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)
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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 07/01/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls In Trouble | We Are Androgynous | Half You Half Me | JDub | blog.jdubrecords.org |
| Alicia Jo Rabins | In Studio Interview and Performance | n/a | n/a | www.aliciajo.com |
| Alicia Jo Rabins | A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff | n/a | n/a | www.aliciajo.com |
| Rachelle Shubert | Birkat Kohanim | For All These Things | www.rachelleshubert.com | |
| SoCalled | Baleboste | Ghettoblaster | JDub | www.socalledmusic.com |
| Lenka Lichtenberg | Di goldene pave | Pashtes | www.myspace.com | |
| Theresa Tova | Ir Freygt Mikh Farvos/You Ask Me Why | You Ask Me Why: Tova Sings Beyle | www.theresatova.com | |
| Socalled, featuring Sans Pression and Theodore Bikel | Rock the Belz | Ghettoblaster | JDub | vimeo.com |
Hosted by Liz Schwartz, featuring a live interview and performance with Girls In Trouble founder Alicia Jo Rabins, who talks about her current project, an experimental song cycle about Bernie Madoff, the former financial advisor convicted in 2009 of defrauding thousands of investors over a period of decades.
Check our audio tab in a couple days for a podcast of the interview with Alicia.
Also on the show: A celebration of July 1 (Canada Day) with music from Jewish performers north of the border.
Here's a link to the video of Rock the Belz by Toronto rapper/hip hop artist Socalled, featuring Quebecois rapper Sans Pression and vocals by, as Socalled puts it, Jewish cultural icon Theodore Bikel. Not to be missed; check it out!
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 06/24/2012
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Artichaut Orkestra | La Grosse Pomme | T for Teresa |
| Yale Strom and Zmiros | Tisza | Caparti 50 Miles in 50 Years |
| Amsterdam Klezmer Band | Zaraza | Zaraza |
| Klezperanto! | Rushin' Sher | Klezperanto! |
| Klezperanto! | Ay Ya Bibi | Klezperanto! |
| Baith Jaffe | Rabbi Josele | Sing!-Gedenkst |
| Shawn's Kugel | Steve's 41 | Finger Play |
| Shawn's Kugel | Song of Medinah | Finger Play |
| Kol Simcha | Shpiel es | Voice of Joy |
| R. Aryeh Hirshfield | Sarah's Nigun | Let the Healing Begin |
| Ramon Tasat | Niggun Bobov | Yom She Kuo Shabbat |
| German Goldenshteyn | Khosidl | A Living Tradition |
| Budowitz | Gut Morgn | Mother Tounge |
| Klezmatics | Ale brider | Shvaygn=Toyt |
Host Ed Kraus
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 06/17/2012
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Guttman | Philadelphia Sher | Bessarabian Breakdown |
| Doyne, Hora, and Sirba | ||
| Bb Freylekhs | ||
| Finjan | Sharon's Dance | Dancing on Water |
| Bukovinska Polka | ||
| A Fish Out of Water | ||
| Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band | Cooking Bulgar(s) | Agada |
| High Noon in Volgograd | ||
| Spirits | ||
| Amsterdam Klezmer Band | Papa Chajes | Katla |
| Katla | ||
| Desert Banjo |
Hosted by Barry, playing music from two Canadian bands, as well as some other favorites. No mention was made of fathers.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 06/10/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massel Klezmorim | Spilt se mir a Lidele in Jiddisch | Is Gewein a Folk | ARC Music |
| Oksana Sowiak | Di mame is gegangen | Yiddish Songs | |
| Der Rebe tanzt | |||
| Di Mesinke | |||
| A Cholem | |||
| Jontef | Saposchkelech | Klezmer Music & Yiddish Songs | |
| Massel Klezmorim | Draj Techterlech | Is Gewein A Folk | |
| Jontef | Rumenie | Klezmer Music & Yiddish Songs | |
| Chava Alberstein | Ikh Shtey Unter A Bokserboym | The Well | |
| Di Naye Kapelye | A Mazeldiker Yid | A Mazeldiker Yid | |
| Klezmatics | Simchas Toyre Time | In the Fiddler's House | |
| Brave Old World | Bessarabia | In the Fiddler's House |
Hosted by Barry, thinking about the Yiddish language and its disappeared European culture. We played a variety of Yiddish song and read exerpts from the Michael Chabon essay "Say it in Yiddish". You can read the entire piece here:
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 06/03/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Scheherazade | Pincus and the Pig: A Klezmer Tale | Tzadik | shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra/Maurice Sendak, narrator | Pincus and the Pig | Pincus and the Pig: A Klezmer Tale | Tzadik | shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Waltz | Pincus and the Pig: A Klezmer Tale | Tzadik | shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Mazzesinsel Strut | Pincus and the Pig: A Klezmer Tale | Tzadik | shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Romanian Rhapsody Enesco | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Satie Gnossiene #1 | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Hungarian Ghoulash | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Turk in America | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Russian Bulgar | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
Hosted by Liz. A tribute to children's author Maurice Sendak, who died last month. Sendak narrates his adaptation of Peter and the Wolf, while the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra klezmerizes Prokofiev's music.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 05/27/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Statman & David Grisman | Shabbos Waltz | Songs of Our Fathers | |
| David Broza | Belibi (Con Sabreen) - בליבי | Parking Completo | |
| Darshan | Yotzer Or | Lishmah EP | darshanmusic.com |
| Yomranut Kena | Makom | soundcloud.com | |
| Jonah Rank | Angel Come | I'm Quitting the Music Business | www.myspace.com |
| Nava Tehila | Dancing in the Glory | Dancing in the Glory | |
| Hadag Nahash | Many Lights | 6 | |
| Ofra Haza | Im Nin'alu | ||
| Ivri Lider | Let's (Bo), Soundtrack version | ||
| Andy Statman & David Grisman | For the Sake of My Brothers and Friends | Songs of Our Fathers |
Shavuot themed show, with on-air guests Seth Kaplan, Reb Dovid the Info Shark, and Elan Gerzon.
