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Yiddisher Black cantors from 100 years ago rediscovered thanks to rare recording

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November 3, 2020

Discographer Henry Sapoznik tracks down record by international Yiddish-language performer Thomas LaRue, and slips into a rabbit hole of Black Jewish history Early 1920s newspaper ads for the blockbuster New…

On the eve of the elections: “America the Beautiful’’ in Yiddish

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By: Forward

October 30, 2020

מיט די אַלע ערנסטע שפּאַנונגען אין דער אַמעריקאַנער געזעלשאַפֿט, איז גרינג די טעג צו זײַן ציניש. אַז איך גיב אָבער אַ קוק אויף די מיליאָנען מענטשן וואָס וואַרטן שעהען לאַנג…

Jave Alberstein sings “Hey Tziguele”

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October 23, 2020

Jave Alberstein sings a shepherd’s mournful song to his goats פֿאַראַכטאָגן האָט מען געשטעלט אויף יוטוב אַ ווידעאָ, אין וועלכן חווה אַלבערשטיין זינגט מרדכי געבירטיגס „היי ציגעלעך“ אַקאַפּעלאַ אויף אַ…

SaveTheMusic presents: “Hob ikh mir a mantl” (I had an Overcoat)

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By: SaveTheMusic

October 16, 2020

The picturebook Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback uses a creative approach to capture the reader’s attention. By observing the book the reader can anticipate that Joseph has…

A Bisl Borscht: A Tribute to Mickey Katz, starring Ben Liebert

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October 9, 2020

Now playing through Monday, October 12 at 1PM. A Bisl Borscht: A Tribute to Mickey Katz, starring Ben Liebert. A concert featuring songs from the legendary Mickey Katz starring Ben…

Ring in the Jewish New Year with a Yiddish song

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September 18, 2020

וי אַ קינד אין פֿילאַדעלפֿיע אין דער אָרטיקער ייִדישער פֿאָלקסשול האָב איך זיך אויסגעלערנט אַ ריי לידער אויף ענגליש, ייִדיש, העברעיִש און אַפֿילו אַ פּאָר אויף דזשודעזמע וועגן די ייִדישע…

Fishalakh in Vaser (Fish in Water), a psycho song in Yiddish regarding love went bad with the “forshpil” group

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September 11, 2020

די קאַפּעליע „פֿאָרשפּיל“, מיט דער זינגערין סאַשע לוריא בראָש, האָט לעצטנס אַרויסגעלאָזט אַן אַלבאָם „צוויי“. דאָס קאָמפּאַקטל האָט באַקומען אַ סך אָפּרופֿן אין דער אַמעריקאַנער ייִדישער פּרעסע צוליב אַ פּראָפֿיל פֿון…

“Tumbalalaika”, sixteen versions for you to enjoy!

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August 28, 2020

Tumbalalaika is a Russian Jewish folk and love song in the Yiddish language. Tum (טום‎) is the Yiddish word for noise and a balalaika (באַלאַלײַקע‎) is a stringed musical instrument…

“Arbetsloze Marsh”, written by Mordechai Gebirtig in 1938

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August 21, 2020

Ejns, tswej, draj, fir, arbetlose senen mir, nischt gehert chadoschim lang in fabrik den hamer-klang, ‘s lign kejlim kalt, fargesn, ‘s nemt der sschawer sej schon fresn, gejen mir arum…

Zisl Slepovitch sings a Belarussian protest song in Yiddish

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August 14, 2020

שוין 26 יאָר הערשט דער ווײַסרוסישער דיקטאַטאָר אַלכּסנדר לוקאַשענקאָ מיט אַן אײַזערנעם פֿויסט. ניט געקוקט אויף די ענדערונגען אין די לענדער וואָס רינגלען אַרום ווײַסרוסלאַנד, בלײַבט דער דאָזיקער בייזוויליקער אַנאַכראָניזם…