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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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 11/27/2011
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| The Klezmatics with Chava Alberstein | Ver Es Hot | The Well |
| Hazzan Brian Shamash | Shalom Aleichem | Shalom Aleichem |
| Bait Jaffe | Rumeyisher Bulgarish | Oifn Weg |
| The Klezmatics with Chava Alberstein | Ikh Shtey Unter A Bokserboym | The Well |
| Bait Jaffe | "17" | Zwiegesprache |
| Jewish People of Uganda | Hinei Ma Tov | Abbuyudaya |
| Alicia Jo Rabins | Die Greene Cousine | Sugar Shack |
| Alicia Jo Rabins | Bakers Waltz | Sugar Shack |
| Alicia Jo Rabins | Little Red Strawberry / Angeline the Baker | Sugar Shack |
| Deleon | A La Uno Yo Naci | Deleon |
| Finjan | Rumeyynisher Kretshmeh/Hora Staccato | Dancing on Water |
| Ensemble Accentus | Rahelica baila | Sephardic Romances |
| Deleon | Rahelika Baila | Deleon |
| Bait Jaffe | Papirrosen | Oifn Weg |
| Bait Jaffe | Czardas - Medley: Treberwein & Feuerezardas | Zwiegesprache |
Host Ed Kraus
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 11/20/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Vengerov/Mstislav Rostropovich | Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor - Nocturne | Prokofiev & Shostakovich Violin Concertos | Teldec | www.prestoclassical.co.uk |
| Chicago Symphony/Georg Solti | Mahler Symphony No. 1 - Third movement | Mahler Symphony No. 1 | Musical Heritage Society | en.wikipedia.org |
| Cuarteto Latinoamericano | Suenos de Sefarad | n/a | en.wikipedia.org | |
| The Renaissance Players | Dunula | The Sephardic Experience, Vol. 4 | Celestial Harmonies | www.allmusic.com |
| The Renaissance Players | La Sclava Pario un Hijo | The Sephardic Experience, Vol. 4 | Celestial Harmonies | www.allmusic.com |
| The Renaissance Players | Esta Montana d'Enfrente | The Sephardic Experience, Vol. 1, Thorns of Fire | Celestial Harmonies | www.allmusic.com |
Hosted by Liz, featuring classical music influenced by Jewish themes, and some Sephardic music thrown in.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 11/13/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Di Naye Kapelye | A Mazeldiker Yid | A Mazeldiker Yid | Oriente Musik |
| Ot Ajoj Klezmer Band | Pittbulgar | Zets | |
| Wu Bistu Gewen | |||
| Turkish Honga | |||
| Klezmorim | Tuba Doina | Metropolis | |
| Klezmer Conservatory Band | Piccolo Doyne | Klez! | |
| Abby Rabinovitz | Conor Rides the Trains | We Used to Dance | |
| Runaway Freylekhs: Balkan Tapestry | |||
| Khevrisa | Ahavo Rabbo Shteyger | European Klezmer Music | |
| Dobriden | |||
| Shamalamacord | Yiddische Martsche | Shamalamacord | |
| Russian Sher #5 | |||
| Dave Tarras | Sam Shpielt | Tanz! | |
| A Bulgar |
Hosted by Barry, featuring music played with less-familiar instruments.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 10/30/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Burning Bush | Hassidic Melody No. 6 | Klezmer & Hassidc Music | ARC Music | www.theburningbush.co.uk |
| The Burning Bush | Hassidic Melody No. 24 | Klezmer & Hassidic Music | ARC Music | www.theburningbush.co.uk |
| Jewish Theatre Collaborative | Naftali, Story Voyager on the Yiddish Seas | www.jewishtheatrecollaborative.org | ||
| Brave Old World | Basarabye | In the Fiddler's House | Angel | www.klezmershack.com |
