The 'Yiddish Voice' Podcast

The 'Yiddish Voice' Podcast

by The Yiddish Voice
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Izzy Arbeiter Shloyshim Memorial

This show is a special Shloyshim program in memory of Israel (Izzy) Arbeiter ז״ל, Holocaust survivor and founder and former long-time president of the American Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Greater Boston, who passed away Oct. 29, 2021, at the age of 96. This show is sponsored by The American Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Greater Boston and Descendants. The first part features remarks in memory of Izzy, while the second contains excerpts of his recordings for The Yiddish Voice. Remarks: Janet Stein Calm, President The American Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Greater Boston and Descendants (with remarks read in Yiddish by Dovid Braun); Tania Lefman, Holocaust survivor, long-time friend of Arbeiter's, and treasurer of the American Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Greater Boston; Rabbi Moshe Waldoks of Temple Beth Zion, Boston, who officiated at Arbeiter's funeral; and Dovid Braun, a co-host of The Yiddish Voice and director of the YIVO Yiddish Summer Program Recordings of Izzy Arbeiter for The Yiddish Voice: excerpt of Izzy's interview in 2005 discussing early life and family in Plock, Poland; excerpt of Izzy's interview in 2019 discussing one episode of nearly miraculous survival in 1942 in the midst of the Holocaust; excerpt of Izzy's interview in 1995 discussing the opening of the New England Holocaust Memorial and his personal history as a survivor; excerpt of Izzy's greeting for Passover in 2020 (recorded March 31, 2020) Music: Shimon Yisraeli: Zog Nit Keyn Mol (lyrics: Shmerke Kaczerginski) Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz Air date: December 8, 2021
Dec 9, 2021
1:05:24

Jordan Kutzik, David Forman: Dos Kluge Shnayderl/The Clever Little Tailor

David Forman and Jordan Kutzik are interviewed about the recently published children's book The Clever Little Tailor/דאָס קלוגע שנײַדערל. The book was written by Solomon (Shloyme) Simon and originally published in the 1930's. This new edition of the book features a translation into English side by side with the Yiddish original. David Forman, the author's grandson, did the English translation. Jordan Kutzik, who is also chairman of the Yugntruf - Youth for Yiddish organization, led the project to publish this book. For additional info on the book, visit: https://yiddishchildrensbooks.com/products/the-clever-little-tailor-by-solomon-simon The interview is conducted by Sholem Beinfeld, a regular contributor to The Yiddish Voice, co-Editor in Chief of the Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, and Professor of History, Emeritus, Washington University, St. Louis. Music: Intro/outro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz
Nov 18, 2021
1:01:33

Izzy Arbeiter (Replay of 2005 Interview by Iosif Lakhman)

The Yiddish Voice/דאָס ייִדישע קול lost a great friend. Izzy Arbeiter passed away this past Friday, Oct 29 2021, at the age of 96. To mark this sad loss, we are replaying our 2005 interview that was led by our late cohost Iosif Lakhman. See also: Boston Globe: Israel Arbeiter, 96, Holocaust survivor who believed ‘there is never enough remembering’ Forward: Remembering Izzy Arbeiter, the Holocaust survivor honored by Germany, by Linda Madchan Legacy.com obituary: ISRAEL "IZZY" ARBEITER Music: Anna Monka: Zog Nit Keymol (The late singer, a former member of the famed Bielski partisans, recorded this song, also known as Partizaner Lid, exclusively for The Yiddish Voice in 2009.) Wolf Krakowski:Yeder Ruft Mikh Zhamele Wolf Krakowski: Varshe Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz
Nov 4, 2021
1:06:45

Sosye Fox (Vaybertaytsh), Meyer Dovid (Dos Yidishe Kol) Interview Combo for In Geveb

Sosye Fox (Sandy Fox) of Vaybertaytsh interviews Meyer Dovid (Mark David), host of The Yiddish Voice / דאָס ייִדישע קון, and vice versa. Thanks to In Geveb for putting this together. See also/related: Yiddish Podcasts in Conversation: Vaybertaytsh and Dos Yidishe Kol -- article about this interview in In geveb Episode 59: ?דער ייִדישער פּאָדקאַסט – װוּהין | The Yiddish Podcast Today /October 13, 2021 -- version of the same interview for the Vaybertaytsh / װײַבערטײַטש Podcast This feels very meta. In a great way. -- Tweet by Miriam Udel Music: Ladytron: Blue Jeans (Vaybertaytsh intro, excerpt) Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz Air date: October 13, 2021
Oct 14, 2021
1:03:25

Succos – Simchas Torah, Best Of (5782) + Miriam Libenson z"l: Babi Yar (Encore)

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Sep 25, 2021
1:09:47

Yom Kippur - Succos, Best Of (5782)

