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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)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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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)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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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)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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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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Why the Geese Shrieked
Why the Geese Shrieked, a short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer, read by actors George Lederer and Patricia Hunter on The Portland Yiddish Hour on Oct. 3, 2010, during our fall membership drive.
- Artist: George Lederer/Patricia Hunter
- Title: Why the Geese Shrieked
- Genre: Speech
- Length: 10:15 minutes (9.38 MB)
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Where Are Your Guns?
A story by Howard Fast, read by radio actor George Lederer. First broadcast on the Yiddish Hour on July 11, 2010.
- Artist: George Lederer
- Title: where are your guns
- Genre: Other
- Length: 18:40 minutes (17.08 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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The 10th Man
A short story by Sholem Aleichem, read by radio actor George Lederer. Originally broadcast on the Yiddish Hour on June 6, 2010.
- Artist: George Lederer
- Title: The 10th Man by Sholem Aleichem
- Album: @KBOO 6-6-2010
- Genre: Speech
- Length: 13:14 minutes (12.12 MB)
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Yeshiva Boy - A Short Story By David Fuks
In this original story, a young Jewish boy learns the true power of prayer.
Originally aired on the Portland Yiddish Hour January 17, 2010
- Length: 5:43 minutes (9.16 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 224Kbps (CBR)
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Playlists
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 02/05/2012
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Frank London's Klezmer Brass | In Your Garden 20 Fecund Fruit trees | Carnival Conspiracy |
| In the Marketplace All is Subterfuge | ||
| Brave Old World | Bessarabia | In the Fiddler's House |
| Klezmatics | Fun Tashlikh | Rhythm and Jews |
| NY Psycho-Freylekhs | ||
| Buhushner Khosid | ||
| Tsiveles Bulgar | ||
| Oomph | Yankl's Tanz | Between Two Worlds |
Hosted by Barry, playing music from the Klezmatics and other all-time favorites. Thank you, new and renewing KBOO supporters!
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 01/29/2012
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Bait Jaffe | Max Epstein's Doina | Zweigesprache |
| Bait Jaffe | Maxie's Waltz | Zweigesprache |
| Andy Statman and David Grissom | Adon Olam | Songs of Our Fathers |
| Shawn's Kugel | Zemer Atik | Simcha! |
| Mohammed Fairouz | Tahrir for Clarinet and Orchestra | live performance |
| Fafillalt | Aromimcha Yah | Tafillalt |
| Shawn's Kugel | Ein Kelohaynu | Finger Play |
| The Klezmorim | Band Intro | Jazz-Babies of the Ukraine |
| The Klezmorim | Kishinever | Jazz-Babies of the Ukraine |
| The Klezmorim | Digga Digga Doo | Jazz-Babies of the Ukraine |
| The Klezmorim | Circus Sirba | Jazz-Babies of the Ukraine |
| DeLeon | En el Cafe | DeLeon |
Host Ed Kraus
The classical piece was Tahrir for Clarinet and Orchestra by Mohammed Fairouz, performed by clarinetist David Krakauer with the orchestra Ensemble 212 conducted by Yoon Jae Lee. You can get more information at
www.theworld.org/2012/01/mohammed-fairouz-egypt/
