Yiddish Music

Four Yiddish songs to honor The Fourth of July

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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!…

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Why are Yiddish Songs So Popular Now?

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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…

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This New Beatles Yiddish Cover Is Making Us Feel Fine

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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…

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Fiddler on the Roof

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

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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…

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אַ מאָל געװען אַ צײַט “A Mol Geven A Tsayt”

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But creativity in Yiddish is never ending! A new song for our times אַ ליד פֿאַר אונדזערע צײַטן Lyrics: Hindy Nosek-Abelson ליריק׃ הינדי נאָסעק-אייבעלסאָן Singer: Lenka Lichtenberg זינגערין׃ לענקאַ ליכטענבערג Melody: Those Were the…

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International concert of Yiddish workers’ songs online

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אַפֿילו פֿאַר דער קאָראָנאַ־ווירוס תּקופֿה האָט דער „אַרבעטער־רינג“ געהאַלטן אין איין אָרגאַניזירן אינטערנעץ־קלאַסן און רעפֿעראַטן אויף ייִדיש, ווי אויך קלאַסן וואָס טרעפֿן זיך פּנים־אַל־פּנים אין זײַן לאָקאַל אין מאַנהעטן. אויף…

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A muzikalisher ovnt of Yiddish mit internatzionale zinguers

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Listen and enjoy the quality and content of the world Yiddish music concert organized by Chivis Bialik with Bet-el México for everyone! A muzikalisher ovnt of Yiddish mit internatzionale zinguers.…

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Bob Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released” in Yiddish

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In a new video produced by the Forverts, Berlin-based Yiddish singer and songwriter Daniel Kahn performs his own recent Yiddish translation of Bob Dylan’s 1967 song, “I Shall Be Released”.…

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“Papirosn” (Cigarettes), lyrics by Herman Yablokoff

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This song by Herman Yablokoff tells the story of an orphan cigarette vendor who stands in a corner selling “Papirosn” on a cold afternoon in the rain. PAPIROSN פאפיעראסן A…

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