The hebrew actors union hau, which was the first theatrical union in the united states, was originally founded in new york city in 1888. Yiddishamerican klezmer music 19251956 by dave tarras. Jul 26, 1988 jack rechtzeit, an actor in the yiddish theater for more than 60 years, died sunday at beth israel hospital in manhattan. Surrey mitn fringe afn top, oy siz a sheyne fremorgn seymour rechtzeit 25.
Schmaltz and strudel, the milken archive of jewish music writes about this song, written by david meyerowitz 18671943. My family is jewish, and i first began singing in our synagogue. Nov 17, 2014 the international association of yiddish clubs iayc brought its 16th international conference to boca raton for the first time last weekend and may have found a permanent home for the conference. In relive a boys journey grades 38, students meet polish immigrant seymour rechtzeit, who came to the u. My mom loved when id finger the notes on our piano at home and wed sing the songs together. Henry lynn july 21, 1895 august 25, 1984 was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, who concentrated on yiddish life and culture in the united states, early twentieth century, 19321939, the. This photoillustrated oral history shares the challenges of young immigrants in the early 1900s, and how the talent of people like rechtzeit has enriched. Shortly afterwards, the hebrew actors union, along with the yiddish writers union, the theater chorus union and two branches of the socialist labor party, founded the united hebrew trades uht on october 9, 1888. Rechzeit was also one of the first television performers to appear in yiddish, at first by himself and later with his wife miriam kressyn. In november 2002 grace paley attended the yiddish book centers great jewish books conference as a writerinresidence. Born in piotrkow trybunalski, poland, and a child prodigy, rechtzeit. The decade of discovery is a new initiative of the yiddish book center designed to foster a deeper understanding of yiddish and modern jewish culture. Hebrew actors union, forverts, 50th jubilee 1947 yiddish. Seymour rechtzeit, also known as seymour rexite, january 18, 1908 october 14, 2002, was an actor and singer of the yiddish theater, film and radio in the united states, and for some time president of.
Beginning with the centers 40th anniversary in 2020, and continuing for each of the next ten years, the center will select an annual theme. Jack rechtzeit, an actor in the yiddish theater for more than 60 years, died sunday at beth israel hospital in manhattan. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come by sue macy. This isnt necessary to learn to speak and understand yiddish, as our course has yivo institute for jewish research standard transliteration as well as audio for each yiddish word, but there is a vast. In order to gather information for this book, boris set out to interview a number of yiddish theatre people to gather information about schwartz and his yiddish art. Surrey mitn fringe afn top, oy siz a sheyne fremorgn seymour rechtzeit introduction to yiddish melodies in swing sam mendoff and the yiddish swingtet yidel mitn fiedel the barry sisters with sam medoff and the yiddish swingtet. All categories books yiddish yiddish in this yiddish section of jewish used books, you will find many used yiddish short stories to have in your home or library. The judaica sound archives at fau libraries began in 2002 as a small cultural preservation project. Born in piotrkow trybunalski, poland, and a child prodigy, rechtzeit emigrated to the united states in 1920. Buy books make a donation about cyco our blog calendar of yiddish events history of yiddish for beginners yiddish links cyco publishing housecyco records tel.
Yiddish swing orchestra, bridegroom special 1940 10. Seymour rechtzeit, also known as seymour rexite, january 18, 1908 october 14, 2002, was an actor and singer of the yiddish theater, film and radio in the united states, and for some time president of the hebrew actors union. Buy dave tarrass album titled yiddishamerican klezmer music 19251956 to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. The son of a cantor, rexite originally spelled rechtzeit started performing professionally while still in knickers the wonderboy, they used to call him.
Upon leaving the jewish musicals, outside the theater one could buy sheet musicnotes and wordsfrom that particular show. The mission was to establish a comprehensive collection of judaic sound recordings today the jsa is the largest online resource for jewish sound recordings in the world, boasting over 75,000 songs that can be played on demand. International yiddish conference a hit in boca south. Romantic idols of the yiddish theater march 3, 2015 posted by lawrencebush miriam kressyn, who with her husband of fifty years, seymour rechtzeit often spelled rexite, became a beloved. February 18, 2008 in yiddish permalink comments 2 trackback. In order to gather information for this book, boris set out to interview a number of yiddish theatre people to gather information about schwartz and his yiddish art theatre troupe. Once a kingdom, by martin boris re maurice schwartz gatherings thanksgiving at the public theatre 1934 organizations. Rexite born rechtzeit immigrated to the united states in 1920, with his father, a cantor, and his elder brother, jack, an actor and songwriter. Introduction to yiddish melodies in swing sam medoff and the yiddish. Claire barry, who crossed over from the world of yiddish entertainment to global pop stardom as half of. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from seymour rexite at the discogs marketplace.
