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anthony russell
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the other day your bubbe was kibitzing about some black guy who sings in yiddish. it's still me.

he/him - half of yiddish songwriting duo Tsvey Brider - Mandel Institute Cultural Leadership Fellow 2023-25 - afrojudeopessoptimist

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This interview will focus on her book The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power and the Struggle for an Open Society, as well her upcoming book on Holocaust remembrance in pop culture, politics, and foreign policy.

See you there!

Sept 16
7-8pm ET

www.circle.org/events/criti...
Critical Crossroads: In Conversation with Emily Tamkin, Part 2 — The Workers Circle
The second of a two-part conversation with Emily Tamkin, contributing columnist at the Forward and regular contributor at Slate and the Washington Post, among other publications, and author of ...
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September 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you’d like to know the details of that—and more—join me next Tuesday for CRITICAL CROSSROADS, my first of my 2-part @workerscircle.bsky.social interview with journalist author @emilyctamkin.bsky.social:

Sept 9 & 16
7-8pm ET

www.circle.org/events/criti...
Critical Crossroads: In Conversation with Emily Tamkin, Part 1 — The Workers Circle
The first of a two-part conversation with Emily Tamkin, contributing columnist at the Forward and regular contributor at Slate and the Washington Post, among other publications, and author of B...
www.circle.org
September 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
KlezCalifornia Yiddishfest
Friday Sep 12-Sunday 14
The Finnish Hall
1970 Chestnut Street, Berkeley CA

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KlezCalYidFest - KlezCalifornia
KlezCalifornia is rebooting our klezmer and Yiddish culture festival—and we’re excited for you to join us! KlezCalYidFest kicks off Friday Sept 12 with a weekend of concerts, workshops and dancing wit...
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September 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Second: Having finally reverted to my US Regional Factory Setting (California), I am pleased to announce my participation in KLEZCALYIDFEST, in my present incarnations as a performer *and* a lecturer!

KlezCalifornia Yiddishfest
Friday Sep 12-Sunday 14
September 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This conversation will be an incisive look at state of the American Jewish community through the lens of her two books, Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities and The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society.
September 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
First: There's CRITICAL CROSSROADS, my 2-part Workers Circle interview with contributing @forward.com columnist and regular contributor at @slate.com and @washingtonpost.com, author @emilyctamkin.bsky.social.

Sept 9 & 16
7-8pm ET
www.circle.org/events/criti...
Critical Crossroads: In Conversation with Emily Tamkin, Part 1 — The Workers Circle
The first of a two-part conversation with Emily Tamkin, contributing columnist at the Forward and regular contributor at Slate and the Washington Post, among other publications, and author of B...
www.circle.org
September 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Join us for an incisive look at state of the American Jewish community through the lens of her two books, Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities and The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society.
August 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
depends on the weather, but given that it's winter in the southern hemisphere...it could happen!
August 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Schweppes Bitter Lemon here, it's usually the first thing I buy directly off an international flight
July 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
movies, specifically? episodes of the series Maison Close and Paris Police 1900 are frequently set in luridly grimy depictions of urban demimondes.
July 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM