Yiddish Glik

A radio show of Judaïques FM, hosted by Jean-Gabriel Davis, on the subject of Yiddish culture.
In this special broadcast of Yiddish Glik, Jean-Gabriel Davis doesn’t speak about Pesach holiday, but about Pesachke Burstein, a singer of music-hall and comedian, born in 1896 in Poland, and who became a star in the Yiddish theatres of New-York’s 2nd avenue…

 

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Jean-Gabriel Davis is a musician, singer (especially with the band Klunk). He was archivist at the IEMJ, host of radio programs and passionate of Yiddish. In 2012, he created and hosted a radio broadcost called “Latkes un Fiddlers” dedicated to klemer music, Yiddish songs and everything close to that. In 2015, he created the Yiddish Glik show on Judaïques FM.

 

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