Diane Cypkin will feature more beautiful and memorable songs with a focus on the great Yiddish songwriters, accompanied by Lena Panfilova on piano.
Join Dr. Diane Cypkin, Ph.D., and pianist Lena Panfilova in this beautiful concert and lecture celebrating Yiddish theatre. This concert includes music made famous by many Yiddish performers like Molly Picon, Chaim Tauber, Isadore Lillian and Aaron Lebedeff, followed by a fascinating lecture where Dr. Cypkin explains how these fine performers and their beautiful songs earned a permanent place in Yiddish theater—and our hearts—forever. Diane Cypkin will take her audience through the music and history of a bygone era but one whose effects are still felt today.
The Main Library on Plainfield Avenue next to the Edison Train Station. The library offers an extensive children’s room, a Meeting Room/Event Space, and a dedicated Maker Space.