| Jewish Theatre Collaborative | Naftali, Story Voyager on the Yiddish Seas | www.jewishtheatrecollaborative.org | ||
| Kroke | Dance | Sounds from the Vanishing World | www.kroke.krakow.pl | |
| Jewish Theatre Collaborative | Naftali, Story Voyager on the Yiddish Seas | www.jewishtheatrecollaborative.org | ||
| Kroke | Earth | Sounds from the Vanishing World | www.kroke.krakow.pl | |
| Kroke | Time | Sounds from the Vanishing World | www.kroke.krakow.pl | |
| Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra | Der Alter Bulgar | In the Fiddler's House | Angel | www.klezmershack.com |
Hosted by Liz Schwartz, featuring the Jewish Theatre Collaborative performing excerpts from their new show, Naftali, Story Voyager on the Yiddish Seas. Audio for this show will be posted within a few days. For more information about JTC's show, go to http://www.jewishtheatrecollaborative.org/
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 10/09/2011
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Mickey Katz | Sixteen Tons | Mish-Mosh |
| Itzak Perlman and Klezmatics | Honga | In the Fiddler's House |
| Itzak Perlman and Klezmatics | Simchas Toyre Time | In the Fiddler's House |
| Brave Old World | Bessarabia | In the Fiddler's House |
| Oomph | Yankl's Tanz | Between Two Worlds |
| Andy Statman Orch | Tati und Mami Tanz | In the Fiddler's House |
| Idan Raichel Project | Ema, Aba... | Traveling Home |
| Idan Raichel Project | Back to Jerusalem | Traveling Home |
| Klezmer Conservatory Band | Alle Bruder | In the Fiddler's House |
| Idan Raichel Project | Say God | Traveling Home |
Hosted by Barry - thanks to everyone who started or renewer their membership in the station - we REALLY appreciate your support.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 10/02/2011
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| DeLeon | Et Dodim | Casata |
| Finjan | Oy Tate, Sis Gut | Crossing Selkirk Avenue |
| Vagabond Opera | Lullaby | Sing For Your Lives |
| Minnesota Klezmer Band | Vodka | Gershwin The Klezmer |
| New Orleans Klezmer Allstars | Dr. Lizard | Fresh Out the Past |
| Rebbe Soul | Avinu | Fringe of Blue |
| David Helfand | Ki Eshmerah Shabbat | Beyond the Sea of Reeds |
| Idan Rachiel | Mai Nahar | Within My Walls |
| Andy Statman | Breslev Days of Awe Melody | Awakening from Above |
| Finjan | Abi Gezunt | Crossing Selkirk Avenue |
Host Ed Kraus
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 09/25/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sons of Sepharad | B'rosh Hashanah | The Sons of Sepharad | Sefarad Records | store.sefaradrecords.com |
| Vocolot | Pitchu Li | Heartbeat | Oyster Records | www.vocolot.com |
| Richard Kaplan | Zochreinu l'Chayim | Tuning the Soul | www.cdbaby.com | |
| The Sway Machinery | Aveinu Malkeinu Z'khor | Hidden Melodies Revealed | JDub | www.swaymachinery.com |
| Cantor Louis Danto | Avinu Malkeinu | Prayers of My People | www.cantorialart.com | |
| Cantor William Sharlin | Hayom Katzeir/The Days Move On | In Pursuit of the Sacred | ||
| Cantor William Sharlin | Amar Rabi Akiva | In Pursuit of the Sacred | ||
| Cindy Paley | Leshoyne Toyve | Florida Atlantic University Jewish Sound Archives | faujsa.fau.edu | |
| Paul Marleyn/John Lenehan | Max Bruch Kol Nidrei | From Jewish Life | Signum Classics | www.signumrecords.com |
| Johnny Mathis | Kol Nidre | YouTube | www.youtube.com | |
| David D'Or & Etti Ankri | El Nora A'alilah | Live album | kboo.org |
