Portland Yiddish Hour
The Portland Yiddish Hour (Where "Yiddish" means "Jewish")
Jewish, Yiddish,
Ladino, Klezmer,
Israeli, Mizrahi and Sephardic Music and Culture
Every Sunday 10-11 am Pacific Time
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Playlists and Audio
May 19th playlist http://kboo.fm/content/portlandyiddishhourplaylistfor05192013
May 19th podcast: http://kboo.fm/content/portlandyiddishhouron051913
May 5 playlist: http://kboo.fm/content/portlandyiddishhourplaylistfor05052013
April 28 playlist: http://kboo.fm/content/portlandyiddishhourplaylistfor04282013
April 14 http://www.kboo.fm/content/portlandyiddishhourplaylistfor04142013
Mar 31 http://kboo.fm/node/54967
Mar 24 http://kboo.fm/node/54810
Mar 17 http://kboo.fm/node/54624
Mar 10 http://kboo.fm/node/54452
Mar 3 http://kboo.fm/node/54280
Feb 24th http://kboo.fm/node/54096
Feb. 10th http://kboo.fm/node/53771
Feb. 3rd http://kboo.fm/node/53561
Jan 27th http://kboo.fm/node/53370
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Ellen Cassedy Interview
Interview with Ellen Cassedy, author of We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust
Ellen Cassedy went to Vilnius, Lithuania in order to study Yiddish and connect with a place where some of her ancestry originated from.
Find out more at her website: http://www.ellencassedy.com/
- Artist: Jacob Rosenblum
- Title: Ellen Cassedy Interview
- Length: 19:51 minutes (18.17 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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A Prayer in Wake of a School Shooting
This content aired as part of the Portland Yiddish Hour on December 16, 2012. The prayer was written by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and is read by host Ed Kraus. The music is Armenian duduk, played by Djivan Gasparyan.
- Title: Track 01
- Length: 5:39 minutes (5.18 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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Interview with Alicia Jo Rabins of Girls in Trouble
Liz Schwartz's interview with Alicia Jo Rabins, founder of Girls In Trouble, an original art-pop song cycle about women in Torah. GIT has released two albums with Jdub Records and has toured across the US, Canada, England, Italy and Sweden. Alicia is currently working on A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, an experimental performance piece about the intersection of mysticism and finance, which will premiere in New York City in the autumn of 2012.
This interview first aired on the Portland Yiddish Hour on July 1, 2012. It also includes two new songs from Alicia: "Open the Ground," and "A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff" (the Kaddish was recorded at the LABA Festival at the 14th St. Y in New York City in May 2012).
- Length: 27:32 minutes (25.2 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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Annoy Kaufman, Inc.
A short story by playwright George S. Kaufman, read by actor George Lederer. Aired on the Portland Yiddish Hour on April 15, 2012.
- Title: Annoy Kaufman, Inc.
- Album: Annoy Kaufman, Inc.
- Year: 2012
- Length: 8:21 minutes (7.64 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz interview
Liz interviews Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, Founder and President of Uri L'Tzedek, the first Orthodox Jewish social justice organization, which is working to ensure fair labor practices for workers in kosher restaurants. For more information on Uri L'Tzedek, go to www.utzedek.org First aired on a special May Day Yiddish Hour show on May 1, 2011.
- Title: Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz interview
- Length: 15:19 minutes (14.03 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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A Conversation, by I.L. Peretz
I.L. Peretz story for Passover, as read by George Lederer and Darrell Salk.
- Year: 2011
- Length: 9:25 minutes (3.77 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 56Kbps (CBR)
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Sue Fishkoff Interview
An interview with journalist and author Sue Fishkoff, about her latest book, Kosher Nation: why more and more of America's food answers to a higher authority.
- Title: Sue Fishkoff interview
- Album: Sue Fishkoff interview
- Year: 2011
- Length: 30:46 minutes (28.18 MB)
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The Diary of Anne Frank - Interview with Maestro Yaacov Bergman and Soprano Ani Maldjian
The Portland Chamber Orchestra will perform Grigori Frid's The Diary of Anne Frank on Friday April 8th, Saturday April 9th, and Sunday April 10th 2011 in Portland Oregon. Conductor Yaakov (Yaki) Bergman and Soprano Ani Maldjian discuss the music and libretto for this opera with Yiddish Hour host Ed Kraus.
