Jiddisch auf der Spur Festival
18-22 Sep 2023
a space for Yiddish language and culture in the heart of Leopoldstadt
Following on from our successful Festival "Jiddisch auf der Spur", we are planning to open the doors of our new location YUNG YiDiSH WIEN Cultural Centre in the heart of the Orthodox Jewish part of Leopoldstadt.
Our space will cater for the needs of the Viennese cultural public interested in Yiddish language and culture, throw a special spotlight on women’s contribution to Yiddish culture, and also reach out to the Yiddish-speaking Orthodox community living in the vicinity of our location.
Copyright Murer scene photo below: Prisma Film
19 SEP 2023 - TOP KINO
Graz, 1963: The prestigious politician and large-scale farmer Franz Murer, responsible for the Ghetto of Vilnius as SS leader and NSDAP functionary from 1941-1943 stands trial. Survivors of the mass murder arrive to testify, sometimes in Yiddish, and to obtain justice. Winner of the 2018 "Diagonale Prize for Best Feature Film", starring Karl Fischer, Alexander E. Fennon and Melita Jurisic.
The film showing at Top Kino was followed by a panel discussion led by Dr.phil Norli Lappin-Eppel - Jewish historian of the Shoa, involving Christian Frosch - writer and director of Murer; Klára Trencsényi - freelance cinematographer, Visiting Professor at Central European University; Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Klaus Davidowicz - expert on visual Jewish cultural history from the University of Vienna; Mendy Cahan - Yiddish actor in "Murer" and Elina Osorio - student of the University of Vienna.
21 Sep 2023 -- YUNG YiDiSH WIEN -- SOLD OUT!
In front of a fully packed hall, Mendy Cahan delighted us with a Yiddish Cabaret, accompanied by David Serebryanik on keyboard.
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