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 01/22/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraqi Jewish Musicians | Nakhon Libbo | Shbahot | Renair Records | www.midrash.org |
| Yair Dalal | Bagdad-Barcelona | Samar | Magda | www.yairdalal.com |
| Sacha Reich | Interview-JTC Cafe Baghdad | www.jewishtheatrecollaborative.org | ||
| Lyrics of Rabbi Israel Najara | Youtube Video | www.youtube.com | ||
| Idan Raichel | Mai Nahar | Within My Walls | Helicon | www.idanraichelproject.com |
| Daoud & Saleh Al-Kuwaiti | Endak Aun Ghatala | Masters of Iraqi Music | ARC | www.classicsonline.com |
| Yair Dalal | Jethro | The Perfume Road | Magda | www.yairdalal.com |
| Naim Rejwa/Abdu Sa'ada | Inta Omri | |||
| Hakki Obadia | Passover Songs | Iraqi Jewish and Iraqi Music | Global Village Music | itunes.apple.com |
Hosted by Liz Schwartz, featuring an interview with Sacha Reich, Artistic Director of Jewish Theatre Collaborative, about JTC's upcoming production, Cafe Baghdad. Also featured: Music of Iraqi Jews and the Fertile Crescent.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 01/15/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eprhyme | My Mouth Is a House of Prayer | Waywordwonderwill | ||
| Chana Rothman | More Than One Way | We Can Rise | Oyhoo | |
| Yoni Bloch | Nof Acher (Another View) | Hergelim Ra'im (Bad Habits) | ||
| Anna & Jacob | MLK Speech to AJC 1958 | |||
| Rick Recht | Avadim Hayinu | Knockin Holes in the Darkness | Jewish Rock Records | |
| Bney Hama | Mitoch Sheyna | Bney Hama | kboo.fm | |
| Yuppies With Jeeps (Yapim Im Jeepim) | Shak Li BaSheker | Leopard Skin Summer (Keitz Shel Or Namer) | yuppieswithjeeps.com | |
| Eviatar Banai | Taharut Klavim (Dog Contest) | Omed Al Niyar | ||
| AJ Heschel | AJ Heschel On Peace | www.google.com | ||
| Maccabeats | Lecha Dodi | |||
| Andy Statman & David Grisman | Bashie's Bounce | Songs of Our Fathers |
MLK Special in Honor of the Anniversary of His Birth (my favorite national holiday!)
hosted by Jacob Rosenblum
Judy Fiestal engineered, Anna Kellerman was my on-air guest
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 01/08/2012
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Benjy Fox-Rosen | A Maysele (A Tale) | Tick Tock |
| Finjan | Greenhorn Blues | Crossing Selkirk Avenue |
| Michael Winograd | Sher 199 | Bessarabian Hop |
| Noemi Waysfeld & Blik | Zog Maran | Kalyma |
| Vanessa Paloma | Al Pasar Por Casablanca - Don Bueso | YouTube |
| Seffarine | 3 live numbers | see below |
| Benjy Fox-Rosen | Oy Vey iz tsi Veynen! | Tick Tock |
| Budowitz | Bolgarski Zhok | Mother Tounge |
Host Ed Kraus
Live segment by the duo Seffarine ... more info at www.seffarine.com
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 01/01/2012
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Adrienne Cooper | Zol zeyn | Dreaming in Yiddish |
| A kholem | ||
| Adrienne Cooper, et al | Sorele's Bas Mitsveh | Mikveh |
| Vos vet zayn | ||
| Adrienne Cooper | Moyshe halt zikh | Ghetto Tango |
| Minutn fun bitokhn | ||
| Kapelye | Di mame iz gegangen/Di Saposhkhelekh | On the Air |
| Benjy Fox-Rosen | Grine Oygn | Tick-Tock |
| S'iz Git!! | ||
| Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band | Yash | Fire |
| Klezmatics | Es vilt zikh mir Zen | Jews with Horns |
| Adrienne Cooper, et al | Leyg dayn kop | Mikveh |
| Di fayerdike libe/Ay ay ay mazl tov | ||
| Kapelye | Abi Gezint | On the Air |
Hosted by Barry - a tribute to the late Adrienne Cooper.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 12/25/2011
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Zisa | Ochos Kandelikas | Season of Lights |
| Bait Jaffe | Maos Zur | lechajim |
| Benjy Fox-Rosen | Hudl Mitn Strudl | Tick Tock |
| Michael Winograd | Shers | live performance |
| Unknown | Cowboy Dreydl | YouTube |
