Join us for a community open house, and get to know all the Yiddish Book Center has to offer! This year we will focus on Sholem Aleichem, the most beloved of Yiddish writers, whose famed stories about Tevye the Dairyman became the basis for Fiddler on the Roof. At 2:00 pm, the Valley Light Opera will perform an exclusive sneak peek of songs and scenes from their upcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof, followed by a talkback with scholar Ilan Stavans on the meaning of Fiddler today.

Schedule

10 a.m.–4 p.m.: Special Sholem Aleichem scavenger hunt for families; follow the clues throughout the museum.

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: Yiddish printing press demonstration

11 a.m. and 1 p.m.: Public tour of Yiddish: A Global Culture with a spotlight on Sholem Aleichem

2 p.m.: The Valley Light Opera will perform an exclusive sneak peek of songs and scenes from their upcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof, followed by a talkback with Amherst College scholar Ilan Stavans on the meaning of Fiddler today.

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