Finding Comrades Among our Ancestors: New-Old Compositions in Yiddish
Fri, Aug 16
|Vancouver
New musical compositions drawn from the archives of leftist Yiddish poetry of the 20th Century. Featuring Brivele and Faith Jones.
Time & Location
Aug 16, 2024, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Vancouver, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Event Description
Friday August 16, 2024
7pm Doors, 7:30pm Show
Sliding Scale Tickets $18-$25 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Join us for an evening exploring new musical compositions drawn from the archives of leftist Yiddish poetry of the 20th Century!
Featuring the Yiddish folk-punk band Brivele and Faith Jones.
Special Guest Helen Mintz will offer a memorial to the 13 prominent Soviet Jewish intellectuals, including 5 Yiddish writers, murdered by the state on August 12, 1952.
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About Brivele
Brivele braids together Yiddish song, anti-fascist and labor balladry, folk-punk, and contemporary rabble-rousing in stirring vocal harmony. Visit their website