Jewish American Heritage Month

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Soviet Songs with a Jewish Flavor

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Evgeny Kissin, Boris Sandler, Margarita and Nukhim Koyfman

December 6, 2015 8 pm

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011

Admission:$25 General | $20 YIVO Members

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Join Evgeny Kissin, Boris Sandler, and the Koyfmans to celebrate their CD, Songs with a Jewish Flavor, with an evening of music performance, Yiddish poetry readings, and excerpts from Soviet films. Featuring popular Soviet songs by composers such as Isaak Dunayevsky and Nikita Bogoslovsky, Songs with a Jewish Flavor includes new compositions by Rita Koyfman, and lyrics by Boris Sandler. Gennady Estraikh (NYU) emcees the event and discusses the significance of Soviet music, and Evgeny Kissin concludes the evening with a solo performance. CDs available for sale after the program.

This event is co-sponsored by the Russian American Foundation and organized by YIVO

Extraordinary Concert Performance in Russian language for ages 12+ November 8th 6:00 pm Master Theater 1029 Brighton Beach Avenue Brooklyn NY 11235 For ticket information visitmastertheater.com or(718)732-3838

The most popular puppet show of the twentieth and twenty first centuries, Extraordinary Concert is a hilarious satire of bad performers, inept singers, clumsy dancers, musicians and magicians. Since its inception, the show and its antics have remained a beloved favorite amongst adults and children alike. Extraordinary Concert premiered in Russia in 1946, and has since been performed an astonishing 10,000 times in dozens of different languages and in over 40 countries. The concert earned its place in the Guinness Book of World Records for drawing the largest recorded audience of any puppet show in the world. Dont miss this timeless masterpiece of puppet theater history!Presented in collaboration with the Master Theater and with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

This Event is sponsored by MetroPlus Health Plan.

June 29-August 30 Mon-Sat.10am-5pm The National Arts Club,Marquis Gallery 15 Gramercy Park South New York, NY 10003 Free admission

The photographs of Ross Den (born in Ukraine) and Phillip Grossman (born in the U.S.) show their experiences in Chernobyl, Ukraine and Israel war zones. Presented in collaboration with Project Chernobyl. Photo: Ross Den

June 28, 6 pm 8 pm Zankel Hall at Carnegie HallAdmission: $30; $45 For concert tickets information visit http://www.carnegiehall.org Carnegie Charge 212-247-7800 or Box Office at 57th & Seventh The concert of renowned Russian American violinist marks the closing of the 13th Annual Russian Heritage Month . All proceeds from the evening will benefit the educational programs of the Russian American Foundation. The evening will feature specials guests, including Carol Alt, Lera Auerbach, Alex Fiterstein, Matt Herskowitz, Kate Davis, Lara St. John, Joseph Malovany and M-Generation.Photo credit Benjamin Brolet

June 22 August 30 Mon Sat: 10 am 5 pm. Sat Sun 11am 5 pm The National Arts Club, Gregg Gallery. 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY Free Admission

In honor of the 70th anniversary of the allied Victory and in commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the outbreak of war on the Eastern front,The Blavatnik Archive proudly presents Lives of the Great Patriotic War exhibit. Lives of the Great Patriotic War was produced and funded bythe Blavatnik Archive, and is made possible thanks to the participation of the nearly 1,200 veterans and their families in the Blavatnik ArchiveVeteran Oral History Project. Photo: Soviet soldiers in front of Reichstag. Berlin, 1945.

June 21, 12 pm 4 pm Bukharian Jewish Community Center10616 70th Ave. Forest Hills, NY 11375Free Admission

The Bukharian-Jewishcommunity of Queens celebrates its heritage and talents at this afternoon of performances by the community youth groups and a fair. The festival will feature local health care organizations and medical centers will be working on site to educate visitors and offer free services.

June 21 Sept 30 9 am 5 pm Sun -Thurs, 9 am -3 pm Fri, Closed SaturdayYIVO Institute for Jewish Research 15 West 16th StreetNew York, NY 10011 Free Admission

Presented incollaboration with the Russian Museum of Ethnography and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, the exhibit features works of the renowned Russian-Jewish artist, ethnographer and scholar of Jewish traditional art, Solomon Yudovin. From the collections of the Russian Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, NY.

June 12 June 20 Mon Sat 10 am 5 pm. Sat Sun 11am 5 pm The National Arts Club, Gregg Gallery. 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY Free Admission

Anexciting look at five emerging female artists, Yuliya Lanina, Valentina Loseva, Anya Roz, Anya Rubin and Irina Sheynfeld. Though working in disparate styles and genres from painting to photography and mechanical sculpture these artists remain deeply engagedwith their shared experiences of movement, femininity, and 21st Century American life.Presented in partnership with COJECO,Council of Jewish Emigre Community Organizations. Image:Yuliya Lanina Cowboy, music box, 2014

June 11, 4 pm 5.30 pm Kennan Institute, Wilson Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20004 Free AdmissionFor details, see http://www.wilsoncenter.org/kennanSeating is limited; first-come, first-served.

June 13, 2 pm The New York Public Library 5th Ave at 42nd Street New York, NY 10018 Free Admission Seating is limited; first-come, first-served.

As part of its joint Exploring Russian Literature Series, the Kennan Institute, Wilson Center and the Russian American Foundation proudly present Mr. Dmitry Bykov, one of the most prolific Russian writers working today and biographer of Boris Pasternak, Bulat Okudzhava and Maxim Gorky. All are invited to discover a hidden connection in the plots of three Russian great novels;Doctor Zhivago, Quiet Flows the Don, and Lolita. Mr. Bykov will discuss how all authors unwittingly described the same situation in their iconic masterpieces. This event is presented in collaboration with the New York Public Library and RTVi (Independent Russian TV Network).

June 7, 6:30 pm 8 pmYIVO Institute for Jewish Research15 West 16th StreetNew York, NY 10011 Admission:$25 General | $20 YIVO Members Box Office:yivo.org/events| 212-868-4444

Join prominent Russian poet, writer and journalist Dmitry Bykov and Jonathan Brent, Russian scholar and the Executive Director of the YIVO Institute for an intimate conversation about Isaac Babels Russian Jewish identity, his life, the myth of Babel, and his contribution to literature. Presented in collaboration with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and RTVi.

June 7, 11 am 4 pm Asser Levy/Seaside Park West 5th Street, Brooklyn Free Admission

Please join us for the Annual Community Festival and Health and Sport Fair, a full day of entertaining events and performancesby local and international artists. The event will include live music, dancing, chess tournament, performances by the community youth groups such as M-Generation, Shostakovich School of Music Art and Dance, Latin Fiesta Balroom Dance Studio and many more. Special guests internationally acclaimed pop singerAvraam Russoand legendary folk ensemble Pesniary.You will also have a chance to enjoy the samples of delicious traditional cuisine. Representatives of health care centers and community organizations will educate visitors.

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