Interview with Kolya Borodulin, Director of Yiddish Programming
at Workmen's Circle (Arbeter Ring). Check out all their Yiddish
programming here:
https://circle.org/what-we-do/yiddish-language/
Interview with Dovid Braun, Academic Director of the 2019
YIVO-Bard Summer Program, also known as the Uriel Weinreich Summer
Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture. More info
here: https://summerprogram.yivo.org/NB: First deadline:
International and Financial Aid Applicants: February 28, 2019
Valentine's Day, or Valentin-Tog, the secular holiday of
romantic love, is celebrated throughout with playing and discussion
of several love songs by our regular co-hosts Sholem Beinfeld
and Leye (Lillian) Shporer-Leavitt.
Music:
In Di Vayse Yorn, words by Yosef Papernikov, performed by Chava
Alberstein on her album Lemele (NMC, 2006)
Her nor du sheyn meydele, folk song, performed by Wolf Krakowski
on his album Transmigrations: Gilgul (Kamea Records, 1996),
accompanied Freydi Katz
Margaritkes, words by Zalmen Shneyer, performed by Chava
Alberstein on her album Mike Burstein/Chava Alberstein: Yiddish
Folk Songs (CBS, 1973)
Fisher Lid, words and music by Aliza Greenblatt, performed by
Martha Schlamme on her album Favorite Yiddish Songs (MGM, 1963)
Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental
track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz
