“Afn nil” (“On the Nile”) Lyrics: Abraham (Avrom) Reisin; Melody: Michl Gelbart Choral arrangement: Binyumen Schaechter (2018) Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר (formerly Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC) Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor בנימין שעכטער, דיריגענט Seth Weinstein, pianist Filmed live in performance October 14, 2018 • Merkin Concert Hall, NYC at the encore […]
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En Shushan Paras nací Tierra de Mordejai y Ester De la reinita Bashti que jamás olvidaré No te lo puedo explicar porque no vas a entender Los decretos de Ajashverosh Cuántos años los lloré Pero eso se terminó…
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The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor Seth Weinstein, Pianist IN HONOR OF International Holocaust Remembrance Day Partizaner-himen פּאַרטיזאַנער־הימען (Partisans’ Hymn) also known as Zog nit keyn mol זאָג ניט קיין מאָל (Never Say) Unter di khurves fun Poyln אונטער די חורבֿות פֿון פּוילן (Under the Ruins of Poland) also known […]
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There’s a new Yiddish group in town, and they’re nothing like anyone or anything else out there. Vibers — the name is a play on vayber, the Yiddish word for “wives” or “women” — is comprised of Israeli actors and singers Michal Karmi and Yael Tal. They’re sexy, they’re talented, they’re funny, and they’re bringing […]
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As baseball’s first Jewish all-time Great, Greenberg attracted a whole generation of American Jews to baseball, and it was their children and grand-children who have gone on to become owners, coaches, players, executives, sportswriters, broadcasters, statisticians and, most of all, fans. No player has had a greater historical impact on the attachment of American Jews […]
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There’s a new Yiddish trio in town! Their name is The Mamales, and they just premiered a new and incredibly delightful video for a catchy cover of the Yiddish classic “Abi Gezunt.” The video was filmed entirely in New York City, and sees the three professional singers go from frumpy clown-like frolicking (and rollerblading!) in […]
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The star of the Yiddish-language “Fiddler on the Roof” production thought it would be no more than a summer curiosity. But after a two-year hiatus induced by the coronavirus pandemic, the award-winning play is returning with a potential world tour in the works. “There is something about the Yiddish—just the sound of Yiddish on its […]
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163,953 views Feb 23, 2021 “Dos Land iz Dayn Land” Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” Yiddish Translation by Linda Gritz & Daniel Kahn with Harry Bochner, Michael Alpert, & Josh Waletzky Video and music produced, directed and edited by Daniel Kahn Presented by The Forverts Performed by (in order of appearance) Daniel Kahn […]
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“Ella Fitzgerald, wherever you are, I apologise in advance.” Billy Crystal gave this year’s Tonys a jolt of Jewish shtick when he coaxed the audience into a call-and-response Yiddish scat routine In a good-faith mockery of Fitzgerald’s own famous scat routine, Crystal, in character as his Mr Saturday Night character Buddy Young Jr., let loose […]
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