Museum of Jewish Heritage Releases Schedule of Events for November & December

New York, NY - The November and December programming schedule at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocausthas been announced, including conversations, film, theater, and family programs as well as events on December 25.

This season, the Museum will become the new home of National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, which will present a revival of the Yiddish operetta,Di Goldene Kale, along with a number of related special programs and events.

Conversations

Wednesday | November 4 | 7 P.M.

Creating Bill T. Jones' Analogy/Dora: Tramontane

Julie Burstein (Spark: How Creativity Works) interviews renowned choreographer Bill T. Jones, his 95-year-old mother-in-law Dora Amelan, and her son Bjorn Amelan about Dora's gripping story of survival during the Holocaust and how this became the inspiration for Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's recent work, Analogy/Dora: Tramontane.

$15, $10 Members

This program is funded through a generous gift from the David Berg Foundation.

Sunday | November 15 | 2 P.M.

Eating Jewish in Canada

Anthony Rose of Fat Pasha and Schmaltz Appetizing; Ruthie Ladovsky of United Bakers Dairy Restaurant; and food writers Michael Wex and Bonnie Stern; moderated by Jayne Cohen, Jewish Holiday Cooking

From schmaltz-fried rice to Nutella babka bread pudding with maple syrup to classic gefilte fish- the

Jewish cuisine of Canada is white-hot. Join us for a discussion and tasting of Toronto's haimishe and hip.

$20, $15 Members)

This program is funded through the generous support of the Feingold Family in memory of longtime Gallery Educator Marilyn Feingold.

Film

NYC Premiere

Sunday | November 8 | 3 P.M.

Raise the Roof (2015, 85 min)

Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Cary Wolinsky, artist Ariel Rosenblum, and philanthropist Irene Pletka

Inspired by images of the magnificent, mural-covered wooden synagogues of 18th century Poland-the last of which were destroyed by the Nazis-MassArt professors Rick and Laura Brown set out to build a replica, which became the centerpiece of the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw.

$12, $10 Members

MJH Kids

MJH Kids Around Town

Weekends | November 14-29 | 1 P.M.

The King of Chelm

At Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

This whimsical children's musical tells the story of Aaron, a young boy dreaming about being a super hero. Aaron, together with the fools and the wise men of Chelm, goes on a journey to find out what it really means to be a hero.

$18 Purchase tickets at www.mjhnyc.org/chelm

Presented by FolksbieneRU: a partnership initiative of National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene and Genesis Philanthropy Group

MJH Kids Theater
Sunday | November 22 | 10:30 A.M.

My Favorite Something

Join us as we kick off an exciting new series of family-friendly programs offering theater performances; innovative hands-on workshops; and tasty snacks. Play along as we bring to life an original piece inspired by two of our favorite PJ Library stories, Something From Nothing and Joseph Had A Little Overcoat. For ages 4 to 8, siblings welcome.

$8, children of Members are free.
Tickets sold at the door.

MJH Kids Music

Sunday | December 6 | 10:30 A.M.

Play Me a Story: Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

Follow Hershel on a musical journey as he saves Hanukkah by outwitting the goblins that haunt the old synagogue. In conjunction with the performance, enjoy an art activity and family mini-tour of the Museum's collection of menorahs. For ages 4 to 8, siblings welcome.

$8, children of Members are free. Tickets sold at the door.

This program is made possible through a generous gift from the Margaret Neubart Foundation Trust

Theater

National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

In its New Home at the Museum of Jewish Heritage

Di Goldene Kale

Previews December 2 - 6

Performances December 8 - January 3

Gala Opening Night Tuesday | December 8 | 7:30 P.M.

Wednesdays & Thursdays | 2 P.M. & 7:30 P.M.*

Saturdays | 7:30 P.M.

Sundays | 2 P.M. & 6 P.M.

Fridays | December 25 & January 1| 12 P.M.

*No 7:30 P.M. Performance on December 31

NYTF opens its 101st season with Di Goldene Kale (The Golden Bride), first seen on stage in the Roaring 20s. In this operetta, Goldele, a poor girl from the shtetl, inherits a fortune from her estranged father and embarks on a mission to find both her long-lost mother and her husband-to-be. Joseph Rumshinsky's original score is performed by a full orchestra in this lavish production.