Introduction to yiddish melodies in swing sam medoff and the yiddish swingtet 26. Seymour rexite, a onetime matinee idol of the yiddish theater and radio, died on monday at his home in greenwich village. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable. Yidel mitn fiedel the barry sisters with sam medoff and the yiddish swingtet 27. The international association of yiddish clubs iayc brought its 16th international conference to boca raton for the first time last weekend and may have found a permanent home for. On that site, there were numerous recordings of yiddish songs available to listen to for free. I kept singing as a young man and became a star of yiddish theater. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Learn about seymour rechtzeit, a jewish immigrant from poland who became a famous. Rechtzeit was among the first singers on yiddish radio and would continue as the oldest yiddish radio program for more than twenty years with his program the melody box on radio station wevd. Seymour rechtzeit w abe ellstein orchestra, hopkele 1941 9. The national yiddish book center offers online access to the full texts of nearly 11,000 outofprint yiddish titles. Harpercollins 100 best spiritual books of the century image.
Battle hymn of the republic in yiddish sung by seymour rechtzeit beatles youtube above performed by california klezmer. Hopkele by abe ellstein orchestra seymour rechtzeit on amazon. Surrey mitn fringe afn top, oy siz a sheyne fremorgn seymour rechtzeit introduction to yiddish melodies in swing sam mendoff and the yiddish swingtet yidel mitn fiedel the barry. Surrey mitn fringe afn top, oy siz a sheyne fremorgn seymour rechtzeit introduction to yiddish melodies in swing sam mendoff and the yiddish swingtet yidel mitn fiedel the barry sisters with sam medoff and the yiddish swingtet wcnw station id turkish yalle ve uve naftule brandwein orchestra gefilte fish commercial. These titles were scanned under the auspices of the steven spielberg digital yiddish library, and have been made available online through the internet. Shortly afterwards, the hebrew actors union, along with the yiddish. How amazing it is to hear grace read her work in this archival recordingher literary voice i know but to hear her own voice is truly something quite special. Additionally, this film contains the final interview of seymour rechtzeit, who also gives a tour of the abandoned office of the yiddish theatrical alliance, where the viewer is exposed to many lost treasures of the yiddish theater world such as piles of the original scores for many of the old plays. Seymour rechtzeit remembers some of the most important figures from the heyday of the american yiddish theater.
Listening to miriam kressyn and her husband, seymour rechtzeit, sing together was a joy. Romantic idols of the yiddish theater march 3, 2015 posted by lawrencebush miriam kressyn, who with her husband of fifty years, seymour rechtzeit often spelled rexite, became a beloved couple of the yiddish theater stage, was born in bialystok, poland on this date in 1910 some sources say 1912. Seymour rechtzeit was 8 years old in 1920, when he left his home in poland and journeyed to america. Yossele rosenblatt, mordechai hershman, the malavsky family, moshe koussevitzky, the barry sisters, jan peerce, seymour rechtzeit, misha alexndrovich, moishe oysher, the bagelman sisters yiddish. Henry lynn july 21, 1895 august 25, 1984 was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, who concentrated on yiddish life and culture in the united states, early twentieth century, 19321939, the era of yiddish film in america.
Seymour rechtzeit, also known as seymour rexite, january 18, 1908 october 14, 2002, was an actor and singer of the yiddish theater, film and radio in the. Seymour rexite january 18, 1908 october 14, 2002, originally rechtzeit, was an actor and singer of the yiddish theater, film and radio in the united states, and for some time president of the hebrew. Claire barry, with her sister, merna, on the cover of their 1961 album side by side. Music from the yiddish radio project collections search. The mission was to establish a comprehensive collection of judaic sound recordings today the jsa is the. Seymour rexite january 18, 1908 october 14, 2002, originally rechtzeit, was an actor and singer of the yiddish theater, film and radio in the united states, and for some time president of the hebrew actors union. After checking out the titles of all the songs i could listen to, i randomly chose to play mein shtetele belz, a. This isnt necessary to learn to speak and understand yiddish, as our course has yivo institute for jewish research standard transliteration as well as audio for each yiddish word, but there is a vast world of yiddish written material available, both in the form of yiddish books, as well as all sorts of yiddish magazines, yiddish blogs, and. Seymour rexite january 18, 1908 october 14, 2002, originally rechtzeit, was an actor and singer of the yiddish theater. Check out music from the yiddish radio project by various artists on amazon music. My name is seymour rechtzeit and i was born in lodz, poland, in 1912.
Yossele rosenblatt, mordechai hershman, the malavsky family, moshe koussevitzky, the barry sisters, jan peerce, seymour rechtzeit, misha alexndrovich, moishe oysher, the bagelman sisters yiddish masterpieces vol. You will find books on the history of yiddish, how it relates to english, and insights into the languages parallels between jewish culture and other cultures. Music from the yiddish radio project sound recording. Martin boris inteviews seymour rechtzeit museum of family history. A history from colonial times to today by pamela s. Upon leaving the jewish musicals, outside the theater one could buy. Music from the yiddish radio project by various artists on. Buy dave tarrass album titled yiddishamerican klezmer music 19251956 to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music. Additionally, this film contains the final interview of seymour rechtzeit, who also gives a tour of the abandoned office of the yiddish theatrical alliance, where the viewer is exposed to many lost. Oct 16, 2002 seymour rexite, a onetime matinee idol of the yiddish theater and radio, died on monday at his home in greenwich village. R016f seymour rechtzeit yiddish favorites track id. Nov 26, 2014 claire barry, with her sister, merna, on the cover of their 1961 album side by side.
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