Mendele: Yiddish literature and language ______________________________________________________ Contents of Vol. 3.198 January 12, 1994 1) Mendelnik(e) at the LSA (Ellen Prince) 2) Works by Yehoshua Perle (Zachary Baker) 3) Yiddish music in recordings (Hope Ehn) 4) Learning Yiddish (Michael Auslin) 1)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed Jan 12 12:22:23 1994 From: "Ellen F. Prince" Subject: mendelnik(e)s at the lsa i just wanted to add that our shames was there in spirit. (fat lot of good that did him, but he was very much present, from our point of view.) ellen prince 2)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed Jan 12 14:34:06 1994 From: Zachary Baker (bm.yib@rlg.stanford.edu) Subject: Works by Yehoshua Perle Regarding Dafna Clifford's request for copies of three of Perle's books (MENDELE 3.197), I can report the following: (1) Yidn fun a gants yor. The 1936 edition has been microfilmed by YIVO (reel no. Y90-1352) and is currently on back order by Harvard. The 1951 edition (no. 76 in the series "Dos poylishe yidntum", Buenos Aires) might be available from the National Yiddish Book Center. That edition was reprinted by I. L. Peretz Farlag in 1990 and is probably available from the publisher (14 Brener St., Tel-Aviv, Israel); possibly from CYCO (25 E. 21st St., New York, NY 10010) or the Workmen's Circle Bookstore (45 E. 33rd St., New York, NY 10016) as well. (2) Mirl. The 1921 edition is listed in the YIVO catalog but has not been microfilmed. The 1926 edition (also Warsaw, same pagination, different publisher) is available from YIVO on microfilm (same reel as no. [1]). (3) Mayses fun der groys-shtot. This is not owned by YIVO, and is not listed under Perle's works in the articles on him in the Leksikon fun der nayer yidisher literatur or in Berl Kagan's Leksikon fun yidish-shraybers. More details would be greatly appreciated. YIVO microfilms are available at a per-reel cost of $35. All orders should be directed to my attention and will then be referred to our microfilm laboratory, which handles all the processing and invoicing. Zachary Baker, YIVO Library (1048 5th Ave., New York, NY 10028) 3)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed Jan 12 16:01:37 1994 From: Hope Ehn Subject: Yiddish music in recordings Not having much of a background in Yiddish, I have been "lurking" on this list for many months without having the confidence to contribute. I am neither a Yiddish-speaker nor a scholar, but rather a musician specializing in Renaissance and Baroque music. My one competence in the field of Yiddish is in the music; I have arranged two collections for early instruments. In general, recordings of Yiddish music are found in record stores in the "International" section. Usually, Klezmer and other Yiddish music is mixed with Israeli music, Ladino music, etc. in the bin labeled "Jewish" or "Israeli." It is rare for music stores to have very much of this music unless they are located in Jewish neighborhoods. I suspect that Jay M. Lee is going to have real trouble finding much Jewish music in Bloomington, IN. My daughter spent five years there, and was constantly complaining that it was almost impossible to find anything Jewish, including Menorahs, candles, and matzah. (Perhaps IU Hillel would have some advice?) The best place to get Yiddish recordings seems to be in Jewish bookstores. For instance, the Israel Book Shop in Brookline, MA has a very large selection of many different kinds of Jewish music--Klezmer, Yiddish show tunes, Ladino, cantorials, Israeli, and recordings intended for children. There are a few re-issues of old recordings; there are also contemporary Klezmer groups that have re-recorded the old songs. Some of these groups are the Klezmer Conservatory Band, the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, Kapelye (which has done an interesting song about the Chernobyl explosion), the Mazeltones, and the New York Klezmer Ensemble. This is by no means an exhaustive list--it is just a few of the many groups now recording the Yiddish repertory. Their records include both songs and instrumental music. There are also recordings of Yiddish songs by people such as Theodore Bikel. There is a mail-order Jewish record store in LA called, I believe, Hataklit. They sometimes advertise in the English FORWARD with an "800" number, but I can't find an ad right now. When I find the number, I will post it. I have to add that this is not a recommendation, because I have never done business with them, due the fact that such recordings are readily available near my home. Hope Ehn 4)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed Jan 12 11:54:46 1994 From: auslin michael r Subject: Learning Yiddish What would you recommend as the basic beginner's course in learning Yiddish as a *language*. I know that there are courses at JCCs, colleges, and summer camps, but are there tutorial books, etc.? Michael Auslin ______________________________________________________ End of Mendele Vol. 3.198 To subscribe, send SUB MENDELE FIRSTNAME LASTNAME to: LISTSERV@YALEVM.YCC.YALE.EDU Mendele has 2 rules: 1. Provide a Subject: line. 2. Sign your article. Send submissions/responses to: mendele@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu Other business: nmiller@starbase.trincoll.edu Anonymous ftp archives available on: ftp.mendele.trincoll.edu in the directory pub/mendele/files