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Philosophers, fiddlers and fools, kcrw general manager ruth seymours 26th annual threehour chanukah salute to yiddish. Yankele by martha schlamme, orchestra samuel matlovsky on. Her father owned a kosher restaurant in vienna, where martha spent her formative years before escaping nazis in 1938. Ruth rubin is the one who straightened me out about the role of russia. Martha schlamme sings israeli folk songs, martha schlamme, 1960 vanguard vrs 9072 the singing waltz. World war ii she began performing folk songs and yiddish songs in london. Martha schlamme, eight halflength portraits, various poses created published between 1950 and 1970 subject headings schlamme, martha performances. An interesting deal on jewish music observations along. My father was fluent in yiddish, but never used it at home. Lewin, owner of the hebrew book store hebraische buchhandlung in berlin, created the semer record label. Accompanying materials for the uos judaic studies web site note. Born in vienna, she escaped to england in 1938 and immigrated to the us in 1948.

The wholesale klezmer band performs in yiddish and loshn koydesh, ashkenazic hebrew, and they specialize in making it accessible to the english speaking world with translations, stories, explanations, visual aids, and that universal language that speaks to your feet and makes them want to dance. Yiddishkayts profile of nomberg includes some biographical details, as well as a caricature of the author and a poem by nomberg set to music, sung by martha schlamme. Martha schlamme yiddish songs from my fathers house music. Martha schlamme survived the holocaust with a honeysweet soubrette soprano voice. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Ive been listening to this album for 50 years, and i still love it. Americanborn, israeli singer, betty klein studied with martha schlamme at mannes college, graduated with a bs from boston university, ms from columbia university and. Forced to flee to france in 1938 after the annexation of austria by nazi germany, haftel soon after joined her family in england, where they were then interned as enemy aliens on. Oy, oy gevalt, gevalt and geshmir, shlug kup n vun go hit your head against a wall, and mama loshn the mother tongue. Israeli folk dances 10 martha schlammemort freeman lp5. Its the swan song for hatikvah music jewish journal. Many additional recordings have been added to the collection.

Austrianborn american folk singer, born 25 september 1922 in vienna, austria, died 6 october 1985 in jamestown, new york, usa. Martha schlamme sings jewish folk songs vinyl discogs. From the little villages and towns of eastern europe to the second avenue hit parade, music, stories and memories from a world now vanished. Fiddler on the roof broadway musical original ibdb. Martha schlamme vocals,track performer gershon kingsley conductor. When my children were born, i decided to speak with them in yiddish. Listen to and buy martha schlamme music on cd baby. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Her father was meier haftel and her mother the former gisa braten, both orthodox jews. From her album, martha schlamme sings jewish folk songs 1957. Jewish, klezmer, yiddish, israeli martha schlamme martha. Shevi glassman herbstman 16jul2016 yiddish book center. She was born to a jewish family in vienna, austria in 1923. In january 1933, adolf hitler was appointed chancellor of germany.

Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. The penguin book of modern yiddish verse hardcover by. She signed all of her books and records i brought, including voices of a people and a treasury of jewish folk song. Mumme looshen a linguistic book on yiddish, with sy transcriptions.

About this site the yiddish book centers great jewish. Djankoye comes from russiaanother jewish song composed in yiddish and collected by the master jewish folklorist from canada, ruth rubin, who i was fortunate to meet at what she called an infoconcert. Martha schlamme sings yiddish songs produced by lila hassid. Martha schlamme, eight halflength portraits, various.

I am missing some data for a martha schlamme discography. Martha schlamme zhankoe from the album martha schlamme sings jewish folk songs released in the usa 1957. It is written in english with some yiddish, and looks at contemporary jewish life and its yiddish roots. Herman fellow and a senior fellow working in bibliography, joins us to talk about how shes been using yiddish ocr for her research and some of the amazing finds shes made. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Voices of the ghetto 7 productions french import 9. Shevi glassman herbstman, daughter of yiddish writer shimshen glazman, was interviewed by christa whitney on july 16th, 2016, at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. Also on display are two cds rutberg released on his own hatikvah music label. Jan peerce, shoshana damari, leon lishner, herschel bernard, netania davrath, martha schlamme. Martha schlamme, the smokyvoiced soprano whose kurt weill interpretations were internationally acclaimed, died sunday in jamestown, n.

Once described as a viennese mary martin, martha schlamme began her american career singing yiddish and hebrew songs in the resort hotels of the. The record of germanjewish music, 19331938, comes to life. Nov 19, 2011 martha schlamme zhankoe from the album martha schlamme sings jewish folk songs released in the usa 1957. Womens yiddish poetry finally gets its scholarly due from kathryn hellerstein, longtime champion of the female yiddish poetic voice, in her comprehensive and accessible account, a question of tradition. A kurt weill cabaret an evening with martha schlamme and alvin epstein, accompanied by. Hellersteins book is comprehensive, supplying the biographical details of six important poets. Fiddler on the roof original, musical, comedy, drama, broadway opened in new york city sep 22, 1964 and played through jul 2, 1972. Martha schlamme rose to popularity singing yiddish and hebrew songs at catskills resorts, but was best known for her interpretations of kurt weills music. Peretz, nomberg was a leading advocate of yiddishism. Durkhn dorf geyt a geshrey, men fregt vos iz dort geshen, first line yiddish.

