A Musical Reading of Hershele Ostropolyer April 30, 2008

A Musical Reading of Hershele Ostropolyer
A musical folk play by S.Gershonson adapted by Josef
Glikson

Directed by Zalmen Mlotek

Presented by the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene
and City University of New York

A dramatization of the delightful tales of the beloved
folk hero, Hershele from Ostropol, a compassionate
jester who uses his wits to battle injustice. In this
episode, Hershele, passing through a strange town,
organizes a group of working-class men and women to
foil the avarice and greed of a local villain.

IN YIDDISH WITH ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES
FREE

Four free performances:
April 30,2008 at 2pm - Brooklyn College, Levinson
Theater (718) 951-4500

April 30, 2008 at 7pm - Hunter College, Lang Recital
Hall (212) 772-4448

May 6, 2008 - The Amalgamated Housing Coop, Vladek
Hall. 98 Van Cortland Park South, Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 796-9300

May 14, 2008 at 4pm - Lehman College, Studio Theater
(718) 960-8025

Official Website: http://folksbiene.org/upcoming.html