stage pregnant, and sometimes even now from people who do not know her. Her first gig on her own was at 12 years old when she and a group of fellow junior high school students played at a church dance. She remembers playing Irving Berlin s tune, Blue Skies. At 18 Elaine entered the Page 5, August 23 קלעזנײַעס prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia as the first female percussionist. At Curtis her timpani teacher, David Grupp, inspired her and gave her the confidence to attain her musical goals despite the obstacle of being a woman percussionist. When she was 22 a violinist asked her if she wanted to meet her handsome cousin Ernie Watts. sure, why not? she replied. She spoke to Ernie and invited him to meet her at a performance she had at a local venue. It turns out that Ernie helped her schlep her equipment. As she said, she got a 2 for 1 deal: a date and a roady all in one. Elaine and Ernie got married on Sept. 5, 1955 and Ernie has been schlepping drums ever since. As she and Ernie shared their wedding memories with me they remembered how after the local musicians all over Philly finished their jobs they came to their wedding where Elaine played the drums in her wedding dress. The Watt s have 3 daughters who live near Elaine and Ernie. It is common for them to have their daughters and 5 grandchildren congregate at Elaine s house for holidays and music gatherings. Their youngest daughter Susan, a Klez Kanada teacher and an extraordinary talented trumpeter and singer has taken on the family musical tradition. At 7 years old little Susan found her father s old unused trumpet in the closet, she took it down and began to toot on it and decided that this was her instrument. Until the late 90s few musicians had heard about Elaine or Susan and the Hoffman family legacy. That all Continued page 8

If you are a walker, first you need to register. Cost is Chai or $18.00, if you are so inclined you could make it double chai.

6 זײַט שױן גרײט לױף צונױף Get Ready for the 3rd Annual Loyf Tzunoyf by Elaine Cooper Be prepared. That is the boy scouts marching song. Be prepared as through life you march along (Some of you may remember the Tom Lehrer version and you can fill in the blanks). Prepare yourself for the Third Annual KlezKanada Loyf Tsunoyf. If you are a walker, first you need to register. Cost is Chai or $18.00, if you are so inclined you could make it double chai. If you are a contributor sponsor a walker or make a donation to Loyf Tsunoyf. Last year the walk raised over $ Canadian dollars. This year our goal is $ From the T shirt logos that are worn around KK many of us have walked marathons to raise monies for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, some have completed the RUN for the Cure and some like myself have completed the 60 K Walk to raise money for research to find a cure for Breast Cancer. Walking in a group is not only fun, you hear new jokes, the latest gossip and meet new people and if you walk 10,000 steps a day, you are guaranteed to lose weight. If you want to do a practice walk meet Gilda Jubas and I at 7.30 Thursday morning at the flagpole across from the dining hall and we will complete the 2.5 loop. You don t have to be the Energizer Bunny to do this walk. Speed absolutely not the issue. The only necessary piece of equipment are walking shoes. So rise and shine on Friday morning, hydrate, have an energy bar or half a bagel so I ll see you there. To register for Loyf Tsunoyf, see Joanne Borts. We will meet at 6:30am in the Retreat Center. The starting gun will amble off at 7pm sharp. KlezKinder with Sruli and Lisa KlezKanada is the only place we can: Learn Ukranian exercises with Arkady Gendler Eat fried salami sandwiches at 3:30 by the lake Zing Yiddish songs for everybody at the flagpole Kvell over Avi Young playing Sheyn vi di Levone at the Kabaret Improve our violin, clarinet, trumpet, keyboard, flute and fife playing Never never never go to sleep Draw Pincus books with Shari and Evelyn Eat more fried salami sandwiches at 3:30 by the lake Realize how lucky we are... Page 6, August 23 קלעזנײַעס

haven t even reached your peak You continue, night and day to tend to your young patients Always calm, so kind and never ever tense The children adore you and so they should Cause bottom line you are

7 Ode to Hy Goldman by Penny Meshwork On the occasion of reaching that important milestone Four Score I write this poem to help me say Brovo! Wishing you many more You are a man for all seasons a man for all time As you get older you get better like a good bottle of wine Your accomplishments are so many you are so unique And still you haven t even reached your peak You continue, night and day to tend to your young patients Always calm, so kind and never ever tense The children adore you and so they should Cause bottom line you are the one that makes them feel good The rest of your hours you fill with your passion The KlezKanada Festival with its lofty mission Your dedication is an examplefor many to follow too Everyone is so amazed at how much you really do For 12 years now you have filled the dales and hills With Yiddish music and culture that really thrills Creating the youth scholarship program truly exemplifies Your deep desire that history and plaintive sound never dies Hundreds and hundreds of young artists come and learn so much About their roots and a language with which they have lost touch You ve given so much to many children, women, and man And God has repaid you, as only He can With a wonderful and loving Eschet Chayil Sandy always at your side Who joins you completely on your merry-go-ride And with children who love, are so proud and cherish you so And support you in whatever you decide to do or wherever you go As a dad and granddad you ve set the bar so very high For Ilan, David, Ronit, Noah, Tyler, Isaiah and baby Ely So now that you ve reached a milestone age Much that is wonderful has been written on your page As you continue to paint your canvas of today Remember to brush in lots of happiness and light And continue to make everyone s days joyful and bright Skilled as you are with your life s brush, continue to portray And create a fulfilled and happy picture on your canvas of today May your future years be filled with pleasures galore Good health, and once again, may you enjoy many many more Yasher koach, as they say in Hebrew You walk very tall as a many and a Jew