Vocalyiddish adaptation schlamme, martha arrangerconductor matlovsky, samuel first line. My ancestors spoke this, going back many generations. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from martha schlamme at the discogs marketplace. In 1981, the yiddish book center began publishing pakn treger the book peddler. Buy lori hollands album titled irish folk songs for women, vol. Israeli singer betty klein performing jewish folksongs in ladino, yiddish, hebrew, and other jewish languages at a house concert in newton, ma, on march, 20.

Yiddish songs from my fathers house martha schlamme. Martha schlamme yiddish songs from my fathers house. Martha schlamme favorite yiddish songs coverdesign. I brought them to the yearly yiddish vokh run by yugntruf. Martha schlamme was an austrianborn american singer and actress. An expert in folksong, schlamme sang in 12 languages, including jewish folksongs in hebrew and yiddish. Martha haftel was born in vienna, 25 september 1922. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Martha was the only daughter of meier and gisa braten haftel, who were orthodox jews. She became a popular singer, giving over a thousand concerts.

A growing collection of indepth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories about the legacy and changing nature of yiddish language and culture offer a rich and complex chronicle of jewish identity. Klezmer guitar and mandolin, jeff warschauer, 1997 the yiddish dream, vanguard 1991 raisins and almonds. Benny mer, author of recent book, written in hebrew, smocza. Sophia shoulson, the yiddish book centers 20192020 richard s. Leo fuld sings his yiddish hits and martha schlammes yiddish songs from my fathers house. Check out yankele by martha schlamme, orchestra samuel matlovsky on amazon music. About the yiddish book center the yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to tell the whole jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating yiddish books and presenting innovative educational programs that broaden understanding of modern jewish identity. Concerts rosalie gerut is a major talent on the threshold of greatness.

Performance of kurt weillbertold brecht songs by martha schlamme and alvin epstein at reno sweeney nightclub revd by j s wilson. Martha schlamme, the smokyvoiced soprano whose kurt weill. I didnt grow up speaking yiddish, but my yiddishe mama did, and i heard and learned a few phrases from her. In 1983, the yiddishlanguage forverts became a weekly newspaper, and now has a circulation of 5,000. Michele started out as a lawyer and practiced as an assistant da in nyc and cambridge. The fourth selection for the 2019 great jewish books book club. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books. Martha schlamme favorite yiddish songs releases discogs. Nomberg, the yiddish writer and social activist was born on april 4, 1876. Bay dem shtetl shteyt a shtibl, mit a grinem dakh, mit a first line yiddish. A more personal recollection of nomberg, which describes him as a child prodigy, appears in the radomsk yizkor book translated into english on. Martha schlamme, abraham stockman piano, and pete seeger wooden flute perform mordechai gebirtigs shlof shoin main jankele on episode 11 of rainbow.

Women in jewish music jewish music webcenter page 3. The yiddish book center national yiddish book center, located on the campus of hampshire college in amherst, massachusetts, united states, is a cultural institution dedicated to the preservation of books in the yiddish language, as well as the culture and history those books represent. Nov 04, 1979 rebecca the rabbis daughter a yiddish musical, with english narration, starring mary soreanu. Oncle maurice 18 19 avril 1973 chansons yiddish polonais francais lecture livre rzeszow en yiddish f. Martha schlammefavorite yiddish songspreowned vinyl. Herschel bernardi, shoshana damari, netania davrath, leon lishner, jan peerce, martha schlamme the yiddish dream. When hirsch zvi lewin began a recording label specializing in jewish music in 1932, he had no idea how quickly germanys cultural life would be radically altered. A myriad of worlds comes alive for them folksongs and expressions, traditional sources and works of modern yiddish literature. See forward of june 3, 1994 with album j05a language. Tune in to sundays sounds jewish radio show for jewish music inspired by labor day and the labor movementplus folksongs about jobs traditionally filled by jews tailor, shepherd, but, alas, nothing about orthodontist, and a special woman of valor tribute. Sheva zuckers textbook is an outstanding achievement that brings students closer to all the charms of yiddish as a spoken language. Schlamme studied piano in austria before she was sent to relatives in france in 1938 due to the war. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Martha schlamme never set out to have an international career as a singer the international part was forced on her by adolph hitler, and she brought the voice.

She earned a national reputation in the 1950s as a performer of songs of many lands, and later won acclaim for her interpretations of kurt weill songs. Freedman sound archives at penn libraries temporarily unavailable. A discography of holdings at the uo knight librarys douglass listening room. My earliest exposure to yiddish was through recordings by theodore bikel zl, mark olf, and martha schlamme. Hamas leader yahya sinwar threatened to kill millions of israelis. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months. Jewish folk songs, martha schlamme out of the ghetto. Martha schlamme born martha haftel, september 25, 1923 october 6, 1985 was an austrianborn american singer and actress. Once described as a viennese mary martin, martha schlamme began her american career singing yiddish and hebrew songs in the resort hotels of the catskills in the late 1940s. Go search your store deals store gift cards sell help. Born martha haftel in 1922, she was the only daughter of meier haftel and the former gisa braten her parents were orthodox jews, and her father owned a kosher restaurant in vienna, where martha grew up. The follow up to the popular first volume of yiddish. Buy cds, mp3s, and vinyl from independent artists from around the world.

Martha schlamme at reno sweeney with alvin epstein the. Leo fuld sings his yiddish hits and martha schlamme s yiddish songs from my fathers house. Buy the cd yiddish songs from my fathers house by martha schlamme on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. But you can save a bundle by buying the big jewish music box mp3 collection on amazon for just 99 cents, and youll get a couple more martha schlamme albums and a bunch of other stuff as well. Now that were all spending so much time inside during shelter in place orders, we might as well spruce up our homes a little.