Sunday, July 12 - 2 p.m.

Concert: The Music of Marty Levitt with Dave Levitt and Hankus Netsky.

Colorful Brooklyn-born bandleader and clarinetist Marty Levitt kept klezmer music alive on the New York scene in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. In this lively program of dance music and conversation, Hankus Netsky, Dave Levitt and his all-star klezmer band presents the fascinating story and musical legacy of the Levitt dynasty. $10.

Monday, July 13 - 2 p.m.

Author's Talk: Nahma Sandrow on Yiddish Drama in a Yiddish World.

Nahma Sandrow, author of Vagabond Stars: A World History of Yiddish Theater and God, Man and Devil: Yiddish Plays in Translation, as well as the award-winning off-Broadway musical Kuni- Leml, presents an overview of the life and times of Yiddish theater. $6

Monday, July 13 - 8 p.m. Film and Discussion: God, Man and Devil (Got, mentsh un tayvl).

In this allegory based on the play by Jacob Gordin, poor, pious Torah scribe Hershele Dubrovner has a life that glorifies God until Satan, disguised as a business partner, turns him into a greedy, dishonest factory owner. Film introduced by Nahma Sandrow, with discussion following screening. (B&W; Yiddish w/ English subtitles; 1949; 100 min.) $8.

Tuesday, July 14 - 10 a.m. Film: Mirele Efros This sophisticated film version of Jacob Gordin's stage classic faithfully recreates Jewish life in turn-of-the-century Poland. Berta Gersten is memorable as Mirele, a wealthy, proud widow whose devotion to her children extends to handpicking a wife for her eldest son. The resulting power struggle between the matriarch and her daughter-in-law for control over family and business explores the complexities of loyalty and pride. (B&W; Yiddish w/ English subtitles; 1939; 80 min.) $6.

Tuesday, July 14 - 2 p.m.

Author's Talk: Nahma Sandrow - The Life and Times of Jacob Gordin.

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the death of Yiddish playwright Jacob Gordin, Nahma Sandrow explores his life and work. $6.

Tuesday, July 14 - 8 p.m.

Dance: The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company "Up Close and Personal."

Through live dance, multi-media presentation, and interactive dialogue, choreographer Carolyn Dorfman takes us on a journey of faith, survival and renewal. Dorfman draws on Jewish history, philosophy, music and liturgy to create work that is personal yet powerfully universal. $18.

Wednesday, July 15 - 2 p.m.

Music Talk: Hankus Netsky - Yiddish Theater Music.

The Yiddish theater was an important cultural institution for immigrant Jews and also a catalyst for extraordinary creativity by Jewish composers and performers. Hankus Netsky introduces the significant figures of this genre and traces the evolution of their music. $6.

Wednesday, July 15 - 8 p.m.

Concert: Betty Silberman, Hankus Netsky and Ilene Stahl.

Join this exciting new trio for an evening of Yiddish song and contemporary klezmer music. Native Yiddish speaker and vocalist Betty Siberman has performed with Shirim and the Klezmer Conservatory Band and in numerous Yiddish theater productions throughout the U.S. $18

Thursday, July 16 - 2 p.m.Music Talk: Adrienne Cooper and Marilyn Lerner.

Adrienne Cooper and Marilyn Lerner discuss the development of their timely music project that explores songs of war and peace within and beyond the context of Jewish experience. $6.

Thursday, July 16 - 8 p.m.

Concert: Every Mother's Son: Jewish Songs of War and Peace - Adrienne Cooper and Marilyn Lerner.

This multi-media concert is sung in Yiddish, English, Ladino and Hebrew, with projections by Mor Erlich, Israeli animator and filmmaker. Vocalist Adrienne Cooper and composer/pianist Marilyn Lerner mine rich veins of traditional music and twentieth-century texts about the experience of war and the struggle to make peace, with songs by Hanoch Levin, Sh. Kacerginski, Brecht, Weill, Hanns Eisler, Phil Ochs, and folk poets. $18.

Three special workshops will be offered during the Festival. Pre-registration is required for each workshop.

Monday, July 13 - 10 a.m. and Wednesday, July 15 - 10:00 a.m.

Write Your Memories. Pulitzer-prize winning author and UMASS Professor Madeleine Blais leads a memoir writing workshop. Would you like to share your personal history with your children and grandchildren? This workshop will provide you the tools necessary to begin writing it all down. $10.

Monday, July 13 - 4 p.m and Thursday, July 16 - 4 p.m.

Translate Your Memories.

Would you like to find out what a family letter, postcard, journal entry or recipe says in Yiddish? Bring it to our Yiddish translators and we will open the door to your family history. $5.

Reservations are encouraged for performances. Other activities, including tours of the Kaplen Family Building and of the Yiddish book repository, will be offered daily. Tickets may be purchased online at www.yiddishbookcenter.org/ calendar or at 413-256-4900 ext. 124.