Friday, October 23: Yiddish and Ladino for the Revolution with Lu Coy
At Germantown Mennonite Church
5:30 – Brief Kabbalat Shabbat
6:15ish – Potluck
7:00 – Participatory singing workshop: Yiddish and Ladino for the Revolution
This workshop is based on Lu’s Antifascist Yiddish un Ladino Songbook, which tells the stories of recent Ashkenazi and Sephardic ancestors who struggled for freedom and teaches the songs that fueled their movements. We begin with a brief introduction to Yiddish and Ladino, then, using the songbook as our guide, we learn several Yiddish and Ladino songs and poems from socialist movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. Along the way, we explore the lives of the people who sang these songs and consider what their struggles might offer us in today’s political moment. The workshop is designed to be accessible to everyone; no musical, vocal, or language experience is necessary. By the end, everyone leaves knowing at least one leftist song in both Yiddish and Ladino.
Lu Coy (they/them) is a Jewish musician, activist, and educator based in Los Angeles. Their work continues a lineage of leftist Jewish cultural resistance, becoming widely recognized as an emerging voice in the Yiddish and Ladino revival movements across the US and Europe.
Lu Coy’s artist bio
Committed to the belief that music is a powerful vehicle for resistance, Coy’s musical practice involves teaching and performing songs of the Jewish labor movement both in concert and on the streets. They have led workshops in Yiddish and Ladino song throughout the US and Poland, taught at protests to crowds of over 1000 people, and have been an instructor at institutions including the Hammer Museum, CalArts, Plaza de la Raza, and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
An accomplished performer specializing in woodwinds and vocals, Coy has appeared at leading museums, concert halls, and Theaters, collaborating with internationally recognized artists across classical, traditional, and popular music genres. They are an Artistic Research Fellow at the Folger Library in Washington D.C., and their compositions have been commissioned and presented by institutions including the Getty, Jewish Currents, REDCAT Theater, and Warsaw’s POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
You can find more of Lu’s work at https://www.instagram.com/lu_isms.
Shabbat Programs
Monthly Kabbalat Shabbat, generally at Germantown Mennonite Church:
5:30 Kabbalat Shabbat Service, followed by a potluck and adult learning at 7:00 PM.
Future dates: Nov 20, Dec 11, Jan 22, Feb 26, March 26, April 30, May 14, June 11.
Shabbat Morning Service: November 7.
Children’s Learning
Creative Jewish Antizionst learning through play, crafts, song, and stories. Some of these programs will be for families to attend together; some will be just for children, with separate family services and programs at the same time.
We will celebrate Sukkot together on September 25 (see above). Afterward, we will follow the schedule below:
Sunday Classes, 1:00 to 3:00 pm at GMC, unless otherwise indicated: October 25, November 8, November 22, December 6, December 20, January 10, January 31, February 7, March 7, March 14, April 4, April 25, May 2, June 6 – Closing Day
Thursday Classes, 4:00 to 5:30 pm at GMC, unless otherwise indicated. Children who are over 7 are invited to join classes in Hebrew and other topics: October 1, October 29, November 12, December 10, December 17, January 14, January 28, February 11, February 25, March 18, April 1, April 22, May 6, May 20.
Cost of the program: $500-700 for one child, $200 for an additional child. Payment is sliding scale, within or outside the costs listed above.
Intro to Judaism
Are you interested in learning about Judaism? The traditions and history- the texts and the community- the holidays and observances? No matter what’s bringing you to this course, whether you are considering becoming Jewish or grew up in a Jewish family but didn’t learn much or just because you’re interested in Judaism, this is a class for you!
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