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Dayenu in Yiddish in 4-part harmony sung by JPPC

Traditional Passover songs: Mu Adabru, Dayeynu & Oifn Nil / Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC

March 12, 2021/ByJewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC/InFeatured, Music, Yiddish Song of the Week, Yiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC) is a multigenerational forty-voice ensemble. We’re students, professionals, and robust retirees, all in love with singing and committed to promoting Yiddish language and culture through beautiful four-part harmony. Few of us are fluent, but we all learn together from the Yiddish vocal literature—traditional folk songs, settings of classic and […] Read More

Binyumen Schaechter at Merkin Concert Hall, November, 2017

Join the JPPC today: “Yiddish Song Workshop & Sing-along: Pesach (part 1 of 4)”

March 1, 2021/ByJewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC/InEvent Announcements and Recaps, Featured/0 Comment

Join the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC for our Yiddish Song Workshop & Sing-along: Pesach (part 1 of 4) Led by Binyumen Schaechter via Zoom and YouTube Today, Monday, March 1 7 to 8 p.m. ET (New York time) parts 2 through 4: March 8, 15, 22 Zoom registration link for March 1 only: […] Read More

Listen and enjoy to “Di Megile” with the Bursteyn family in Itzik Manger’s unique version

February 24, 2021/ByYiddish Book Center/InArticles, Featured, Yiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

Programs on Yiddish literature and culture recorded at Montreal’s Jewish Public Library, 1953-2005. About this program: di megile fun itsik manger Mit: איציק מאַנגער | דב זלצר | שמואל בונים The Megile of Itzik Manger Featuring: Itzik Manger | Dov Seltzer | Shmuel Bunim This recording was digitized and added to the audio library in […] Read More

Millennial Bundism: An Interview with Isabel Frey

February 23, 2021/ByFaith Hillis/InArticles, Events, Featured, Music, Yiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

INTRODUCTION Isabel Frey is a Vienna-based activist and musician who recently released a debut album, Millennial Bundist. Faith Hillis recently caught up with Frey on Zoom to ask about millennials’ rediscovery of the Bund, the place of Yiddish music in contemporary left-wing politics, and Frey’s creative rewritings of revolutionary anthems. Faith Hillis: Can you tell me about your background and […] Read More

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The Jewish Lifecycle and its Musical Practices in the Colombian Communities: Mesilat Yesharim of Cali and Or Va Derek of Villavicencio, Colombia.

February 22, 2021/ByJosé Ignacio Bolaños-Motta, Angela María Gnecco-Lizcano/InArticles, Featured/0 Comment

This article presents the research carried out on Sephardic Jewish religiosity and its musical practices, for which a methodology was developed from a qualitative approach, guided by the inductive method.This in order to achieve a description of the reality studied within the context of two Jewish communities of Cali andVillavicencio.The results presented here are a […] Read More

10 Christmas song you didn’t know were written by Jewish artists

December 18, 2020/ByArianna Davidson /InArticles, Featured, Music/2 Comments

Ever wonder who’s behind some of the most popular Christmas songs in the world? While it only seems natural that Christmas songs would be written by those who actually celebrate the holiday, many popular Christmas songs were actually written by Jewish people. Regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas or not, though, here are 10 Christmas […] Read More

Daniel Galay’s words on receiving his lifetime achievement award

December 16, 2020/Byדניאל גלאי/InFeatured, News, Yiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

ד״ר שׂרה זיו — פֿאָרזיצערין; פֿרוי יהודית סולל — גענעראַל דירעקטאָרין פֿון דער נאַציאָנאַלער אינסטאַנץ פֿאַר ייִדישער קולטור; חשובֿער עולם: ווען כ’בין געווען פֿינף יאָר אַלט, אין בוענאָס־אײַרעס, האָט מיך מײַן מוטער צום ערשטן מאָל געבראַכט צו דער פּיאַנע־לערערקע צוויי גאַסן פֿון אונדז. זי האָט מיר נישט געפֿרעגט. און איך האָב איר נישט געבעטן. אַזוי […] Read More

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6 Hannukah hymns from Morocco to Poland

December 14, 2020/Byדזשאָרדין קוציק/InFeatured, Music, Yiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

מיט די חנוכּה־ און פּסח־לידער איז שטענדיק אינטערעסאַנט צו פֿאַרגלײַכן ווי אַזוי פֿאַרשידענע ייִדישע עטנישע גרופּעס האָבן אײַנגעגלידערט די אוראַלטע לידער און זיי צוגעפּאַסט צו די מוזיקאַלישע סטילן פֿון זייער אַרום. מיר הייבן אָן מיט אַ פּיוט, וואָס איז מסתּמא דער סאַמע עלטסטער; ווי אַלע באַקאַנטע פּיוטים, האָבן די ייִדן פֿון פֿאַרשידענע לענדער געזונגען „מעוז […] Read More

2020 Yiddish Khanike Party / December 13 @ 1:00 PM EST

December 11, 2020/ByThe Workers Circle /InEvent Announcements and Recaps, Featured/0 Comment

oin us on Zoom for our Yiddish Khanike Party, with Khanike likhtlekh (candles) and warm greetings from our wonderful teachers and students from all over the world! For this first time ever, this annual event will be held online. Sing Khanike lider with us together with: Dinele and Zisl Slepovich, Polina Shepherd and her chorus, Deborah Strauss and […] Read More

Last Chance to See the Chanukah Spectacular

December 11, 2020/ByJewish Website/InEvent Announcements and Recaps, Events, Featured, Yiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

Last Chance to See the Chanukah Spectacular Read More