Hosted by Jacob Rosenblum.
I'll put up Elan's telling of the story of the way Shavuot used to be practiced in the land of Canaan soon.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 05/20/2012
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Ot Azoj Klezmerband | Europayische Kolomeyka | Klezmer for Kishinev |
| Terkishe Freilach | ||
| Nit Bay Motje | ||
| Glendi | ||
| Amsterdam Klezmer Band | Banat | Zaraza |
| Op Een Goppe | ||
| Kolodobre | ||
| Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars | In the Marketplace All is Subterfuge | Carnival Conspiracy |
| Oh Agony, You are so Sweet Like Sugar I must to Eat You Up |
Hosted by Barry - thanks to everyone who called in during the Spring Membership drive.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 05/13/2012
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam Klezmer Band | Alles Kan Beter | Zarara |
| Tim Sparks | A Few Bowls Terkish | Little Princess |
| Koby Israelite | Papa Don't Trill | Is He Listening? |
| Etty Ben-Zaken | Viva Orduena | Ladino Love Songs |
| Benjy Fox-Rosen | Hudl Mitn Strudl | Tick Tock |
| Oomph | Kazimierz (Reprise) | Between Two Worlds |
| Idan Rachiel | She'erito Shel Ha'Chaim | Traveling Home |
| David Krakauer | Ms N.C. | Bubbemeises |
| David Krakauer | Moskovitz and Loops of It | Bibbemeises |
| Shawn's Kugel | Ma Yafey Hayom | Finger Play |
Host Ed Kraus
Happy Mother's Day!
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 05/06/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klezmorim | Thalassa | First Recordings 1976-78 | Arhoolie | klezmo.com |
| Naftule Brandwein | Nifty's Freilach | King of the Klezmer Clarinet | Rounder | www.klezmershack.com |
| New Orleans Klezmer Allstars | Naftoony | Manichalfwitz | www.klezmershack.com | |
| Deleon | Ben Semi Severim | Casata | JDub | www.soundroots.org |
| Deleon | Blooms | Casata | JDub | www.soundroots.org |
| Susan Leviton | Arbeter Froyen | Zingendik! | susanlevitonarts.com | |
| Scott Gerber | Bin ich mir a Schayderl | Songs of a Jewish Cowboy | www.bonnieburt.com | |
| Hank Sapoznik | Motl der Opreyter | Pearls of Yiddish Song | The Workmen's Circle | |
| Di Naye Kapelye | Traktorist | Traktorist | Oriente Musik | www.dinayekapelye.com |
| Elaine Hoffman Watts/Susan Watts | Bagpolier Freilach | I Remember Klezmer: the art of klezmer drumming | www.klezmershack.com | |
| Jews Brothers Band | Tchavolo Swing | My Yiddish Swing | Rouge Records | www.jewsbrothers.com |
| The Klez Dispensers | Goldenshteyn Sirbas | Say You'll Understand | www.klezdispensers.com |
Hosted by Liz Schwartz. Thanks to everyone who's become a member during our spring membership drive. If you haven't yet renewed your membership, or if you've been thinking of becoming a member and haven't gotten around to it yet, now's the time! Just go to the top of the KBOO web site and click on the "Donate Today" tip jar in the upper right-hand corner. A toizn dank!
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 04/29/2012
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Hinne Ma Tov | Klezmer Melodies of Safed and the Galilee |
| Eynayim Lahem | ||
| Lebedig | Klezmer | Jewish soul music with clarinet |
| In the Caves of Hilel and Shamai | ||
| The Dance of the Saba | ||
| Sulam | Ve'ulai | Klezmer Music from Tel Aviv |
| Schaeffer's Nign/Bottle Dance | ||
| Klezperanto | Skotchne | Klezperanto! |
| Tartar Tanz | ||
| In the Hills of Manchuria | ||
| A Night in Tunesia / Besaraber Khusidl | ||
| Klingon Klezmer | Party at the End of the Universe | Honey, Would You Be Meshuga Tonight? |
Hosted by Barry, playing Middle-Eastern-influenced klezmer music from three Israeli bands, from Safed, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv. Then rounding out the hour with some wild and crazy American klez tunes.
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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September 5, 2010
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