The Great Yiddish-American Songbook, with Frank London’s Yinglish Orchestra & Singers
Date and Time
Sunday Jul 13, 2025
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM EDT
Sunday, July 13, 7:30-8:45 p.m.
Location
1021 West St, Amherst, MA 01002
Fees/Admission
Ticket price: Yiddish Book Center members: $58 General admission: $64 Link to purchase tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6587669
Contact Information
Yiddish Book Center: (413) 256-4900
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Description
The Great Yiddish-American Songbook celebrates the joys of Yinglish, with English songs in Yiddish and Yiddish songs in English. Five of the best Yiddish singers sing the greatest hits (and the not-so-great hits) of the 20th century, from Ziggy Elman’s hit adaptation of the klezmer tune And the Angels Sing to Mickey Katz’s deranged macaronic deconstructions of Nat King Cole’s Nature Boy and Frankie Laine’s The Cry of the Wild Goose to Lipa Schmeltzer’s Hasidic adaptation of The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Featuring vocalists Joanne Borts, Judy Bressler, Sarah Gordon, Eleanor Reissa, and Lorin Sklamberg, with a house band directed by Frank London. Bernard and Reva Broder Memorial Concert YIDSTOCK 2025 is sponsored by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
