12/11/2008 11:18:55 PM
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">What is happening to the Yiddish language today?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">In Search of Yiddish</span></u></span><br />. <br /><u>Now it comes with English subtitles. </u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />This new film is dedicated to the tragic fate of the language of the European Jews, <strong>Yiddish</strong>.<br /> <br />On the verge of his 75th birthday, the well-known Russian poet and scientist Alexander Gorodnitsky travels to Belarus where his parents were born and raised and where, in the fall of 1941, the Nazis had murdered his entire family.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /> He travels throughout the country hoping to find his grandparents` grave and the remnants of the Yiddish language. <br /> His search eventually brings him to Israel where his son and granddaughters now live.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /> <u><strong>They speak Yiddish!</strong></u><strong><br /></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /> The fates of several people are portrayed in this dramatic characterization of the demise of the great Yiddish culture which gave us the likes of <strong>Sholem Aleichem, MarcChagall,<br />Shmuel Galkin, Haim Soutine, and Solomon Mikhoels. </strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />The film contains poems and songs written especially for this project and performed by <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Alexander Gorodnitsky</span> himself.<br /> Excerpts from his new poem<strong> "In Search of Yiddish" </strong>and unique early twentieth century archival footage are also included.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><u><strong>The meeting with the authors and discussion will follow after the intermission. </strong></u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />© Authors: <strong> Alexander Gorodnitsky, Yuri Khashchevatsky, Natalya Kasperovich, Semyon Fridlyand</strong><br />Cinematography by <strong>Semyon Fridlyand</strong>, Music Composed by <strong>Gennady Tsypin</strong>.<br /> 2008</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on December 8th 2008 at<br />Chabad Lubavich Center<br />770 High Ridge Road<br />Stamford, CT</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
12/4/2008 4:03:27 PM
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12/4/2008 3:42:15 PM
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<p><img src="ImageHandler.ashx?id=687b62b0-2f4a-4881-8499-bbc98a7f60e9&type=image&size=original" alt="" />Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky (Алекса́ндр Моисе́евич Городни́цкий) (b. March 20, 1933 in Leningrad) is a well-known Russian bard and poet. Professionally, he is a geologist and oceanographer.</p><p>Gorodnitsky graduated with a degree in Geophysics from Leningrad University in 1957, and received a Ph.D. in geological and mineralogical sciences in 1982. He became a professor in 1991 and has published over 130 scientific papers.</p><p>Since 1962, he has participated in Arctic geological expeditions and sailed on board various scientific research vessels. Gorodnitsky’s first songs appeared during his expedition in 1953. For a long time his songs were distributed via samizdat tape recordings, and often performed by other singers. Like Alexander Galich, and unlike other bards, Gorodnitsky composed and sang his songs a cappella for several decades; later, he started playing the guitar. Most of his songs are of the Tourist Song sub-genre and are based on his personal experiences. In concert, he usually performs with a professional guitarist accompanying him.</p><p>Gorodnitsky currently resides in Moscow and regularly performs at concerts and various bard festivals.</p>
12/4/2008 3:28:40 PM
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12/4/2008 3:27:01 PM
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12/4/2008 3:09:30 PM
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