Sukkot Song
Sukkot is a weeklong Jewish holiday that comes five days after Yom Kippur. Sukkot celebrates the gathering of the harvest and commemorates the miraculous protection G‑d provided for the children of Israel when they...
Yom Kippur 5780, music and memory
In just a little while, the notes of Kol Nidre will start playing, that melody that moves the one who knows its meaning as much as the one who knows nothing about it. Theodor...
SaveTheMusic presents: A very original song for Rosh Hashone in Yiddish
An original song for Rosh Hashanah in Yiddish by Chana Mlotek, Z ”L , music archivist at YIVO (Yiddish Research Institute in New York City) sings songs in Yiddish that she wrote for Rosh...
A Bizele Masheke, a ‘shikers’ (drunk’s) song with translation
די זינגערין און מוזיקאָלאָגין דזשיין פּעפּלער, וואָס איז שטענדיק אַ פֿאַרלאָזלעכער קוואַל פֿון טשיקאַווע ווידעאָס פֿון אַלטע לידער, האָט לעצטנס אַרויסגעלאָזט אַ רעקאָרדירונג פֿון ד׳׳ר הענעך סאַפּאָזשניקס זאַמלונגען, אין וועלכער שלמה שמולעוויטש זינגט זײַן...
David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains) Dead at 52
David Berman, the poet and songwriter known for his projects Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, has died. Drag City confirmed the news; his cause of death has not been confirmed. He was 52 years old.
Berman formed Silver...
“Oyfn vegh shteit a boym”, lullaby in Yiddish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os5UeFjBFTs
On the way stands a tree
He stands grown
All birds from the tree
Went up and flown
Three turn to the west, three to the east
And the rest to South
And the tree was left alone
Vacant for the...
Jewish Bucket List: Yiddish Immersion
The stage was set. The musicians played. The featured performer read Yiddish poems accompanied by klezmer music. The crowd was excited. I was, too. The whole experience gave off the vibe of being in...
July 24: Abraham Goldfaden, the “father of modern Yiddish theater,” was born in Russia
Abraham Goldfaden, the “father of modern Yiddish theater,” was born in Russia (today’s Ukraine) on this date in 1840. Goldfaden was a poet in Hebrew and Yiddish, many of whose poems were set to...
History and Origins of Sephardic Music
Sephardic music is thought to have originated from the Jewish population living in medieval Spain and Portugal. Following their expulsion from Spain and Portugal in 1492 and 1496, respectively, the Sephardic Jews spread across...
Yiddish Summer Weimar 2019. The Weimar Republic of Yiddishland July 12 – August 17
Registration for Yiddish Summer Weimar workshops is open and advance ticket sales have begun!
In 2019 we recognize the 100th anniversary of the beginnings of the Weimar Republic. To celebrate the almost unimaginable outpouring of...