$35 Preview Performances; $40 Performances; $30 MJH and NYTF Members

Purchase tickets at 866.811.4111 or visit ovationtix.com

For Groups of 10 or more: $30 Preview Performances; $35 Performances. Contact 212.213.2120 x204 or groupsales@nytf.org.

Related Programs

Instant Yiddish

What's the difference between "bulbes" and "kartoflekh"? This and other mysteries will be solved in a 15-minute lesson on Yiddish language and culture, 45 minutes prior to each performance.

Free for Di Goldene Kale ticketholders.

Sundays | December 13, 20, & 27 | 12 P.M.
Coffee and Conversation

Explore the history of Yiddish theater in this discussion series led by experts and scholars, including Bret Web, USHMM (12/13); Nahma Sandrow, CUNY (12/20); and Michael Ochs, Harvard University (12/27).

Free

Sunday | December 13 | 11 A.M.

Folksbiene Youth Academy Hanukkah Concert

Celebrate the season with the Folksbiene Youth Academy Ensemble, NYTF's next generation of Yiddish theater performers.

Free

Saturdays | December 12 & 19 | 9:30 P.M.-11 P.M.
Café Royale

The Café Royale was the place to see and be seen during the Golden Age of the 2nd Avenue Theater. Following select Saturday night performances of Di Goldene Kale, mix and mingle while enjoying the music of Jewish folk singer and guitarist Maida Feingold.

$10 tickets sold at the door

$5 for MJH and NYTF Members and Di Goldene Kale ticketholders

December 25 at the Museum

Friday | December 25 | 10 A.M. to 3 P.M.

Spend the day at the Museum. For information about exhibitions and tours, visit www.mjhnyc.org.

At 12 P.M., National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene will give a matinée performance of Di Goldene Kale.

Separate admission is required and advance purchase is recommended. Please see more details about the performance above. Purchase tickets at 866.811.4111 or visit www.ovationtix.com.

Exhibitions

Designing Home: Jews and Midcentury Modernism

On view through January 17, 2016

Exploring the contribution - and showcasing the work - of a remarkable group of Jewish ?émigré and American-born designers and architects, this exhibition examines a bold new direction in design and thought that helped create a modern domestic landscape.

Come see vintage furnishings, housewares, and graphic designs by Anni Albers, George Nelson, Richard Neutra, Alvin Lustig, Saul Bass, Ernest Sohn, and more than 25 other individuals who helped forge this important movement.

Designing Home: Jews and Midcentury Modernism was created and organized by The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, with guest curator Donald Albrecht.

Major sponsorship for this exhibition was provided by Maribelle and Stephen Leavitt, the Bernard Osher Jewish Philanthropies Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, Osterweis Capital Management, the Seiger Family Foundation, and the Jim Joseph Foundation. Major support for The Contemporary Jewish Museum's exhibitions and Jewish Peoplehood Programs comes from the Koret Foundation. Funding for the New York presentation of this exhibition is made possible through the generous support of The David Berg Foundation, AT&T, AMERICAN DREAM at Meadowlands, and The KRE Group and HWKN.Media sponsorship generously provided by New York Spaces.

Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945

On view through November 1, 2015 [There is a possibility it will be extended.]

Between 1933 and 1945, the Nazi German regime promoted racial health policies that sought to eliminate all sources of biological corruption to its dominant "Aryan" race. Among the groups persecuted as threats to the national health were Germany's homosexual men. Believing them to be carriers of a "degeneracy" that weakened society and hindered population growth, the Nazi state arrested and incarcerated in prisons and concentration camps tens of thousands of German men as a means of terrorizing them into social conformity.

This exhibition examines the Nazi regime's attempt to eradicate homosexuality. The Nazis' efforts left thousands dead and shattered the lives of many more.

Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945 was produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, whose exhibitions program is supported in part by the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund established in 1990.

The New York presentation is made possible, in part, through the generous support of the Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation.

A Town Known as Auschwitz: The Life and Death of a Jewish Community
On view through November 15, 2015

Discover the rich history of O?wi?cim, Poland-the town the Germans called Auschwitz-through photographs that trace the life of the town and its Jewish residents, from the 16th century through the post-war period.

This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany: Rabbi Israel Miller Fund for Shoah Research, Documentation and Education; The David Berg Foundation; Salo W. and Jeannette M. Baron Foundation; Trust for Mutual Understanding; and the Nartel Family Foundation.