Jewish, Yiddish, Ladino, Klezmer, Israeli, Mizrahi and Sephardic Music and Culture
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The Portland Jewish Music Festival is here! May 8 -18, featuring local Jewish artists Michelle Alany, Diane Chaplin, and Yankl Falk with the Carpathian Express, plus great Jewish artists from elsewhere.
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Yiddish Hour host Barry Lavine interviews Portlander Eric Klein, who is
working with Toronto writer Michael Wex on a project to translate the 1921
Classic Yiddish novel, "In Poylishe Velder" (In the Forests of Poland) into a
free e-book for 2015. Details can be found at...
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Hosted by Liz Schwartz, featuring an interview with choreographer Josie
Moseley about the upcoming performances of her Holocaust ballet, When I Close
My Eyes, with the Portland Ballet Company. And switching gears entirely,
we'll feature some music for Mother's Day, but p...
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A twofer! Co-hosts Liz Schwartz and Jacob Rosenblum bring you the latest from
local bands Girls In Trouble, Erev Ravs and lots of pre-Pesach tunes to
accompany your Passover preparations.
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