- Title: Track 01
- Length: 30:05 minutes (27.54 MB)
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Nigel Savage Interview
Liz interviews Nigel Savage, founder and executive director of Hazon, America's largest Jewish environmental organization. For more information about Hazon, go to http://www.hazon.org/. For more information about Portland Tuv Ha'Aretz, the Portland chapter of Hazon CSA, go to http://portlandtuv.org/.
- Artist: Liz Schwartz
- Title: Nigel Savage Interview
- Album: Yiddish Hour
- Track: 1
- Date: 01/02/2011
- Length: 16:59 minutes (15.56 MB)
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Competitors
Competitors, a short story by Sholem Aleichem, read by actors George Lederer and Mark Loring
- Artist: Mark Loring & George Lederer
- Title: Competitors
- Album: Unknown Album (6/17/2010 7:31:15 PM)
- Track: 1
- Genre: Other
- Length: 14:59 minutes (13.72 MB)
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Playlists
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 10/04/2009
| Artist | Title | Album | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Hoffman Watts | Chasidishe Freilach | I Remember Klezmer: the art of klezmer drumming | www.youtube.com |
| Jewish Theatre Collaborative | Progress in Kasrilevke | jewishtheatrecollaborative.org | |
| Jewish Theatre Collaborative | Bandits | jewishtheatrecollaborative.org | |
| Jewish Theatre Collaborative | He Was Someone to Envy | jewishtheatrecollaborative.org | |
| Sacha Reich | The Esrog | jewishtheatrecollaborative.org |
A special show hosted by Liz Schwartz for KBOO's semi-annual membership drive, featuring performances from the Jewish Theatre Collaborative's "Happy Hour with Sholem Aleichem," directed by Sacha Reich, with music by Yankl Falk and Courtney von Drehle. You can hear audio from this show by clicking on the "Audio" tab on the Portland Yiddish Hour home page (http://kboo.fm/PortlandYiddishHour)
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 09/27/2009
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Cayuga Klezmer Revival | Honga Tanz | Klezmology |
| Cayuga Klezmer Revival | Doina / Odessa Bulgar | Klezmology |
| Mickey Katz | Sixteen Tons | Greatest Shticks |
| Cayuga Klezmer Revival | SB22 | Klezmology |
| Cayuga Klezmer Revival | Transylvanian Wedding Tunes | Klezmology |
| Cayuga Klezmer Revival | The Klezmer Conspiracy | Klezmology |
| Cayuga Klezmer Revival | Stov Yo Pitu | Klezmology |
| Klezamir | Jubilee | Der Bloyfoygl of Happiness |
| Klezamir | Oy, Mama, Bin Ikh Farlibt | Der Bloyfoygl of Happiness |
| Klezamir | Rumenisher Hora | Der Bloyfoygl of Happiness |
| Klezamir | Niski Cocek | Der Bloyfoygl of Happiness |
| Klezamir | Der Memfisdiker Tsimes | Der Bloyfoygl of Happiness |
| Klezamir | Di Sapozhkelekh | Der Bloyfoygl of Happiness |
| Klezamir | Salonica | Der Bloyfoygl of Happiness |
Hosted by Barry. L'shona tova to all!
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 09/20/2009
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Rebbe Soul | Avinu | Fringe of Blue |
| Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt | V'Chol Maaminim | Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt Sings His Original Compositions |
| Alberto Mizrahi | Adonai, Adonai | The High Holy Days |
| Richard Kaplan | Zochreynu l'Chaim | Turning the Soul |
| Cantor Benzion Miller | Hayyom T'amtzeinu | Cantor Benzion Miller Sings Cantoral Concert Masterpieces |
| Ramon Tasat | Hayom Te'amtzenu | Teshuva |
| Max Pashm Band | Rembeteli | Never Mind The Balkans |
| Barbara Streisand | Avinu Malkenu | The Jewish Songbook |
| Rebbe Soul | Shofars | Fringe of Blue |
| various Libya | Hayom Harat Olam | piyut archive |
| Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt | Hayom Harat Olam | piyut archive |
| various Turkey | Hayom Harat Olam | piyut archive |
| Cantor Eric Moses | Hineni | Eric Moses Live |
| Ramon Tasat | Kadesh Shalem | Teshuva |
A pre-recorded show for Rosh Hashanah - Host Ed Kraus
Piyut Archive can be found at www.piyut.org.il
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 09/06/2009
Hosted by Liz. This week, in honor of Labor Day, I gave myself a (mostly) labor-free show by playing a program produced by my friend Sheila Fox, singer and instrumentalists for the Spokane-based band The Kosher Red Hots. This program, called "The Old Country: Yiddish Theater and Folk Music." It originally aired on Seattle's community radio station KBCS 91.3fm in 2005. My thanks to them and to Sheila for allowing KBOO and the Yiddish Hour to rebroadcast it.
