Last Chance to See the Chanukah Spectacular
Last Chance to See the Chanukah Spectacular
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WATCH: Six great Yiddish Hanukkah recordings
מע קען הײַיאָר, צום באַדויערן, ניט פֿאָרן אויף קיין חנוכּה־שׂימחות. פֿון דעס וועגן קען מען פֿאָרט פּראַווען דעם יום־טובֿ אויף אַ הנאהדיקן אופֿן בשעת מע צינדט די ליכטעלעך. ווי אַזוי קען מען טאַקע שאַפֿן אַ פֿריילעכע שטימונג? עס העלפֿט, קודם, אײַנצוקויפֿן שיינע ליכטעלעך. הײַיאָר האָב איך געקויפֿט אַ שאַכטל העלע גלאַנציקקאָלירטע ליכטעלעך, געמאַכט דורך דער […]
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A freylekhn khanike! + Yiddish Song Workshop Package Available for Purchase
As we approach the first night of Chanukah, the team at YAAANA would like to take a moment to wish you and your family a joyous holiday – a freylekhn khanike! Here at YAAANA, we are ushering in the Festival of Lights with Yiddish song — as part of a package for song workshops, but also as a […]
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On YouTube: JPPC sings 4 Yiddish Chanukah songs in 4-part harmony
The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC) conducted by Binyumen Schaechter ♫♫ 4 YIDDISH CHANUKAH SONGS ♫♫ IN 4-PART HARMONY! Borekh ate (Blessed Are You) Fayer, fayer (Fire, Fire) Ikh bin a kleyner dreydl (I Am a Little Dreidel) Oy, Khanike, oy, Khanike (O, Chanukah, Oh, Chanukah) To support the JPPC, please write to: Information@TheJPPC.org
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Join us LIVE tonight for: “The 19th Annual Klezmer Summit: Jews, Jazz, & Justice”
Featuring Award-Winning Musicians, Tonight’s 7PM PST LIVE Streamed Klezmer Summit is Not to be Missed! The Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival 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 […]
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Yiddish song after the Holocaust
The impact of the destruction of European Yiddish culture in the Holocaust upon Yiddish song is clear: the cultural roots of this diverse repertory were razed and collections of songs destroyed alongside their singers. Nevertheless, today Yiddish song continues to thrive and develop in contexts ranging from small cultural clubs to major concert stages, and […]
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California Dreamin’ in Yiddish
California Dreamin’ in Yiddish with beatboxing and a flute מיר איז תּמיד אינטערעסאַנט, ווען מענטשן זעצן איבער פּאָפּולערע אַמעריקאַנער לידער אויף ייִדיש, בפֿרט ווען עס גייט אַ רייד וועגן אַ ליד, וואָס האָט ניט קיין שום שײַכות צו ייִדן אָדער ייִדישקייט. לעצטנס האָט דער ניו־דזשערזיער ייִדישער כאָר „שרים ושרות“ אַרויסגעלאָזט אַ ייִדישן נוסח פֿונעם ליד […]
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Yiddisher Black cantors from 100 years ago rediscovered thanks to rare recording
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 MoreHot Pstromi’s first concert as the full band since sequestration due to Covid-19
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 […]
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Hob ikh mir a mantl (I had an Overcoat)
To listen to the 11 versions of "Hob ikh mir a mantl", click here. Hob ikh mir a mantl Hob ikh mir a mantl fun fartzaytikn shtof trala la.. Hot es nit in zikh kayn gantzene shtof tralala -- Da'rum, hob ikh mir batrakht fun dem mantl a rekl gemakht tralala fun dem mantl a [...]
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