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Zog Nit Keyn Mol – Hymn of the Partisans interpreted by the Jewish Popular Choir “Mordje Guebirtig” of Buenos Aires- Argentina

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An excellent presentation of the Partizaner Himn – Jewish Popular Choir “Mordje Guebirtig” of Buenos Aires- Argentina. “Zog nit keyn mol” (Never Say; Yiddish: זאָג ניט קיין מאָל‎) or “Partizaner lid” (Partisan…

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Daniel Kahn, Psoy Korolenko, Oy Division – The Unternationale in Tel Aviv

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The Unternationale concert in Tel Aviv, Levontin 7 club, 5 Nov 2008. Дэниел Кан, Псой Короленко, Ой Дивижн – Унтернационал в Тель-Авиве, клуб “Левонтин 7” Setlist: 1. 0:41 Instrumental 2.…

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Ghetto Tango: Wartime Yiddish Theater

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If you like Kurt Weill or Tom Waits, you will probably enjoy Ghetto Tango, an immaculately packaged collection of World War II Yiddish theater songs intelligently interpreted by two contemporary…

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Jewish Music 101

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Music has been a part of Jewish life since biblical times, and remains integral to the Jewish religious and cultural experiences. usic has been a part of Jewish life since biblical…

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Golden age of Yiddish radio

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All that survives from the “golden age” of Yiddish radio in the 1930s to ’50s are a thousand fragile discs, rescued from storerooms, attics, and even dumpsters. But what a…

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with music

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Valentine’s Day is coming, the most romantic day of the year, and to celebrate we selected a list of songs that you should listen to during February 14th. Artists of…

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New Book: Eliezer Steinbarg: A Collection of Poems for Children in Yiddish

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Eliezer Steinbarg: A Collection of Poems for Children in Yiddish, Illustrator: Nurit Yuval, Tsur-ot, Jerusalem 2013. ISBN 978-965-553-050-6.  (80 pages, 40 illustrations). From the editor, Dr. Adina Bar-El, Eliezer Steinbarg,…

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Yiddish Glossary for Goyim: The Power Shmoozer’s Guide to Hollywood

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In the era of Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg, movie moguls tended to spice their jargon with expressions from the colorful vernacular of their pushcart-peddling forebears. The euphony of…

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Verter fun der Vokh: װאַלן – Elections

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ניצט אויס אײַ֜ער שטי֜מרעכט! Exercise your right to vote! absentee ballot: דער פֿאַרפֿע֜לער־צעטל, ־ען [DER FARFÉLER-TSETL, -EN] ballot: דער שטי֜מצעטל, ־ען; די שטים, ־ען [DER ShTÍMTSETL, -EN; DI ShTIM, -EN]…

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Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation

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Paul Kriwaczek begins this illuminating and immensely pleasurable chronicle of Yiddish civilization during the Roman empire, when Jewish culture first spread to Europe. We see the burgeoning exile population disperse,…

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