8 Elaine Watts from page 5 changed because of the opportunity that Klez Kanada opened up. In 1999, Philadelphia born Hankus Netsky, brought Susan and Elaine and of course Ernie the roady, to Klez Kanada. People were impressed by their talent, enthusiasm, the experience of Elaine, and the pure-tone talent of Susan. Getting the recognition at Klez Kanada was a highlight for Elaine and it gave Susan the forum from which she launched her Jewish music career. Klez Kanada offered the Hoffmans the exposure that was needed to let the world know about these 2 generations of klezmer musicians. Look out for Elaine s grandsons: drummer Bradley; trombonist-pianist Douglas; and cellist-pianist Jonathan, as they continue the traditions of this fine family. Elaine will officially receive her Heritage Fellowship Award on September 20 th at Strathmore Hall in North Bethesda Maryland. She will be performing a klezmer piece with her daughter Susan and some of her fellow artists and friends. We all have benefited from Elaine s talent, humor and inspiration and as she says that she has gained so much from the people she has worked with at Klez Kanada since גענדלער פ ון זײַט 4 געדענקט פֿון דער היים נא ר אויך זײַנע אייגענע קא מפּא זיציעס וועלכע ווערן זייער ווא רעם אויפֿגענומען בײַם עולם. א ז מע כא פּט א שמועס מיט גענדלערן פֿא רשטייט מען בא לד ווא ס פֿא ר א ן אוצר מיר הא בן אין קלעזקא נא דע. אין מײַן קלא ס וועגן פֿא לקס-מעשׂיות הא בן מיר גערעדט וועגן דער מעשׂה "בעבעלע" א קינד ווא ס ווערט נישט גרעסער פֿון א בעבעלע. ווי א רעזולטא ט פֿון אונדזער שמועס הא ט ער אונדז געלערנט קינדער-ציילענישן פֿון די פֿינגער און א נדערע קינדערשפּילן. ווא ס פֿא ר א פֿרא גע מע זא ל נישט שטעלן גענדלערן וועגן דעם ײ דישן לעבן אין מיזרח- איירא פּע קען ער בא לד גיבן א משל א ליד, א גרא ם, א וויץ. זא ל ער זײַן געזונט און קומען אויף נא ך א סך קלעזקא נא דעס! Personal Ads To submit a personal advertisement, accompany it with a $5 (or more) contribution to the KlezKanada Scholarship fund. I am doing some research on the Montreal Jewish neighborhood known as Papineau, between the years Heard on the street: "I've noticed two things about KlezKanada. There is a lot of chopped meat for dinner. And there are no cats on campus." of If you lived there, or know of people who did, please leave me a note on the bulletin board in the Retreat Center. Peter Teitelbaum, travelclinic@rogers.com Missing: A Black mountain bike with the label Specialized Hard Rock. Had a hot pink bell. If found, please contact Hy or Sandy Klezmer Program, from page 2 7. Performance opportunities. WKP s mission is to perform in the community for nursing homes, adults and children with special needs, and synagogues. Each year, our musicians have the opportunity to perform at least half a dozen times. 8. Building music skills. Most of our musicians learned to play using sheet music and initially are not comfortable playing by ear. Kenny uses very skeletal sheet music, Sherry Mayrent s Klezmer for Everyone books, and gradually teaches musicians how to improvise and ornament with their sheet music as a framework. 9. Exposure to the klezmer world at large. WKP hosts professional klezmorim who conduct workshops with our musicians to build skills and broaden their appreciation of klezmer music. Past guest instructors have included Sruli and Lisa, Aaron Alexander, Alex Kontorovich, Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer, and Yale Strom. We also publicize area klezmer concerts via and on our website. WKP encourages its musicians to attend klezmer camps 17 of our musicians and family members are here at KlezKanada. 10. Dedicated administrative leadership. Our executive director and secretary (parents of WKP s founders ) put in many hours each week scheduling rehearsals, communicating with musicians and parents, organizing the performance schedule, updating the website ( and networking with area shuls. WKP is a 501(c)(3) not-forprofit with directors that meet regularly during the year. Josh Dolgin, from page 1 Dolgin is a big fan of Rubinstein s, and played a major role in getting him to come to KlezKanada this year. Ghetto Blaster is Dolgin s favorite of his own albums. About his music, he says Yeah. It totally reflects me. He says that he would buy Ghetto Blaster even if it weren t his own album. He jokingly remarked It s the greatest Jewish music ever created.

Yiddish 2017 PUBLIC EXAMINATION. Continuers Level. Section 1: Listening and Responding (30 marks)

Yiddish 2017 PUBLIC EXAMINATION. Continuers Level. Section 1: Listening and Responding (30 marks) Student/Registration Number Centre Number 017 PUBLIC EXAMINATION Yiddish Continuers Level Wednesday 18 October: pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time Reading Time: 10 minutes Working Time: hours and 30 minutes