Encuentran canciones perdidas del Holocausto en archivo
Investigadores de la Universidad de Akron lograron reproducir con tecnología moderna grabaciones perdidas de canciones entonadas por las víctimas del Holocausto nazi recluídas en campos de concentración. En los últimos meses de la II Guerra Mundial, cuando los Aliados comenzaron a liberar a los prisioneros de los campos de concentración nazis, capturaron en la película los […]
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Yes, That’s Jewish Folk Music You’re Hearing—in Mexico
The street performer ‘El Maestro’ grew up in a small town and is not Jewish, but spends his days entertaining tourists with traditional klezmer songs he learned on the Internet; ‘a small summary of all of life’ By ROBBIE WHELAN On most days, weather permitting, Juan “El Maestro” Pérez packs up his clarinet and his accordion […]
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Theo Bikel: In his own (Yiddish words)
The great actor, singer, and humanitarian Theo Bikel was a foremost champion for Yiddish and in particular for the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language (CIYCL) from its inception. He generously lent his talents for ciycl’s benefit whenever he was asked and his presence lent a special gravitas to the many ciycl events that […]
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Listeners Uncover Details About Mysterious Muse Behind ‘The Brothers Nazaroff’
Listeners Uncover Details About Mysterious Muse Behind ‘The Brothers Nazaroff’ As a result of Jon Kalish’s piece last Saturday on the obscure Yiddish musician known as Prince Nazaroff, a relative and a genealogist have stepped forward to provide more details about the man. Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Last Saturday, we heard a story about […]
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Why 2015 Was the Most Yiddish Year of All
For a supposedly dead or dying language, Yiddish is not going down without a fight. In fact, we’re in the midst of a rich and creative revival such that the language and its culture hasn’t seen in decades. Yiddish Studies programs are cropping up at the unlikeliest of colleges and universities across the United States. […]
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David Bowie’s Favorite Jewish Authors — From Bellow to Weschler
While fans are marking David Bowie’s death by revisiting the decades of art he created in his life, we thought it’d be interesting to take a look Bowie’s list of his 100 favorite books, released as part of a 2013 exhibit on the artist’s career at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Bowie’s literary interests, like […]
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The Amazing History of Klezmer Music
This is a brief clip which describes the origins and development of this unique music genre.
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