Izzy Arbeiter Shloyshim Memorial

This show is a special Shloyshim program in memory of
Israel (Izzy) Arbeiter ז״ל, Holocaust survivor
and founder and former long-time president of the American
Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Greater Boston, who
passed away Oct. 29, 2021, at the age of 96. This show is
sponsored by The American Association of Jewish Holocaust
Survivors of Greater Boston and Descendants.


The first part features remarks in memory of Izzy, while the
second contains excerpts of his recordings for The Yiddish Voice.


Remarks:




Janet Stein Calm, President The American
Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Greater Boston
and Descendants (with remarks read in Yiddish by Dovid
Braun);




Tania Lefman, Holocaust survivor, long-time
friend of Arbeiter's, and treasurer of the American
Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Greater Boston;




Rabbi Moshe Waldoks of Temple Beth Zion,
Boston, who officiated at Arbeiter's funeral; and




Dovid Braun, a co-host of The Yiddish Voice
and director of the YIVO Yiddish Summer Program




Recordings of Izzy Arbeiter for The Yiddish Voice:


excerpt of Izzy's interview in 2005 discussing early life and
family in Plock, Poland;

excerpt of Izzy's interview in 2019 discussing one episode of
nearly miraculous survival in 1942 in the midst of the Holocaust;

excerpt of Izzy's interview in 1995 discussing the opening of
the New England Holocaust Memorial and his personal history as a
survivor;

excerpt of Izzy's greeting for Passover in 2020 (recorded
March 31, 2020)



Music:


Shimon Yisraeli: Zog Nit Keyn Mol (lyrics: Shmerke
Kaczerginski)

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



Air date: December 8, 2021