Hi Everybody!! Another great edition of the program is up on the website for your enjoyment!! After the past 5 weeks of special programming for the various holidays, on today’s program we have a regular edition. And a great show for you to enjoy with our unique and historical blend of the finest in vintage and modern Jewish music, culled from our family archive of over 110 years of recordings!! Ben and I appreciate very much all the positive support that we have received from you, our great listeners!! We urge you to continue to be our ambassadors, to spread the good word about Washington Jewish Radio by forwarding the website to everyone you can!! Well, here is the line-up for this week’s show. Ben and I hope that you enjoy it!!
PROGRAM OF SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2015
Shevach-Avraham Fried-1985
Mi Chomochah-Yehuda-1998
Halleluyah-Gevatron-1976
Rachel (aria from the opera “La Juive” by Halevy, sung in Yiddish)-Cantor Joseph Shlisky-1922
Torah Tzivoh Lonu-Chabad Nigunim-1977
Joelish Medley-Joel Grey-1960
Shabbos Queen (spoof of “Dancing Queen” by Abba)-Variations-2005
Moscovitz Ramble (spoof of “Muskrat Ramble”)-Mickey Katz-1959
Dos Pinteleh Yid (The Jewish Spark)-Schwebel, Scharf and Levine-1990
Zingt’she Alleh Yidelach (Sing All Jews)-Malavsky Family-1948
Ki Hashem-Shloime Dachs-1996
On the Cantorial Feature, two very nice selections by Cantor Moshe Taube. Born in 1927 in Poland, he was saved as a teenager by Oskar Schindler as one of those on “Schindler’s List”. After the war he came to the United States. For over 50 years he as been a fixture in the Pittsburgh area. Today he lives in retirement as one of the elder statesmen of the Cantorial profession. In 1975 he appeared in concert in Dayton, Ohio with the famous Beth Abraham Youth Chorale. We feature two selections from that concert:
1. Kol Adoshem (Psalm 29)
2. Uv’nucho Yomar
BEN’S SELECTIONS ON THE PROGRAM:
Birkas Avicha-Dovid Gabay
Hashem Li V’lo Erah-Shalsheles
Shomaiah T’filoh-Eli and Yaakov Mordechai Gerstner
V’Ahavta L’Reyocho-Yeshiva Boys Choir
Shiriyot Shel Chayim-Idan Rachel Project
Naar Hayisi-Shalsheles, Jr.
Well, that’s the line up for this week and Ben and I hope you enjoy it!! Next week, another great regular edition of the show. Thanks for listening and have a wonderful week!!