| Slonim Hassidim | Maoz Tzur | Pitut Website |
| R. Aryeh Hirshfield | story | The Last Night of Chanukah |
| Kat Parra | Hanukia | Dos Amantes |
| Neomi Waysfeld & Blik | Shmirele Perele | Kalyma |
Host Ed Kraus
Piyut website (english) is at http://www.piyut.org.il/english/
Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield's music can be found at http://rebaryeh.com/
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 12/18/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klezmatics | Happy Joyous Hanuka | Happy Joyous Hanuka | JMG | klezmatics.com |
| Klezmatics | Hanuka Bell | Happy Joyous Hanuka | JMG | klezmatics.com |
| Klezmatics | The Many and the Few | Happy Joyous Hanuka | JMG | klezmatics.com |
| Klezmatics | Gilad & Ziv's Sirba | Happy Joyous Hanuka | JMG | klezmatics.com |
| Pharaoh's Daughter | Hanerot | Lights Vol. 2 | Craig N Co. | www.amazon.com |
| Elana Jagoda | This Light Tonight | Lights, Vol. 2 | Craig N Co. | www.amazon.com |
| Yasmin Levy | Ocho Kandelikas | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | www.amazon.com |
| Jules Brookes/Y-Love | Hanukkah oh Hanukkah | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | www.amazon.com |
| Jules Brookes | Rock of Ages | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | www.amazon.com |
| Idan Raichel/Avivit Caspi | Relics of Love and Light | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | www.amazon.com |
| Y-Love | My Hanukkah | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | www.amazon.com |
| Klezmatics | Hanuka Dance | Happy Joyous Hanukah | JMG | klezmatics.com |
Hosted by Liz Schwartz. A Chanukah preview show featuring music from the Klezmatics, who will be appearing in Portland on 12/20 (go to http://www.aladdin-theater.com/ for more information and tickets), and other contemporary Chanukah tunes.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 12/11/2011
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Klezmatics | Honga | Jews with Horns |
| Khsidim Tanz | ||
| Klezmatics | Hanukah Gelt | Lights, Vol 2. |
| Josh Nelson | Tzur Chayenu | Lights, Vol 2. |
| Mare Winningham | Hanerot Halalu | Lights, Vol 2. |
| Di Naye Kapelye | Drey Dreydele | A Mazeldiker Yid |
| Scottish Niggun | Rabbi Menachem Creditor | Lights, Vol 2. |
| Smooth-E | Honika Electronica | Lights, Vol 2. |
| Klezmatics | Freyt Aykh, Yidlekh | Jews with Horns |
| Bulgars, The Kiss |
Hosted by Barry, with some music from the Klezmatics (December 20 - Aladdin theater!) and some Hannukah music.
Also, read this story, from the Chabad.org website:
http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/102878/jewish/Th...
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 12/04/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Statman & David Grisman | Shabbos Waltz | Songs of Our Fathers | |
| Willie Nelson | Ride 'Em Jewboy | ||
| Steve Ulrich | Shabbos Song | Break On Through | www.steveulrich.com |
| Shel Silverstein | Wreck of the Old '49 | Inside Folk Songs | |
| Shel Silverstein | Boy Named Sue | A Boy Named Sue and His Other Country Songs | |
| Asleep At the Wheel | The Letter That Johnny Walker Read | Texas Gold | |
| Deb Chromow | Hey Zhankoye | zemerl.com | |
| Bob Dylan | It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry | ||
| Ramblin' Jack Elliott | Don't Think Twice, It's Alright | ||
| Kinky Friedman | They Ain't Makin Jews Like Jesus Anymore | ||
| David Allen Coe | You Never Even Called Me By My Name |
hosted by Jacob Rosenblum
engineered by Judy Fiestal (my mother)
in-studio guests: Seth Kaplan, Kelly Wilmeth
call-in guest: Deb Chromow
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".
Fundraiser
Cantors/Liturgical Music
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