“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 •...
Uncovering the Yiddish-language tales about Knights of the Round Table that Jews (and non-Jews)...
Have you heard of the Yiddish-language King Arthur stories written between the 14th – 18th centuries? These retellings of Arthurian tales for Jewish audiences were tremendously popular for centuries, though they aren’t well known today, as...
Dear Participants in the Yiddish Song Workshop & Sing-along
A freylekhn khanike! Happy Chanukah! We hope you enjoyed yourselves at this past Sunday's Grand Finale of the Chanukah series of the Yiddish Song Workshop & Sing-along (YSWS)!
As many of you know, we're continuing...
Verter fun der Vokh – Thanksgiving
carve the turkey: צע)שנײַ֜דן <אױ֜פֿשנײַדן> דעם אי֜נדיק)
cranberry sauce: דער זשורעכלי֜נע־סאָס
feast: די סעודה, ־ות
give thanks for: זאָגן אַ דאַנק פֿאַר
gravy: די (בראָ֜ט)יױך; דער ראָסל; די זו֜זע; דער סאָס
honey-glazed sweet potatoes: באַטאַ֜טעס אָ֜פּגעגלאָזט <אָ֜פּגלאַזירט> מיט האָ֜ניק
Indian...
WATCH: Jimmy Buffett in Yiddish (“Come to me”)
WATCH: Jimmy Buffett in Yiddish (“Come to me”)
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דער אַמעריקאַנער פּאָעט און זינגער דזשימי באָפֿעט איז באַקאַנט ווי אַ מחבר פֿון טשיקאַווע לידער, וואָס האָבן אָפֿט צו טאָן מיט משקה און סעקס....
Yiddish Word of the Day: Rain
Yiddish Word of the Day: Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdpZqnt7DUs
The Yiddishist side of upcoming ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host Mayim Bialik
Jewish actress, neuroscientist and newly-minted “Jeopardy!” host Mayim Bialik is not just talented and smart. She speaks Yiddish and has proved herself to be a wonderful Yiddish comedienne, too.
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4th of July Yiddish Music
The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus
(formerly Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC)
דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר
Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor
Four Yiddish songs to honor The Fourth of July
"Star-Spangled Banner" in Yiddish (with reverse translation back into English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkxCkt-HsHw&list=UUbCGJxhJOEDDlHxZqhp4cgQ&index=22
"America the Beautiful"...
Verter fun der Vokh – Gardening
יעדן פֿרילינג קוקט ער אַרויס אויפֿן פֿאַרזעצן אַ גרינסן־גאָרטן. ווען ער גייט אַרויס און זעט דעם מיט ווילדגראָז באַוואַקסענעם הויף זאָגט ער זיך צו, אַז הײַיאָר וועט ער - אַפֿילו נאָך מער ווי ס׳פֿריִערדיקע...
April 23, 1900: Joseph Green, renowned Yiddish theater actor, is born
On April 23, 1900, Joseph Green was born in Poland, who emigrated to the United States in 1924 and became a renowned actor in the Yiddish theater.
In 1915, during World War I, he trained...