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Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold Sings His Father’s Peysekh (Passover) Nign
EX448_3102 Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold, long-time Rabbi of the Harvard University Hillel, shares a Passover nigun (melody) that he remembers from his childhood in Poland.
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When Do You Sing a Nign? Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold Explains
EX448_3106 Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold, long-time Rabbi of the Harvard University Hillel, describes what a nign is and when one might sing one.
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Avreml: My First Starring (Yiddish) Acting Role at Age Four
EX393_3533 Avi Hoffman, actor, reflects on his first ever performance as "Aleph-Avreml" in a play written by his mother and some of the other teachers at the Sholem Aleichem Folk Shul on Bainbridge...
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"An Entire World of Creativity": The Secular Yiddish Scene in New York in the...
EX393_3532 Avi Hoffman, actor, recalls his childhood neighborhood around Bainbridge Avenue in the Bronx as a center of creativity and rebirth for the secular Yiddishists who made it their home after...
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Remembering Poale Zion and the Zionism of the 1940s
EX391_2023 Judith Klau, english teacher, remembers the impact of Zionism on her and shares the lyrics of a Poale Zionist anthem.
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"Maybe the best place in the world" for a Yiddish Program: Melbourne, Australia
EX360_2823 Ken Frieden, B.G. Rudolph Professor of Judaic Studies at Syracuse University, recounts his sense of surprise upon discovering a vibrant Yiddish-speaking community in Melbourne, Australia,...
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Theodore Bikel, z"l
Theodore Bikel, z"l -distinguished folk singer and actor- was interviewed by Christa Whitney on August 26, 2011 at KlezKanada, in Montreal, Canada. read more
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Leonard Nimoy Remembers His First Foray Into Yiddish Theater in Los Angeles
EX483_3510 Leonard Nimoy, Jewish actor most well-known for his role as Spock on the Star Trek science fiction series, shares his memories of performing in a Yiddish production at a theater in Los...
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"It Ain't Never Been Away": Theo Bikel on Cultural "Revivals"
EX151_477 Theodore (Theo) Bikel - z"l, distinguished folk singer and actor - explains that culture is "cyclical" and uses an example from the folk music revival of the 1960s to illustrate his point.
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Sholem Aleichem's Tevye
EX151_478 Theodore (Theo) Bikel, z"l, distinguished folk singer and actor, who played Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof" on Broadway, discusses the emblematic beauty of Sholem Aleichem's original stories...
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"You Just Have to Trust Me": Theo Bikel Remembers A Trip That Took Him From...
EX151_480 Theodore (Theo) Bikel, z"l, distinguished folk singer and actor, remembers the day-trip he took from Paris to Auschwitz with a group of political and religious leaders from around the world....
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Klezmer Music Today
EX151_483 Theodore (Theo) Bikel, z"l, distinguished folk singer and actor, explains what he sees as the state of Klezmer music today and discusses his fear that Klezmer will be too influenced by other...
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Theo Bikel Remembers Frequenting The Nightclubs of Paris After World War Two
EX151_1445 Theodore (Theo) Bikel - z"l, distinguished folk singer and actor - describes the scene and the people he met at Paris nightclubs after World War Two.
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Theodore (Theo) Bikel on Collecting Songs
EX151_1445 Theodore (Theo) Bikel, z"l - actor, folk singer, and activist - explains how he has always collected songs, from whomever he could.
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Language, music, and literature in Theo Bikel's Vienna home
EX151_1447 Theodore (Theo) Bikel, z"l - actor, folk singer, and activist - describes the music and literature of the multilingual home in pre-war Vienna.
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Why I Sing Yiddish Music: Theo Bikel Reflects
EX151_1680 Theodore (Theo) Bikel - z"l, distinguished folk singer and actor - reflects on the sense of duty that propels him to present Yiddish music to the world.More from this narrator: Theodore...
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Theo Bikel Reflects on the Role of the Performing Artist
EX151_1679 Theodore (Theo) Bikel, z"l - distinguished folk singer and actor - reflects on the role of the performing artist in society.More from this narrator: Theodore (Theo) Bikel
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To A Career in Music and Theater through the Kibbutz
EX151_1677 Theodore (Theo) Bikel, z"l - distinguished folk singer and actor - reflects on his early zionist participation, and how the kibbutz inadvertently led him into his illustrious theatrical...
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Meeting in the Middle: My Parents' Approach to Jewishness
EX425_2676 Michael Yashinsky - stage director and Yiddish language student - describes what kind of home his parents, from equally Jewish but quite disparate backgrounds, created in which to raise...
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Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold Sings "Az Ikh Volt Gehat Koyekh (If I Had the Strength)"
EX448_3091 Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold, long-time Rabbi of the Harvard University Hillel, shares a Yiddish song, "Az Ikh Volt Gehat Koyekh."
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