The 11th Annual Conference of the International Association of Yiddish Clubs will take place at the new Marriott Cleveland (Ohio) East Hotel August 3-6, 2007. Each morning will start with a plenary session, with speakers such as Gerry Kane (Toronto), Prof. Kathryn Hellerstein (U of Penn), and Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson (Algemeiner Journal, editor). Each evening will be filled with entertainment, including:  Adrienne Cooper, Joanne Borts, Heather Klein, The Silvers and the Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band and attendance at the Concert in the Park (Cain Park). In addition 30 different lectures/workshops will be presented ranging from “Yiddish in Japan” and “How Being an Immigrant Affected My Life,” by Sonia Pressman Fuentes, a member of our Megillah family, to “Sketches from the Yiddish Stage.” There also will be vendors and exhibitors. Partial scholarships to the conference are available.

For the full program and details see the website at: www.derbay.org/cleveland/