I do not have a specific playlist, but will ask Sheila to send me one. If you'd like to know exactly what you heard, please send me an email by clicking on my name in the upper right-hand box on the Yiddish Hour site, and I'll do my best to get you that information.
Sei gezint and Shana tovah!
Liz
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 08/23/2009
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Zohara | Words for Tsipora | Scorched Lips |
| Zakarya | Tent | 413 A |
| Davka | Darka | Davka Live |
| The Barry Sisters | A Brivele Der Mameh | The World of the Barry Sisters |
| Meshuge Klezmer Band | Berdichian Khosidl | Music from the Winery |
| The Barry Sisters | Ain Kik Auf Dir | The World of the Barry Sisters |
| Original Soundtrack | South Pacific Original Cast Soundtrack | You Have to be Carefully Taught |
| Metropolitan Klezmer | Rumanian Medley | Music from the Winery |
Host Ed Kraus
Interview of Miriam Greenstein and Lisa Kaner regarding the 5th Anniversary of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial. This interview can be found in the audio section of the Yiddish Hour website. You can get more information at www.ohrconline.org
This playlist is approximate, I misplaced the actual playlist after the show, so the order might be wrong ... I hope everything I played is listed!
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 08/16/2009
| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The West End Klezmorim | Freylakhs Medly | Freylekhs 21 | Global Village Music |
| The West End Klezmorim | Di Mizinke Oysgegeben | Freylekhs 21 | Global Village Music |
| The West End Klezmorim | Freylekhs 21 | Freylekhs 21 | Global Village Music |
| The West End Klezmorim | Oy, Mama, Bin Ikh Farlibt | Freylekhs 21 | Global Village Music |
| unknown | V'Kareiv Pizurainu | Sefer HaNigunim | unknown |
| The West End Klezmorim | Doina | Freylekhs 21 | Global Village |
| The Modern Klezmer Quartet | Shein Vi Di Levology | Hora & Blue | Global Village Music |
| Kef | Arabska igra | Kef 2009 | Unknown |
| Kef | Krivo Sadovsko horo | Kef 2009 | Unknown |
| Michael Winograd | Crazy (bonus track) | Bessarabian Hop | Unknown |
Hosted by Barry, with in-studio interview with Rabbi Chaim Wilhelm, speaking about the summer Yeshiva program sponsored by Portland Chabad.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 08/09/2009
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny and the Vildachayas | Klezmer Circus | Get In Trouble | www.klezmershack.com | |
| Benny and the Vildachayas | What Jew Want? | Get In Trouble | www.klezmershack.com | |
| Benny and the Vildachayas | Freilach #AZ7R43B | Get In Trouble | www.klezmershack.com | |
| Hank Sapoznik and the Youngers of Zion | Kolomeykes | The Protocols | Youngers of Zion | www.klezmershack.com |
| Hank Sapoznik and the Youngers of Zion | Hora/Serbas | The Protocols | Youngers of Zion | www.klezmershack.com |
| Hank Sapoznik and the Youngers of Zion | Shers | The Protocols | Youngers of Zion | www.klezmershack.com |
| Tsadoq Tsubeiri/Joseph Ozeiri | Shadai Emor na Daile-Galuteinu | The Yemenite Jews | Unesco | portal.unesco.org |
| Tsadoq Tsubeiri | Tsur Menati | The Yemenite Jews | Unesco | portal.unesco.org |
