Hasia Segal: First Yahrtzeit Memorial

This is a special Yahrtzeit ("Yortsayt", or first-year
memorial) program for Hasia Segal z"l, co-founder and co-host of
the Yiddish Voice, whose who died one year ago, the night of
January 16, 2017, which is 19 Teyves on the Jewish calendar.
Therefore, her first yahrtzeit falls this week Saturday, January
6, 2018.

Our program features new remarks by cohosts Meyer, Sholem,
and Dovid on the occasion of Hasia's first yahrtzeit.

The rest of the show is comprised of material presented in
our special Shloyshim (30-day memorial) program presented last
year on Feb. 15, 2017.

Participants include Rivke Basman Ben-Haim, Hankus Netsky,
Ruth Shulman, Esther Ritchie, Iosif Lakhman (z"l), Dovid Braun,
Sholem Beinfeld, and Mark David. Rivke Basman Ben-Haim, a
world-renowned Yiddish poet and a good friend of Hasia's,
presents a new, original poem that she composed specially for
this occasion. Hankus Netsky is the founder of the Klezmer
Conservatory Band and a leader in preserving and reviving Yiddish
music, language, and culture. Shulman and Ritchie are Hasia's
daughters. Lakhman was a regular participant on the Yiddish Voice
for over a decade. Sadly, he himself passed away in June 2017.
Braun, Beinfeld, and David are regular participants on the
Yiddish Voice.



Original air date: Jan. 3, 2017




Photo: Dovid Braun and Hasia Segal z"l, 1990's, West Roxbury,
MA




Photo: Sholem Beinfeld and Hasia Segal z"l, 2003, Brookline,
MA