Tag: Klezmer Revival

The discovery of 2,000 recordings on 700 wax cylinders of Jewish folk songs recorded by Ukrainian ethnomusicologist Moshe Beregovski in the 1920s and 30s has sparked a klezmer revival in Seattle.
Yiddish music fans can now celebrate the launch of The Yosl and Chana Mlotek Yiddish Song Collection website at the Workers Circle.
This article discusses the tradition of mock Jewish weddings, both in traditional Jewish settings such as summer camps and Jewish day schools, as well as in the entertainment industry, particularly in the Catskills.
The author reflects on their experience in Yiddish culture and the Klezmer revival in the late 1990s.