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Yiddish Poetry and Song

A Celebration of Contemporary Yiddish Poetry and Song with Beyle Schaechter- Gottesman< /br> Sunday, September 26, 2:30 pm< /br> Tuttleman Library Reading Room< /br> Gratz College, Philadephia, 7605 Old York Road, Melrose Park, PA < /br> Free and Open to the Public. < /br> To reserve a space, call Rita Ratson at 215-635-7300, ext. 177.< /br>

This program features modern Yiddish poetry and their translations, song and musical arrangements and commentary by the poet/composer herself. Selections include Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman's "Zumerteg" (Summer Days), "Af di Gasn fun der Shtot" (On the Streets of the City) and "Perpl Shlenglt Zich der Veg" (Purple Winds the Road). Also participating ­ Kathryn Hellerstein, Chair of University of Pennsylvania Jewish Studies Program; Alexander (Sender) Botwinik, Musical Director; Itzik Gottesman, Associate Editor, Yiddish Forward; and Sherman Labovitz, Yiddish singer.