Sholom Ber Diskin, Shulem Londner on LA Fires; Kolya Borodulin on Winter in Yiddishland; New Yiddish Music

Episode Highlights

Air date: January 15, 2025
Rabbi Sholom Ber Diskin

A shaliach at Chabad of Pacific Palisades, Rabbi Diskin shares
his first-hand experience of surviving the Los Angeles wildfires
that destroyed his home. He discusses the ongoing relief efforts
he and his team are leading. We reached him at his temporary
residence in the Pico Robinson neighborhood on Jan. 15, 2025.


️ Learn more about fire relief efforts: Chabad of Pacific
Palisades Fire Relief
️ Support individuals directly:


Help My Elderly Parents Rebuild After Fire—Ruby Elliot
Zuckerman's fundraiser for her grandparents, the Yiddish scholar
Marvin Zuckerman and his wife Kathy Kohner Zuckerman a/k/a Gidget

Help the Diskin Family Rebuild from the Palisades Fire—to
support Rabbi Sholom Ber and Nechama Diskin and their family, who
lost their home last week in the wildfire.

Shulem Londner

A community member from the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles,
Shulem shares insights from the Yiddish literary world and
reflects on the wildfire crisis. We reached him by phone at his
home on Jan. 15, 2025.
Kolya Borodulin

Join Kolya for a discussion on the Workers Circle’s upcoming
online event, Winter in Yiddishland. We reached him by phone at
his Arbeter Ring office in New York on Jan. 15, 2025.
New Yiddish Music

This episode features songs by rising stars on the Yiddish music
scene:



Jordan Wax: Makht and Keler fun Ash
️ Listen on Bandcamp


Hershy Bleich: Yene Second
️ Listen on Mostly Music


Mendy Shapiro: Kivinu
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Moshe Milstein: Lichtele
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Intro Music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental
track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz