CORK FESTIVAL OF JEWISH CULTURE
October 18 – 19, 2008
University College Cork
Main Restaurant and Boole Lecture Theatre 1

Saturday,October 18th
7:00-7:15pm Opening of the Cork Festival of Jewish Culture
7:15-8:15pm Klezmer dance & Yiddish song workshop led by Vivi Lachs
(London), with the accompaniment by the Klezmer Klub (London)
8:30-9:45pm Concert by the Klezmer Klub (London)
10:00-11:30pm Concert by the Fireflies (klezmer band based in South
West Ireland)

Sunday,October 19
4:00-4:45pm Lecture by Professor Dermot Keogh from the UCC History
Department on the history of the Jewish community in Cork
5:00-6:00pm Screening of "Shalom Ireland" - a documentary film on the
history of the Jewish community in Ireland (esp Dublin)
6:00-6:30pm Break & refreshments
6:30-7:30pm Concert by the Festival Ensemble
8:00- 9:30pm Concert by the North Strand Klezmer Band (Dublin)
10:00-11:30pm Concert by Yurodny (Dublin)

The Festival will be held under the patronage of the Lord Mayor of
Cork, Brian Bermingham and the President of University College Cork,
Dr. Michael Murphy.
Concert tickets: €10/ €15.
For further information contact: +353 (0)86--3037623