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Tag: Yiddish Music

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Meet the singer who performs Yiddish opera from Holocaust survivors—and also Wagner

Culturally Jewish · 27 May

Jaclyn Grossman, a soprano opera singer, explores the complexity of performing works by antisemitic composer Richard Wagner alongside music by Holocaust survivors.

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Shul music has given me a taste for melancholia

Jewish Chronicle · 3 Apr

The author, a music journalist, reflects on how parenthood has shifted their music choices to upbeat pop rather than the melancholic tunes of their youth, influenced by the emotional and contemplative music heard at synagogue during the High Holidays.

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Love triangles and arias abound in this reconstructed 1911 Yiddish comic operetta

ZGolden in Forward · 8 Dec 2023

The 1911 Yiddish operetta "Shir Hashirim: The Song of Love" was a popular musical comedy that revolved around the love triangles of an aging composer, his adult children, and their friends.

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A jam-packed history of wartime Yiddish song leaves you wanting both more and less

PJGrisar in Forward · 21 Nov 2023

"Amid Falling Walls" is a new musical at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene that explores the history of wartime Yiddish songs.

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Celebrating the digital launch of an iconic Yiddish song collection

RSchaechter in Forward · 20 Mar 2023

Yiddish music fans can now celebrate the launch of The Yosl and Chana Mlotek Yiddish Song Collection website at the Workers Circle.

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Greatest Hits: How Zoom is helping to revive Jewish folk music in Canada

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 16 Aug 2022

This episode explores how Canadian Jewish folk music festivals like KlezKanada and the Ashkenaz Festival have navigated the COVID-19 pandemic by pivoting to virtual formats, which unexpectedly expanded their reach.

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Summer Coldwave

Rokhl Kafrissen in Tablet · 11 Jul 2022

The Bubbe Awards, similar to the Grammys for Yiddish and Jewish music, is now accepting submissions for original Yiddish songs.

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VIDEO: Cantor’s jazzy remake of Yiddish song of hope

Forward · 17 Jan 2022

Yisroel Leshes, assistant cantor of New York's Lincoln Square Synagogue, has released a jazzy version of Morris Winchevsky's Yiddish song, "Di Tsukunft" (The Future).

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KlezKanada and Ashkenaz Festival: How Zoom is helping to revive Jewish folk music in Canada

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 23 Aug 2021

COVID-19 has pushed KlezKanada and the Ashkenaz Festival to adapt with virtual programming, encouraging a broadening and thriving interest in Yiddish and Jewish folk music.

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The Holocaust Survivor Klezmer and Multicultural Band Does Las Vegas

Louie Lazar in Tablet · 23 Dec 2014

In a unique tribute to the resilience of survivors, Saul Dreier, a Holocaust survivor, formed a klezmer band to honor Alice Herz-Sommer, a fellow survivor remembered for her music.

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‘Go Down, Moses’: Engaging With My Complex Musical Heritage at Passover

Anthony Russell in Tablet · 7 Apr 2014

The author reflects on his journey of engaging with his complex musical heritage at Passover, specifically exploring his experiences with negro spirituals and Yiddish songs.