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Boris Sandler, Treplekh aroyf tsu a nes: a sibe far a mesibe

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July 15, 2020

On Sunday 12 July 2020, the Congress for Jewish Culture together with the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language, and Yung Yidish of Tel Aviv honored the Yiddish writer…

July 15, 1913: Avrom Sutskever, great Yiddish poet, is born

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By: Ruth R. Wisse

July 15, 2020

(1913–2010), Yiddish poet. Born in Smorgon’, a small industrial city southeast of Vilna, Avrom Sutzkever spent his early childhood in Omsk, Siberia, where his parents took refuge from the invading German…

Vira Lozinsky sings a love song to Paris

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July 7, 2020

Vira Lozinsky, one of today’s outstanding Yiddish singers,blends her singing with a variety of musical styles from East European folk (Klezmer, Gypsy, Romanian, Russian) to South American Tangos. Her repertoire…

Paul Robeson sang in Yiddish

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By: Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel

July 6, 2020

I still remember the rich bass baritone voice of Paul Robeson singing “Old Man River” in the 1936 movie Show Boat. That was his song and I thought no one else could match his…

Four Yiddish songs to honor The Fourth of July

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July 2, 2020

Four Yiddish songs to honor The Fourth of July — English translations provided — Performed by the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor “The Star-Spangled Banner” in Yiddish!…

Why are Yiddish Songs So Popular Now?

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By: Forverts

June 22, 2020

Join Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Forverts, as she explores the growing interest in Yiddish music, with singers Lorin Sklamberg, Daniel Kahn, Sarah Gordon, Michael Alpert and folksong maven Itzik…

This New Beatles Yiddish Cover Is Making Us Feel Fine

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By: Lior Zaltzman

June 17, 2020

The Chicago-based a cappella music group Listen Up! has given us some really great music, from this “Old Town Road” remix using the words of Dror Yikra, to this great a cappella cover of Matishyahu’s…

The ventriloquist who teaches Yiddish

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By: Jonathan Geffner

June 8, 2020

Jonathan Geffner and his puppet partners have enchanted audiences of all ages and sizes throughout the USA and beyond. They have appeared on the nationally seen television programs: Late Night…

New Fiddler on the Roof Movie Is Coming from Hamilton Director Thomas Kail

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By: Ryan Scott

May 29, 2020

Fiddler On The Roof is moving from Broadway to the big screen. MGM is gearing up to produce a new movie adaptation of the hit musical, with Thomas Kail set to…

Shavues

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May 28, 2020

שבֿועות זענען די נשמות פֿון אַלע גרים אויך געשטאַנען בײַם באַרג סיני פֿון יואל מאַטוועיעוו ווען דער אייבערשטער האָט זיך אַנטפּלעקט פֿאַר ייִדן, זענען זיי אינעם גײַסטיקן זינען געבוירן געוואָרן…