“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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Gracias a una traducción del tema musical de Bob Esponja, la comunidad judía sabe cómo recitar la canción en yiddish del programa infantil animado. La canción la creó Eddy Portnoy, asesor académico y director de exposiciones del Instituto YIVO para la Investigación Judía en Manhattan. La semana pasada, la hija de Portnoy puso el programa […]
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In honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, we thought it might be fun to post three Yiddish versions of well-known Israeli songs that became popular among Holocaust survivors and other Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. All three were translated and sung by the late Israeli singer, David Eshet. Click here to read full article. […]
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The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor Seth Weinstein, Pianist Two songs IN HONOR OF Holocaust Remembrance Day Yom HaShoah 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 […]
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The story behind the song, “Shelakhmones Hitlern” from the Yiddish Glory album, “The Lost Songs of World War II” available now on Six Degrees Records. www.sixdegreesrecords.com
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Choral arrangement: Binyumen Schaechter (2018) Funded by a grant from the Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר (formerly Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC) Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor בנימין שעכטער, דיריגענט Filmed live in performance October 14, 2018, Merkin Concert Hall, NYC at the encore concert of “To […]
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Lyrics: Hirsh Glik (1922-1944) Melody: Dmitry Pokrass (1899-1978) Musical 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 concert of “To Everything […]
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An electrifying virtual concert rebroadcasts on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend to celebrate the music and shared experiences of the African American and Jewish communities. It is in lyrics and music that we deepen connections and celebrate differences. An emotionally captivating theatrical concert featuring a mix of Spiritual, Jazz, Klezmer, and Folk. African […]
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