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Lee Tully was a Chicago born performer who found fame in the Catskills, the Jewish Alps in the late 1940s. As he writes so evocatively in his liner notes “It was in this scene of minks, wolves, canasta, chopped liver, borscht, and sour cream that he discovered heartburn which led him to write his first …
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A message written recently in the guest book at our JEWS ON VINYL show at the CJM in San Francisco. The centerpiece of the show is a vintage 1950’s record player/cabinet (see picture below) and as this gorgeous message reveals — everything has its own story. Anastasia, we are proud to keep your Great Aunt …
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The remarkable Gregor Ehrlich cut this short piece which takes us back to one lazy day at the end of summer in which Arturo O’Farrill lead a cast of thousands in a recreation of Mazeltov, Mis Amigos. This snippet includes glimpses of Sway Machinery’s Jeremiah Lockwood, Arturo, and Irving Fields, who incidentally is celebrating …
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Ok. we are a little late on this one. In honor of Yom Kippur which took place last Monday, we proudly present this masterful rendition of the opening prayer Kol Nidre by none other than Mr. Johnny Mathis, who mastered Aramaic to add this tune to his 1958 release “Good Night, Dear Lord.” We played …
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We are about to enter the Jewish Year 5770. We at the Idelsohn Society are thrilled to be back in the seventies — few decades were better for music, and we look forward to the year ahead with relish. 5769 was a landmark year for our organization and its development. If you would like to …
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