Everyone knows ‘Ma’oz Tzur,’ except they don’t
The lights are kindled, the shamash is returned to its place and the family breaks into song: It is a rousing, march-like melody that is the aural equivalent of the menorah’s light—energy, joy and hope in...
“A dank dir, mayn lebn” – Chilean classic “Gracias a la vida”, sung in...
Maybe the most beautiful hymn to life ever written with no need of further introductions or explanations. It is a song telling everything in itself, and going directly inside the core of everyone of...
A documentary explains how “The Fiddler on the Roof” became a successful musical for...
The musical history of a Jewish family set in a shtetl was a risky gamble when it premiered on Broadway more than half a century ago. But, after initial criticism, “The Fiddler on the...
Nazi weapons site is to be filled with the sounds of Jewish-composed music
He and his family escaped the Nazis. His music will now be played where Hitler’s regime tested its weapons.
The New York Philharmonic—in an event a decade in the making—will hold three performances next week...
Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai signs international distribution deal for ‘Toy’
Netta Barzilai, the Israeli winner of Eurovision 2018, has signed a global distribution deal for her winning song, “Toy.”
The deal was signed with S-Curve/BMG.
“Toy” is officially the most viewed song of all time on...
Holocaust survivors and their descendants sing to celebrate life
600 Holocaust survivors, their children and grandchildren sing in a moving tribute to the power of life and good over evil. Project organized by Koolulam, and filmed at Jerusalem's Beit Avi Chai center.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=Vuh1-jDi7Qw
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...
These Muslim, Jewish And Christian Artists Use Music To Break Barriers
A group of musicians in Illinois is using its talents to bring different communities together.
The Salaam-Shalom Music Project brings together artists of Muslim, Jewish and Christian backgrounds to play music from one another’s culture...
SaveTheMusic presents: “Mu Asapru, mu adabru”
Here is a classic Passover song which can be a fun challenge in counting backwards in Yiddish after drinking wine.
מה אספּרה, מה אדברה אותך
װער קען זאָגן, װער קען רעדן װאָס די 1 באַטײַט
איינער איז...
Fayerlesher – mayzalakh (Firemen Mouse), song based on “Ratones Bombero”, by Cri Cri
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
Firemen Mouse - Valiant firemen-mouse that run to help out and save a mouse-girl as she jumps from the fire. They do not get distracted...