Sholem Beinfeld: Analyzing Israel's War; Remembering Hershl Hartman: His 2021 Interview

Highlights:



Sholem Beinfeld, cohost of The Yiddish Voice
and Professor of History, Emeritus, of Washington University,
St. Louis, gives an analysis of Israel's war with Hamas in the
aftermath of the Oct. 7 massacre.


Hershl Hartman passed away last week, Monday,
December 11, 2023, a few days after his 94th birthday. In his
memory we are reairing our interview with him, discussing his
work as a Yiddish journalist, an educator in secular
Yiddish-oriented schools, and a translator from Yiddish to
English. Hershl Hartman was born in Brooklyn, New York, in
1929. The interview was originally aired July 28, 2021. For the
original broadcast/podcast, including more extensive notes,
visit: https://podcast.yv.org/episodes/hershl-hartman

Music:

Moshe Stern: Undzer Eygn Land

Moshe Stern: A Gezang Tzu Yisroel

Rina Gordon: Far Nakht In Yerusholayim (words: Zalman
Shazar)

Moshe Stern: Ver Bistu Mentsh

Uri Zifroni: A Briv Fun Tel Aviv

Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an
instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing
Waltz





Air Date: December 21, 2023