| Ruth Yaakov Ensemble | Buenas Noches Hanum Dudu | Shaatnez | pi'ra:nha | www.cdroots.com |
| Ruth Yaakov Ensemble | Onde que Tope una Queis Placiente | Shaatnez | pi'ra:nha | www.cdroots.com |
| Ruth Yaakov Ensemble | Violin Tsittetelli | Shaatnez | pi'ra:nha | www.cdroots.com |
| The Burning Bush | Fun Tashlach | Klezmer & Hassidic Music | ARC Music | www.theburningbush.co.uk |
| The Burning Bush | Hassidic Melody No. 6 | Klezmer & Hassidic Music | ARC Music | www.theburningbush.co.uk |
A program devoted to Yankl's Basement Tapes (some music I inherited from Yankl when he was paring down his collection). Hosted by Liz Schwartz.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 07/26/2009
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Ramon Tasat | Shir Hashirim | Fiesta Safarad |
| Shuli Natan | Y'did Nefesh | piyut archive |
| Gaston Bogomolni | Shalom Aleichem | Ta'an Latino |
| Cong Bnei Yisrael | Y'did Nefesh | piyut archive |
| Nitzan Chen Razel | Y'did Nefesh | piyut archive |
| Deborah Katchko Gray | Lchu N'ran'na | Katchko - 3 Generations of Cantoral Art |
| Lachan Jewish Chamber Choir | Shiru Ladonai | Jewish Identity Through The Musical Lens |
| Oomph | Mizmor L'David | Between Two Worlds |
| Pharaoh's Daughter | Lecha Dodi | Out of the Reeds |
| Gaston Bogomolni | Tzadik Katamar | Ta'an Latino |
| Richard Kaplan | Tiskabeyl | Turning The Soul |
| Ramon Tasat | Oseh Shalom | Zemirot and Piyutim |
| Hip Hop Shabbat (butter) | Ufros Aleinu | Hip Hop Shabbat |
| Shawn's Kugel | Az Ikh Vel Zogn | Most Precious of Days |
Host Ed Kraus
Featuring music of and inspired by the liturgy for the Friday Night Shabbat (Sabbath) Service.
online resources ... Florida Atlantic University http://faujsa.fau.edu/jsa/
Piyut Archive http://piyut.org.il/english/
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 07/12/2009
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Tarras | A Bulgar | Tanz! | Epic | |
| Dave Tarras | Der Yemenite Tanz | Tanz! | Epic | |
| Klezamir | Di Mashke | Klezamir Cooks for Tante Barbara | ||
| Klezamir | Khasidim Tanz | Klezamir Cooks for Tante Barbara | ||
| Klezamir | Gas-Nign/Skotshne | Klezamir Cooks for Tante Barbara | ||
| The Klezmonauts | Hongu | The Klezmonauts | ||
| The Klezmonauts | Araber Tantz | The Klezmonauts | ||
| The Klezmonauts | Sher | The Klezmonauts | ||
| Kef | Ivan na Donka/Hristianova kopanitsa | Kef 2009 | www.balkanmusic.org | |
| Kef | Plevensko dajčovo horo | Kef 2009 | www.balkanmusic.org | |
| The Klezmonauts | Chasidim Tantz | The Klezmonauts | ||
| The Klezmonauts | Ein Gleyzl Vein | The Klezmonauts |
Hosted by Barry. Featuring two Eugene bands: The Klezmonauts and Kef.
Track notes for the two Kef tunes:
3. Ivan na Donka/Hristianova kopanitsa
A Bulgarian dance song in 11/16 (2+2+3+2+2) from Western Thrace. Ivan said to Donka, “Let’s go into the vineyard to gather grapes and to check each other out. If there are no sanctions against it, we’ll get engaged and have a huge wedding. Bagpipes and flutes will play, you’ll dance in your yellow slippers and make noise with your heavy
necklace.” The vocal is followed by an instrumental kopanitsa in the Bulgarian wedding music style derived from a recording by Ivo Papasov.