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Sep 25, 2021
1:17:32

Ruth Kohn, Libby Pollak, Dovid Braun Telling Jokes, and Best of Rosh Hashona

Recorded at Yugntruf's Yidish-Vokh in Copake, NY, in August 2021: Ruth Kohn, Libby Pollak and Dovid Braun telling jokes in Yiddish Best of Rosh Hashona - Announcements and well-wishes for the new year from sponsors and friends and a High Holidays mix of recent and past audio highlights. Enjoy! Eli Dovek, proprietor of Israel Book Shop (from 2009) Holocaust survivors Tania Lefman and Mary Ehrlich, on behalf of the American Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (AAJHS) of Greater Boston. Note: the annual Hazkore (Holocaust Memorial) will be virtual only at 11 AM on Sun Sep 12, 2021, at 11 AM; for details, consult JCRC Boston. Sholem Beinfeld, cohost of the Yiddish Voice and co-chief editor of Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary Dovid Braun, cohost of the Yiddish Voice and Academic Director of [YIVO Summer Program] (https://summerprogram.yivo.org/) Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath, chair of the board of the The League for Yiddish/די ייִדיש-ליגע Cheryl Moore/Moore Family/Cheryl Ann's Bakery Leyzer Maimon, Holocaust survivor and Rabbi at Young Israel of Mill Basin, Brooklyn, NY (from 2020) Motl Murstein, Holocaust survivor in Brookline, sings Afn Pripetshik and Hobn Mir a Nigndl (from 2019) Hasia Segal ז"ל, late cofounder and cohost of the Yiddish Voice (from 2007) Max Gelerman ז"ל, late proprietor of The Butcherie (from 2005) Iosif Lakhman ז"ל, late cohost of the Yiddish Voice (from 2007) Avrom Cohen ז"ל, late bal tefila from Boston's North Shore, chants Rosh Hashonah/Yom Kippur tefilas and talks about his life and about being a bal tefila (from 1997) Mordkhe Schaechter ז"ל, late Yiddish scholar, discusses Yiddish-language idioms and greetings tied to holidays Rosh Hashonah, Yom Kippur, and Succos (from 1997) Music: Cantor Simcha Koussevitzky: Zochreinu L'Chaim Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz Air Date: September 1, 2021
Sep 3, 2021
1:03:04

Zelda Polofsky

Highlights: Zelda Polofsky, a Holocaust survivor from a shtetl near Vilna, interviewed by Dovid Braun, discussing her early life, both before and during the Holocaust. Announcements and well-wishes for the new year (Rosh Hashona) from sponsors and friends. Music: Goldie Malavsky: Zochreinu L'Chayim Shmuel Malavsky and Family: B'Rosh Hashonah" Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz Air date: August 25, 2021
Aug 26, 2021
59:51

Live from the Yidish-Vokh - Schaechter-Tekhter, Dovid Braun, Christa Whitney, et al

Listen to the Yiddish Voice recorded live at the annual Yiddish Week (Yidish-Vokh) in Copake, NY, in the foothills of the Berkshire mountains. There, every year, the organization Yugntruf - Youth for Yiddish creates summer colony, where Yiddish-speaking people from all parts of the world gather each year to enjoy a week of summer vacation entirely in Yiddish. We played a game show-type game, listened to jokes told by Ruth Kohn, and heard a musical performance by the famed Schaechter-Tekhter duo (sisters Reyna and Temma Schaechter), accompanied on piano by their dad, the highly accomplished musical director and composer Ben (Binyumen) Schaechter. Guests on the show, in approximate order of appearance: Eli Grodko, Dovid Braun, Christa Whitney, Ruth Kohn, Yankl-Peretz Blum, Perl Teitelbaum, Meylekh Viswanath, Reyna Schaechter, Temma Schaechter, Binyumen Schaechter (piano), Isaac Bleaman. In addition, we heard many announcements and well-wishes for the new year (Rosh Hashona) as well as some holiday music. Music: Sholom Katz: Zochreinu L'Chayim Theo Bikel: Di Yontevdike Teg Leybele Waldman: Der Nayer Yor Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz Special thanks to Yugntruf: visit yugntruf.org Recording date: August 15, 2021 Air date: August 18, 2021
Aug 19, 2021
1:02:00

Hershl Hartman

Interview with Hershl Hartman, discussing his work as a Yiddish journalist, an educator in secular Yiddish-oriented schools, and a translator from Yiddish to English. Hershl Hartman was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1929. He has been a leader at the Sholem Community in Los Angeles for more than fifty years, serving as Education Director/Vegvayzer since 1967. Between 1967 and 1985, he was also the school’s principal. Hartman holds degrees in Secular Jewish education and in Yiddish journalism. As a younger man, he became the first American-born Yiddish newspaper reporter, having written for the Morgen Freiheit when it was a New York City daily with a print run in the thousands. In recent years, he has worked as a professional translator from English to Yiddish, translating both literary works, including poetry, and personal documents and correspondence. His literary translation work has appeared in the online Yiddish studies journal In Geveb (https://ingeveb.org/people/hershl-hartman), and he contributed to the translation of the book The Jews of Felshtin (https://felshtin.org/). The interview was recorded via Zoom on July 9, 2021. Music: Lillian Lux: Vashtis Kloglid (with Mike Burstyn as narrator; lyrics by Itzik Manger) Chava Alberstein Rabeynu Tam (lyrics by Itzik Manger) Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz Air Date: July 28, 2021
Jul 29, 2021
1:04:07
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