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Audio
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)
- 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)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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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)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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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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Playlists
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.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 04/22/2012
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Finjan | Sharon's Dance | Dancing on Water |
| German Goldensteyn | Zhokul Rozeshilor | A Living Tradition |
| Andy Statman | Chassidic Waltz | Between Heaven and Earth |
| Baith Jaffe | Czardas Medley | Oifn Weg |
| Balkan Beat Box | Cha Cha | Balkan Beat Box |
| German Goldensteyn | Russian Medley | A Living Tradition |
| Alex Kontrovich | New Orleans Funeral March | Deep Minor |
| Chava Alberstein | Away | Crazy Flower |
| David Krakauer | Africa Bulgar | Klezmer Madness |
| Oy Division | In Zaltsinkn Yam | The Unternationale |
| R. Aryeh Hirshfield | Simcha L'Artzecha | Batee L'Ganee |
Host Ed Kraus
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 04/15/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Fuld | Mazzel | Songs for the Jewish-American Jet Set | idelsohnsociety.com | |
| Yidcore | If I Were A Rich Man | Yidcore | Swell Records | www.yidcore.com |
| Golem | The Rent | Fresh Off Boat | J Dub | www.golemrocks.com |
| George Lederer | Annoy Kaufman | |||
| Adrienne Cooper | Mues | Ghetto Tango | Traditional Crossroads | www.traditionalcrossroads.com |
| Jacob Jacobs | Jackele, Schik a Checkele | The Best of Yiddish Vaudeville, Vol. 2 | Leisure Time Records | www.jewishjukebox.com |
| Zupfgeigenhansel | Dire Gelt | YouTube | www.youtube.com | |
| Golem | Bublitchki | Fresh Off Boat | J Dub | kboo.fm |
| Emery Deutsch | Bublitchki | From Avenue A to the Great White Way | Sony | www.artistdirect.com |
| Slim Gaillard Quartet | Dunkin' Bagel | Black Sabbath: The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations | idelsohnsociety.com | |
| Sophie Tucker | Don't Put a Tax on the Beautiful Girls | Origins of the Red Hot Mamas | Archeophone Records | www.archeophone.com |
| Bruce Adler/Barcelona Symphony | Dir a Nickel, Mir a Nickel | YouTube | www.youtube.com | |
| Bernie Knee | Passover Time On the Range | Songs for the Jewish-American Jet Set | idelsohnsociety.com | |
| The Klez Dispensers | Papirosn | Say You'll Understand | www.klezdispensers.com |
Hosted by Liz Schwartz, featuring music about taxes, money and a celebration of chametz. Also a story by George S. Kaufman, read by radio actor George Lederer.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 04/08/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baith Jaffe | Feiga's Nigun 1942 | lechajim | |
| Yale Strom | Boghicic khosedl | Borsht with Bread, Brothers | |
| Baith Jaffe | Psalm 27 | lechajim | |
| Artichaut Orkestra | Byzance | T for Teresa | |
| Pharaoh's Daughter | Taitch | out of the reeds | |
| unknown | Leval Yimot Netzach | www.piyut.org.il | |
| Amsterdam Klezmer Band | Gogol Mogol | Kalta | |
| unknown | Betzet Yisrael | www.pitut.org.il | |
| Davka | Rhino Rhapsody | Judith | |
| Lerner-Moguilevsky Duo | Duerme, Duerme | Shtil | |
| Dr. J and the OJGs | Eliahu Hanavi | Hip Hop Shabbat |
Host Ed Kraus
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 04/01/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| So Called | Dayenu | The So Called Seder | www.socalledmusic.com |
| Eprhyme | Tikkun Adam | Waywordwonderwill | www.myspace.com |
| Eprhyme | Punklezmerap | Waywordwonderwill | |
| Yiddish Republik | Zog Es Mir Nokh a Mol | www.yiddishrepublik.com | |
| Burnside | Already Gone | soundcloud.com | |
| Chana Rothman | Beautiful Land | Beautiful Land EP | chanarothman.com |
| Vanessa Paloma | Al Pasar Por Casablanca | vanessapaloma.blogspot.com | |
| Erev Rav | Heavy Shtetl | erevravmusic.com | |
| Acollective | A Better Man | www.myspace.com |
Hosted by Jacob Rosenblum
On-air call in guest Vanessa Paloma
Click here for a video of Eprhyme's "Punklezmerap"
Click here for a video of Acollective's "A Better Man"
Hope you liked it!
-jacob
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 03/25/2012
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Taraf de Haidouks & Kocani Orkestar | 100 Millions | Band of Gypsies 2 |
| Turceasca a Lu Kalo | ||
| Key | Arabska igro | Kef |
| Krivo Sadovsko horo | ||
| Pajdusko | ||
| Vanessa Paloma | Hijica Dile a Tu Mama | Flor de Serena |
| Paxarico Sos Mi Alma | ||
| Fanfare Ciocarlia | Dusty Road | Iag Bari |
| Lume, Lume | ||
| Jocul Boldenilor | ||
| Hora din Petrosnitza | ||
| Tu Romnie | ||
| Besh o Drom |
Hosted by Barry, playing wild and crazy Balkan/Gypsy music, highlighting the Eugene band, 'Kef'.
Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 03/18/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorin Sklamberg/Susan McKeown | Heart's Blood | Saints & Tzadiks | World Village | www.myspace.com |
| Lorin Sklamberg/Susan McKeown | Oakum | Saints & Tzadiks | World Village | www.myspace.com |
| Lorin Sklamberg/Susan McKeown | My Little Belly | Saints & Tzadiks | World Village | www.myspace.com |
| Lorin Sklamberg/Susan McKeown | The Hag with the Money | Saints & Tzadiks | World Village | www.myspace.com |
| berg/Susan McKeown | The Little Slender Boy | Saints & Tzadiks | World Village | www.myspace.com |
| De Danann | Two Jewish Reels | Ballroom | Green Linnet | en.wikipedia.org |
| Black Velvet | A Balkan Feast | Black Velvet | www.cdbaby.com | |
| Black Velvet | Middle Eastern Polkas | Black Velvet | www.cdbaby.com | |
| Black Velvet | Siobhan O'Donnell's Reels | Black Velvet | www.cdbaby.com | |
| Vanessa Paloma | La Serena | Flor de Serena | www.flordeserena.com | |
| Vanessa Paloma | La Vida Do Por El Raki | Flor de Serena | www.flordeserena.com | |
| June Tabor | Mayn Rue Platz | Aqaba | www.myspace.com | |
| Mick Moloney | If It Wasn't For The Irish and the Jews | If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews | Compass Records | compassrecords.com |
| Black Velvet | Five and Seven | Black Velvet | www.cdbaby.com |
The Jewish-Irish Connection, a celebration of Jewish and Irish music made by both Jewish and Irish musicians, in honor of St. Patrick's day. Hosted by Liz Schwartz
Here's an interesting article about the history of Jews in Ireland:
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