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Reviving Jewish folk tunes that were nearly lost forever
Lugging heavy audio equipment, Magid traveled through parts of today’s Belarus and Ukraine (then territories of the Soviet Union) making wax cylinder recordings of Jewish folk music — instrumental ...
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Seymour Stein, Jewish music mogul who discovered Madonna and The Ramones, dies at 80
The founder of Sire Records frequently referenced his Jewish roots, which had a deep impact on his career and his personal life. (JTA) — Seymour Stein, one of the most influential music ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency6y
A collection of Yiddish songs was thought lost forever. Now they’ve been nominated for a Grammy.
a continuation of Beregovsky’s earlier groundbreaking work preserving Jewish folk songs and Yiddish and klezmer music. But after the war, their hope was dealt the cruel blow of Stalin’s ...