4. Plevensko dajčovo horo
This dance tune in 9/8 (2+2+2+3) is best known from the virtuosic 1940s Bulgarian recording by multi-instrumentalist Tsvjatko Blagoev. The version presented here is performed at a somewhat less super-human
tempo.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 07/05/2009
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kesselgarden | Romanian Hora/Freylekh in D | Kesselgarden | Yosl Ber Recordings | kesselgarden.googlepages.com |
| Sasson | unknown-live performance | Live Performance 2009 NW Folklife Festival | www.sassonband.com | |
| Sasson | unknown-live performance | Live Performance 2009 NW Folklife Festival | www.sassonband.com | |
| Kosher Red Hots | Raki | Live performance 2009 NW Folklife | www.kosherredhots.com | |
| Kosher Red Hots | Where Do I Find Work? | Live performance 2009 NW Folklife Festival | www.kosherredhots.com | |
| Helene Engel | Lebn zol Kolumbus | Errances | www.helene-engel.com | |
| Mandy Patinkin | American Tune | Mamaloshen | Nonesuch | www.mandypatinkin.net |
| Mandy Patinkin | Take Me Out to the Ballgame/God Bless America | Mamaloshen | Nonesuch | www.mandypatinkin.net |
Hosted by Liz Schwartz, and featuring a live performance and interview with members of the Jewish Theatre Collaborative, as well as Jewish music to celebrate American Independence Day. Also featured: recent live performances from the NW Folklife Festival in Seattle.
Comments
Got up late. ;-(
Hey, I missed the Yiddish Hour this morning. Is it archived? How do I find it to listen to? --DameEdithDivine@gmail.com
Old Show archives
Dear Dame Divine!
We don't podcast our regular music shows for legal reasons. KBOO pays a license to broadcast and stream live over the internet, but not for later podcast so ... sorry.
If we produce content ourselves such as the comedy skits and interviews, that you can find via the audio link on our Yiddish Hour page. We also post playlists in case you need to know what we played. That show was by Barry ... the KBOO website is undergoing a revision and it might take a few more days before you can see the playlist from that show.
Of course, if you are clever you could set your computer to capture the live stream of the show to disk then play it back at your convenience! It's just that we can't legally do this for you.
All the best,
Ed
Yiddish Hour - 9/6/09 show
A lively broadcast. Enjoyed Sheila Fox's voice and joyful klezmer music, a beautiful gift for Elul. Thanks to Liz for bringing this show to KBOO.
Ramon Tasat
Ed-
Who is Ramon Tasat? (Who is John Galt?!!?)
L
Ramón Tasat
yiddish hour
I like this fuzzy-quality, old-school stuff from the 1920's and earlier that comes up every now and then on the Yiddish Hour! My entry into Klezmer and other Yiddish music was through modern bands like New Orleans Klzemer All-stars and Rabbincal School Dropouts, definitely yiddish-infused but with a heavier, funky beat. It's cool to go back and hear the source. Thanks!
Old-school klezmer
Glad you like the archival stuff; it's some of my favorite music to play, too, precisely for the reason you mentioned. Also, nobody tears it up like Dave Tarras, IMO.
Zei gezint,
Liz
great program, shanda at Spertus
Hi Yankl,
Great show today!
I hope you had a great time in Chicago visiting your kids. I got to know Shainah when she joined the shul where I davened in Chicago. I moved back to PDX (my hometown) last summer, though I try to get back to visit the Chicago chevra at least once a year. I was hoping to see the maps exhibit at Spertus too when I get back there next, and think that censorship is generally an immature response to difficult questions. I hope you get someone from Spertus on the show next week so we can hear more about this.
Groisse dank,
Bracha
Portland Yiddish Hour
Hello,
I was looking for the set list for the May 11th 2008 show. There was a song that I heard at about 10:30 am that morning, entitled "Gefilte Fish and Matzo Balls" I think. I wanted to know who the artist was that performed the song.
Greatly Appreciated!!
Much Thanks,
Christopher
Gefilte fish and matzo balls
Thanks for getting in touch about our May 11 show. We had a sub that day, but I know (and love) the track that you're asking about, which was recorded by Slim Gaillard. He had a few other Yiddishoid records, such as the immortal "Draysik Sents".
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Dear Mrs. Falk:
The liturgical music is splendid! Thanks so much. Please keep it coming.
By the way, if you have any cookbooks left over after distributing them to your children, please make an announcement during the "The Yiddish Hour". I would love to purchase some more for my collection.
Happy New Year.
Respectfully,
S.E. Halpern