Pesach, Mrs. Gitu Cycowitz, Mrs. Esti Shnek

Pesach, Mrs. Gitu Cycowitz, Mrs. Esti Shnek

פּסח, פֿר׳ גיטו סיקאָוויטס, פֿר׳ אסתּי שנעק

Show notes

  • Happy Passover! א כשרן און געזונטן פסח!
  • Happy Passover and thanks to friends, participants, and sponsors of this show:
  • Interviews
    • Mrs. Gisel (Gitu) Cycowicz (part 2), Holocaust survivor originally from Chust, Czechoslovakia, discussing her personal history and current doings today in Israel erev Pesach.
    • Mrs. Esti Shnek (nee Jahr) Holocaust survivor originally from Jasina, Czechoslovakia, discussing her personal history and current doings today in Israel erev Pesach.
  • Also featuring extended remarks on Pesach by
    • Sholem Beinfeld, midway through the first hour. Prof. Beinfeld is cohost of The Yiddish Voice, co-editor-in-chief of Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, and Professor Emeritus of history at Washington University in St. Louis.
    • Dovid Braun, from 2020, in middle of 2nd half-hour. Braun is YIVO Summer Program Academic Director and co-president of the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center (Bronx, NY).
  • Music:
    • Meshugga Beach Party: Dayenu
    • Malavsky Family: Ho Lakhmo Anyo and Fir Kashes
    • Moishe Oysher: Chad Gadyo
    • Richard Tucker: Tal Bo
    • Richard Tucker: Tal Tein
    • Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz

Air Date: March 24, 2021

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Guests

Gitu Cycowicz

Gitu Cycowicz

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Esti Shnek

Esti Shnek

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Sholem Beinfeld

Sholem Beinfeld

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