Plenary Sessions

SATURDAY

The Lerner Memorial Lecture

Introduction by Oscar Antel

Prof. Eugene Orenstein:
Chair of the Yiddish Department
McGill University, Montreal

SUNDAY

The League for Yiddish Lecture

Introduction by Dr. Zuni Zelitch

Prof. Sheva Zucker
Executive Director, League for Yiddish

MONDAY

The Forward Hour:

Introduction by Dr. Barney Zumoff, Pres. Forward Association

Der Forverts
Sam Norich: Executive Director
Boris Sandler, Editor
Itzik Gottesman, Associate Editor
Rokhl Schaechter, News Editor

The Henrietta Wexler Hour
Henrietta Wexler

Introduction by Zalmen Mlotek

Folksbiene Troupe:
Mama's Loshn Kugel,
Zalmen Mlotek, Executive Director
Motl Ditner, Director

The conference will close with the Folksbiene Troupe Players who are in
their 20s and 30s.

Lectures /Workshops

There will be 12 workshops/lectures Saturday and also Sunday.
At each of the 3 sessions each day there will be 4 presentations.

LIST OF PRESENTERS

Miriam Beckerman
Jack Berger
Prof. Hy Berman
Kolye Borodulin
Adrienne Cooper
Prof. Refoyl Finkel
Bob & Molly Freedman
Sonia Fuentes
Eric Goldman
Frank Handler
Troim Handler
S.R. Juni
Naomi Kadar
Fishl Kutner
Dr. Chava Lapin
Marcia Grus-Levinsohn
Zalmen Mlotek
Roslyn Bresnick Perry
Cantor Hale Porter
Dr. Motl Rosenbush
Hilda Rubin
Rabbi Marc Samuels
Henry Sapoznik
Binyumen Schaechter
Sylvia Schildt
Dr. Philip Schoenberg
Shelby Shapiro
Yale Strom
Dr. Max Ticktin
Ellen Wertheim
Marjorie Wolfe

  Evening Entertainment

FRIDAY EVENING:

Katz Family Opening Night

Jewish Peoples Philharmonic Chorus:
Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor

Musical Review:
Life & Songs of Seymour Rechtzeit
Mitch Smolkin, Performer, Director
Zalmen Mlotek, Piano Accompanist

My Favorite Yiddish Songs:
Phyllis Berk, Singer
Zalmen Mlotek, Piano Accompanist

SATURDAY EVENING:

Mayses, Muzik un Mitsves

Hester Street Troupe in Concert
Cookie Blattman the Tamarac Belle
Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz

SUNDAY EVENING:

Workmen’s Circle Gala Banquet
AMOL IZ GEVEN A MAYSE

IAYC Yiddish Achievement Award
Chana Mlotek
Adrienne Cooper
Zalmen Mlotek
Bob Abelson
Phyllis Berk

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