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ZumerFerst UK. Summer Yiddish Festival, London

August 18 - August 21
Welcome to ZumerFest, the new UK Summer Yiddish Festival, 17-21 August 2026 in North London!
Dive into the rich world of Yiddish culture with classes, workshops and a thriving community.

– Beginners’, intermediate & advanced Yiddish language courses
– Yiddish conversation sessions
– Klezmer music & dance workshops
– Klezmer Youth programme, for under-18s (2 groups: grades 1-3 & grade 4+)
– Yiddish song workshops
– Talks on Yiddish history and culture
– Yiddish poetry readings
– Puppetry workshop
– Jamming & schmoozing
– Concerts & films
 
VENUE info: The event will take place at an N2 location, within walking distance of East Finchley underground station. Exact details will be given upon registration.
 
This programme celebrates the vibrant Yiddish cultural community in London, with an illustrious faculty already confirmed: Sima Beeri, Osian Evans Sharma and Tamara Micner will teach the Yiddish programme, Ilana Cravitz, John Macnaughton and Adina Presman will lead the klezmer course, and the Yiddish song faculty will be Polina Shepherd, Phil Tomlinson & Isadora Pulman. More speakers and workshop leaders will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Booking now open!
More info & booking https://tinyurl.com/yiddishsummer

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