Moshiakh Vet Kumen
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VIDEO: ‘Hava Nagila’ and two other Israeli hit songs – in Yiddish
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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Yom-hashoah: 2 Yiddish Holocaust songs
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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Yiddish Glory feat. Psoy Korolenko: Shelakhmones Hitlern (A long lost Purim song from World War II)
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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Traditional Yiddish Purim song
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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“Partizaner-himen” (Partisans’ Hymn) or “Zog nit keyn mol” in 4-part harmony
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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Ale mentshn zaynen brider: Od to Joy
Yiddish poem: I. L. Peretz (1852-1915) Original music: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Choral adaptation: Binyumen Schaechter Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר (formerly Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC) Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor בנימין שעכטער, דיריגענט Shinae Kim, pianist Filmed live in performance November 1, 2015 • Merkin Concert Hall, NYC at the encore concert of […]
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Motty Steinmatz sings “Shmiteless cry”
Motty Steinmetz sings about a farmer forced to go against shmita laws מוטי שטיינמעץ, אַ שטאַרק פּאָפּולערער זינגער אין דער חסידישער וועלט, האָט לעצטנס אַרויסגעלאָזט אַ ייִדישן מוזיק־ווידעאָ אויף יוטוב, „אַ שמיטהלע געוויין‟. דאָס ליד באַשרײַבט די יסורים פֿון אַ ייִדישן פֿאַרמער וואָס מוז אַקערן די ערד אַפֿילו אינעם שמיטה־יאָר כּדי אויסצוצאָלן אַלע זײַנע חובֿות. […]
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Two new versions of “Chiribim Chiribom”
The Israeli duo of Michal Karmi and Yael Tal, have a new version in a “standard” Yiddish, this time with a version of “Chiribim Chiribom”, the whimsical Yiddish classic popularized by the iconic Jewish duo Barry Sisters in 1961. Music credits: Produced by Ofir Kaner Vocals by VIBERS Clarinet by Ofer Peled Saxophone by Elad […]
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