WHEN COMEDY WENT TO SCHOOL
In Manhattan from July 31st - August 6th
IFC Center - 323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street
JCC Manhattan - 334  Amsterdam Av
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Special Q&A's on July 31st & Aug 1st at both venues!
For group rates contact: sara@filmpresence.com


Why are there so many Jewish comedians?  When Comedy Went to School answers this question with an entertaining portrait of this country’s greatest generation of comics – the generation that includes the likes of Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Jackie Mason, Mort Sahl, and Jerry Stiller, all of whom make appearances in the film, sharing hilarious and personal experiences.  The answer is also found in upstate New York’s Catskill Mountains, aka the Borscht Belt, where Jewish immigrants transformed lush farmland into the 20th century’s largest resort complex. Those Catskill hotels and bungalow colonies provided the setting for a remarkable group of young comedians to hone their craft and become worldwide legends. It was truly When Comedy Went to School.

Peninnah and Gerard!

Storyteller Peninnah Schram and Musician Gerard Edery 

to be featured at the
2013 Jewish Cultural Festival 
in Berlin, Germany this August

The Minstrel and the Storyteller is a delightful collaboration between Gerard Edery and Peninnah Schram that honors the rich and vibrant oral traditions of the Jewish people. For the last 20 years they have presented this entertaining, humorous and evocative program to audiences worldwide. The stories and songs, drawn from Ashkenazi and Sephardic sources, feature kings, queens, sages, tricksters and prophets. Their subtle interplay of narrative and music elevate both art forms to new heights in their unforgettable performances. Peninnah and Gerard have recorded a CD together, The Minstrel and the Storyteller (Sefarad Records).

The Jewish Cultural Festival with many events will take place August 15-25, 2013.
As The Minstrel and the Storyteller they will be presenting two programs. The first one will be on Saturday evening August 17th with Arabic Storyteller Maha Alusi. The second program on Sunday evening August 18th will be presented at the magnificent Conservative  Synagoge Rykestrasse
For more information, click on:
http://www.visitberlin.de/en/event/08-25-2013/27-juedische-kulturtage-2013-jewish-culture-days

Check it out. 

NewCAJE4 upcoming this summer.
http://www.newcaje.org/
THERE WILL BE SEVERAL STORYTELLING EVENTS AND YOU CAN STILL SUBMIT A PROPOSAL! 

ALSO! Maggid, Mitzvah and Mussar is being introduced at CAJE4. This two year training program that includes a strong storytelling component can be reviewed at : www.ReclaimingJudaism.org

Hag Pesach Samaich!! from the Jewish Storytelling Coalition!