Leybl Botwinik, Yetta Kane (Pt. 2)

Leybl Botwinik is a writer of science
fiction, poetry and songs (in both Yiddish and English) who
grew up in Montreal's vibrant Yiddish cultural scene. He is
the son of the late Dovid Botwinik, a composer of Yiddish
songs, music educator, and Yiddish activist, and the brother
of Sender Botwinik, a Yiddish educator, choral director, and
music producer. Now living in Israel, Leybl has passed on the
Yiddish language and culture to his children. In this
episode, he shares stories from his Yiddishist upbringing as
well as personal experiences and reflections on the October 7
massacre. The interview was conducted via Zoom on May 30,
2025 (Erev Shabbos/Shvues).




Rebbetzin Yetta Kane, a Holocaust survivor,
grew up in Miadziol (Yiddish: Miadl – מיאַדל), a small town
in Belarus. She recounts memories of her childhood and how
her family survived the Holocaust by hiding in the forests of
Belarus with the partisans. Yetta and her late husband, Rabbi
and Cantor David Kane, co-authored the
memoir How to Survive Anything: The Life Story of David and
Yetta Kane. This is Part 2 of our interview, recorded at her
home in the Los Angeles area on April 8, 2025. Part 1 aired
on April 23, 2025.




Music:


Chava Alberstein: Friling

Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS from Jeff
Warschauer: The Singing Waltz





Air Date: June 11, 2025