# Event Details - **Event Name**: Zisl Slepovitch presents Jewish fiddle from Sofia Magid’s collection - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Zisl Slepovitch on the Jewish fiddle in the pre-World War II southeastern Belarus from Sofia Magid's collection.About this EventThursday, October 15, at noon | 617 Kent HallSofia Magid’s recordings of Jewish musicians in Volyn and southeastern Belarus made between 1928-38, constitute one of a kind document that preserves and conveys styles and repertoire of Jewish instrumentalists and folk singers, of various age groups, professional, semiprofessional, and amateur alike. Following publication of these pieces’ transcriptions done by D. Zisl Slepovitch, this presentation is the first attempt to systematize this relatively small but uniquely important collection.D. Zisl Slepovitch, born and raised in Minsk, Belarus, a New Yorker since 2008; he is a Jewish music scholar (PhD, Belarusian State Academy of Music), a sought-after classical, klezmer, and improvised music performer (woodwinds, keyboards), conductor, music producer, band leader, educator (music, Yiddish language), composer/arranger, and a musician-actor. He is a founding member of the Litvakus klezmer band, a Musician-in-Residence at the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University, a pianist and music coordinator at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (NYC), and a frequent contributor to the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYC). His critically acclaimed credits include Musical Treasures from Sofia Magid's Jewish Collection (music folios series), Songs from Testimonies with the Zisl Slepovitch Ensemble and Sasha Lurje (3 albums), Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (off-Broadway, cast album), Defiance (movie), and more. @zislepovitch http://DmitriSlepovitch.com*Guests must register by Tuesday, October 13, to be approved for campus access; unregistered guests will not be permitted on campus. Each guest must register individually using a unique email address.Supported by the generosity of the Kaye and Radov families.While all IIJS events are free and open to the public, we do encourage a suggested donation of $10. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/zisl-slepovitch-presents-jewish-fiddle-from-sofia-magids-collection/100001989390176571 - **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, art, theatre, performances, live-music, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University - **lat**: 40.8072153 - **long**: -73.9614057 - **full address**: Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University, 617 Kent Hall, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Zisl Slepovitch presents Jewish fiddle from Sofia Magid’s collection - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/d87471b2819e083a1a8485356ec27eaa294d9ecbe4013919cacec064533fd419-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1779139477 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Zisl Slepovitch presents Jewish fiddle from Sofia Magid s collection being held? - **A:** Zisl Slepovitch presents Jewish fiddle from Sofia Magid s collection takes place on Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm at Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University, 617 Kent Hall, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Zisl Slepovitch presents Jewish fiddle from Sofia Magid s collection? - **A:** Zisl Slepovitch presents Jewish fiddle from Sofia Magid s collection is organized by The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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