Hosted by Liz, featuring an eclectic blend of music to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 09/18/2011
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Klezamir | Chicken | Cooks for Tanta Barbara |
| Khaisidm tants/Tsurik fun der milkhome | ||
| Terkische Freilach | Ot Azoj Klezmerband | Klezmer fun Kishinev |
| Simply Tsfat | Yechadshehu | New Beginnings |
| Pischu Lee | ||
| Red Hot Chachkas | Avinu Malkenu | Family Album |
| Les Musiciens de Lviv | Doina et Kaloushary | Cabaret Slave I |
| Alouette | ||
| Khora serbe | ||
| Le 7H 40 |
Hosted by Barry, with a couple of pre-Rosh Hashonna readings of anecdotes surrounding the Baal Shem Tov.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 09/11/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osvaldo Golijov/St. Lawrence String Quartet/Tara Helen O'Conor/Todd Palmer/Mark Dresser | Lullaby | Yiddishbbuk | EMI Classics | www.osvaldogolijov.com |
| Osvaldo Golijov/St. Lawrence String Quartet/Tara Helen O'Conor/Todd Palmer/Mark Dresser | Doina | Yiddishbbuk | EMI Classics | www.osvaldogolijov.com |
| Osvaldo Golijov/St. Lawrence String Quartet/Tara Helen O'Conor/Todd Palmer/Mark Dresser | Gallop | Yiddishbbuk | EMI Classics | www.osvaldogolijov.com |
| Steve Reich/Kronos Quartet | WTC 9/11 Mvt. III - WTC | Steve Reich WTC 9/11 | Nonesuch | www.nonesuch.com |
| R. Carlos Naka/Udi Bar-David | Prayer From Jewish Life | Voyagers | Canyon Records | store.canyonrecords.com |
| Joachim Stutshewsky/Paul Marelyn/John Lenehan | Kinah | From Jewish Life | Signum Classics | www.signumrecords.com |
| Ernest Bloch/Paul Marleyn/John Lenehan | Meditation Hebraique | From Jewish Life | Signum Classics | www.signumrecords.com |
| Leonard Bernstein | Chichester Psalms, Mvt. II | Leonard Bernstein Kaddish, Chichester Psalms, Missa Brevis | Chandos | en.wikipedia.org |
| Osvaldo Golijov/St. Lawrence String Quartet/Tara Helen O'Conor/Todd Palmer/Mark Dresser | Prelude to The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind | Yiddishbbuk | EMI Classics | www.osvaldogolijov.com |
Hosted by Liz Schwartz, an hour of music and poetry commemorating the ten year anniversary of 9/11. George Lederer joined us to read poems by Marge Piercy and Yehuda Amichai. Text for Marge Piercy's poem No One Came Home can be found here. The text for Yehuda Amichai's poem What Kind of A Person can be found here. The texts from Psalm 23 and Psalm 2 can be found here; just scroll down to the second movement information. Thanks to George Lederer for reading these poems.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 09/04/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balkan Beat Box | Adir Adirim | Balkan Beat Box | Jdub | www.myspace.com |
| Ashira | Adon Olam | |||
| Eliyahu & The Qadim Ensemble | Im Nin'alu | |||
| Dov Rosenblatt | Vlamashinim | |||
| Pharaoh's Daughter | Ka Ribon | |||
| Pharaohs' Daughter | Enpasare | |||
| Ashira | V'erestich Li | |||
| MC Karolina | Happiness | |||
| HaBiluim | Bachurim Shel Yeshiva | |||
| HaBiluim | Ani Makia | |||
| Vagabond Opera | Rumania |
Show hosted by Jacob Rosenblum, with guests Anna Kellerman and Seth Kaplan. Seth talked about a zine he started called "Out the Desert" and read an excerpt from it.
Theme for the next issue of Out the Desert: Safety and Security.
Due date is December 15.
Microsoft Word is preferred, 6 pages or less, single-spaced, 11-point at least.
send it to outthedesert@gmail.com
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