Dovid Braun & Itzik Gottesman on Yiddish New York & Libe Gritz (Repeat)

Dovid Braun and Itzik
Gottesman discuss the upcoming Yiddish New York
festival of Yiddish languge and culture. Yiddish linguist Braun
will be presenting an advanced workshop on Yiddish dialects in
Yiddish during Yiddish New York. Gottesman, a PhD and
internationally recognized scholar of Yiddish language and
culture, is a producer of Yiddish New York. Info:
https://www.yiddishnewyork.com


Libe Gritz talks about the upcoming concert by
the Boston Workmen's Circle's A Besere Velt chorus at Yiddish
New York. The concert titled "Sing Out, Fight Back! – A Besere
Velt Chorus!" takes place SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2:45 – 4:00pm At
the Town and Village Synagogue, 334 East 14th Street, New York,
NY 10003. Libe (also known as Linda) Gritz is a leading member,
often a soloist, of the chorus, which sings almost entirely in
Yiddish. She is a long-time member and leader of the Boston
Workmen's Circle, active in Yiddish language and culture as
well as social justice. Info web site for A Besere Velt:
http://circleboston.org/community-chorus Info web site for
Yiddish New York: https://www.yiddishnewyork.com/ Yiddish New
York special-events page with info on the concert:
https://www.yiddishnewyork.com/programming/special-events-and-evening-programs/
(This interview originally aired on Dec 5 2017.)

Music:

A Besere Velt, Boston Workmen's Circle Yiddish Chorus:
Yugnt Himen (Youth Hymn), lyrics by Shmerke Kaczerginski,
music by Basye Rubin - from Youtube.com:
https://youtu.be/GBIALyIbk2s

Shmuel Rudenski, Lea Dulitzkaya, and Cast: Tog Ayn, Tog
Oys, Libst Mikh Sertse, Vayt fun Mayn Liber Heym, from the
record ‏אַ פֿידלער אױפֿן דאַך (A Fidler Afn Dakh) (Columbia
Records, Israel, 1965)



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



Air date: December 12, 2018