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Grave of Samuel Cohen, composer of Hatikvah is restored

November 5, 2020/ByJerry Klinger/InFeatured, News/0 Comment

Shmuel Cohen, or Sam Cohen to us less Yiddish aware, is a relatively common Jewish name. There are 708 Sam Cohens in just California and New York alone. There is only one Shmuel Cohen who should be honored as “The Shmuel Cohen.” Few ever heard of him. Shmuel Cohen died November 1940 in Rishon LeZion. […] Read More

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

November 3, 2020/ByRenee Ghert-Zand /InArticles, Yiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

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 York Yiddish stage shows Dos Khupe Kleyd (The Wedding Dress) and Yente Telebende (Loquacious Battle‐Ax), featured a Black artist among the spotlighted performers. This was Thomas LaRue, a Yiddish-speaking singer […] Read More

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Hot Pstromi’s first concert as the full band since sequestration due to Covid-19

November 2, 2020/BySaveTheMusic/InFeatured, News, Yiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

JFest hosts national stars for a musical celebration that glances back and looks ahead. This year’s Summit celebrates klezmer, Yiddish, jazz, world music and songs of social justice, with a special tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Special guests include six time Emmy and Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh. Tovah’s stunning portrayal in Golda’s […] Read More

This Monday: Yiddish Song Workshop and Sing-along!

October 30, 2020/ByJPPC/InEvents, Featured/0 Comment

Yiddish Song Workshops and Sing-alongs led by Binyumen Schaechter Via Zoom Mondays at 7 p.m. ET Starting this coming Monday, November 2 With Schaechter at the piano, we’ll sing a few selected Yiddish songs – lyrics provided. We’ll analyze the songs: Musically, we’ll examine musical structure, melodic contour, and motivic development; linguistically, we’ll discuss the […] Read More

Israeli orchestra sends musical love letter to Arab states

October 19, 2020/ByAbigail Klein Leichman/InFeatured, News/0 Comment

Atop a soaring Tel Aviv skyscraper, an orchestra of Jewish, Muslim, Druze and Christian musicians from across Israel performed the Emirati song “Ahebak” (“I Love You”) in tribute to the historic Israel-UAE peace treaty. Posted on Sept. 15 to coincide with the Abraham Accords signing ceremony in Washington, the clip now has a quarter-million YouTube […] Read More

Hob ikh mir a mantl (I had an Overcoat)

October 16, 2020/By/InFeatured, Music, Yiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

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

October 9, 2020/ByNational Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene /InEvent Announcements and Recaps, Events, Featured, Music/0 Comment

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 Liebert (Motl Kamzoyl from Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish) with Kathryn Krull (Vocalist and Piano). Musical Arrangements by D. Zisl Slepovitch and Zalmen Mlotek; […] Read More

Sukkot and Sukkah Songs

October 2, 2020/By/InFeatured, Music/0 Comment

The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the Four Kinds, and rejoicing—is the holiday when we expose ourselves to the elements in covered huts, commemorating G‑d’s sheltering our ancestors as they traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Four Kinds express our unity and our belief in G‑d’s omnipresence. Coming […] Read More

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Ring in the Jewish New Year with a Yiddish song

September 18, 2020/Byדזשאָרדין קוציק/InFeatured, Yiddish Song of the Week, Yiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

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 יום־טובֿים, (די פֿאָלקסשול האָט צו יענער צײַט, צום באַדויערן, מער ניט געלערנט קיין ייִדיש). אויף וויפֿל איך דערמאָן זיך, האָבן מיר בלויז איין ראָש־השנה ליד […] Read More

“God bless America”, written by Irving Berlin

September 3, 2020/By/InFeatured, Music/0 Comment