No End to Yiddishland - an Annual Fundraiser Celebration

Our missionThe mission of the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA) is to promote Yiddish language and culture through academic and artistic events and through Yiddish food. YAAANA strives to preserve and advance Yiddish arts culture (literature, theater, music, and dance) through community-building, multi-generational, events within the US.More about YAAANAIn the United States, Yiddish has been trapped within two discrete, hermetic spheres: the ultra-Orthodox sphere, which engages the religious aspects of Yiddishkeit, and the academic sphere, which tends to study secular Yiddishkeit of the past. As a result, Yiddish language and culture have not been popularized, are often viewed as a relic of the past, and fail to find resonance in daily life and modern culture. YAAANA distinguishes itself by bringing Yiddish culture to the public sphere through accessible and engaging programming that exposes the general public to the richness, depth, and multi-faceted nature oflivingYiddish culture.Some of YAAANA’s specific goals are:1)    to provide leadership in the study of theatre and interdisciplinary performance.2)    to promote cross-disciplinary conversations among humanities and arts faculty and graduate students, along with academic and professional theatrical practitioners.3)    to facilitate the workshopping of academic and artistic works in progress.4)    to provide a forum for discussing works of theater and performance in the region.In order to facilitate these ends, we meet regularly as a group during the academic year to discuss readings and performances, workshop our own ideas, and participate in panels and workshops with theater practitioners from the region and across the world.YAAANA was founded by Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh and is based in San Diego, California, but was first piloted in Ann Arbor, Michigan between the Fall of 2013 and Spring of 2016. YAAANA had a soft launch in January 2017 and became fully functional in March 2017.YAAANA is currently in the process of becoming the International House of Yiddish.

Yiddish Arts and Academics Assn. of N. America

We are excited to invite you to YAAANA's 5th Anniversary, Yiddishland California's First Anniversary, and our Annual Fundraiser Celebration!

We are excited to invite you to YAAANA&#x27;s 5th Anniversary, Yiddishland California&#x27;s First Anniversary, and our Annual Fundraiser Celebration, featuring musical stars of the Yiddish stage! Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz, and Lisa Fishman will perform a concert titled No End to Yiddishland! Our President, Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh, will report on the highlights of Yiddishland in 5782 and the plans for 5783. Enjoy great music, company, heimish nosh and drinks, all going to a great cause! When: Saturday, October 8, 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time (9.30 p.m CT, 10:30 p.m ET) Where: An outdoor venue in La Jolla. Address provided upon registration. The event will be broadcast on Zoom.Tickets: - In-person: sliding scale $60 - $180; student $36. Early bird tickets for $54 available until September 24. - Online via Zoom: sliding scale $20-36. Early bird tickets for $18 available until August 19. Donations of $180 and up get you a shout-out at the event, a mention in the program, and a surprise Yiddishland gift at the event. Additional donations to the fundraiser for this 501(c)(3) organization (tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law) are welcome and can be made here. Your donations will help sustain Yiddishland Califonia&#x27;s cultural center in 5783.About Our Performers: Yale Strom and Elizabeth Schwartz - internationally renowned recording artists specializing in Klezmer music and Yiddish songs and artistic advisors on YAAANA Board of Directors.<a href="https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/no-end-to-yiddishland/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here to listen to some of their music </a>Lisa Fishman - a singer, songwriter, and actress, recently performed as Bobe Tsaytl in the Broadway production of Yiddish “Fiddler on the Roof” directed by Joel Gray. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lisafishman" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here to listen to her music.</a>

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