Research Catalog

Title

Yiddish radio project : stories from the golden age of Yiddish radio.

Publication

• Minneapolis, MN : HighBridge, [2002]
• ℗2002

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Details

Additional Authors

• Simon, Scott
• Isay, David
• Sapoznik, Henry
• Reiner, Yair
• Reiner, Carl, 1922-2020
• Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014
• Linden, Hal
• Deutsch, Patti
• Stiller, Jerry
• Barry, Claire
• Pincus, Paul
• Kressyn, Miriam
• Freiberg, Siegbert
• Sokolow, Pete
• Morris, Michael, 1918-2003
• Burstein, Lillian Lux
• Sheffer, Isaiah
• Feldshuh, Tovah
• Meara, Anne
• Rogow, David
• Novemsky, Martin
• Polley, Ardith
• Sugar, Dick
• Lloyd, Christopher, 1938-
• Silvershein, Lee
• Barone, Deana
• Rechtzeit, Seymour, 1908-2002
• Pincus Sisters, performer.
• Sound Portraits Productions, production company.
• Living Traditions (Organization), production company.
• National Public Radio (U.S.), issuing body.

Description

2 audio discs (120 min.); 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Documentary of the Yiddish Radio Project, which is dedicated to rescuing sound recordings of Yiddish radio from the 1930s to the 1950s. Discusses the history of Yiddish radio, the restoration of the recordings, and Jews in mainstream media.

Uniform Title

All things considered (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Stories from the golden age of Yiddish radio

Subjects

• Radio broadcasting
• Radio programs
• Jews
• Ethnic radio programs
• History
• United States
• New York (State) > New York
• Jews > New York (State) > New York
• Radio broadcasting > New York (State) > New York > History
• Radio broadcasting > United States > History
• Radio programs > New York (State) > New York > History
• Radio programs > United States > History
• Yiddish language > New York (State) > New York
• Yiddish language > United States

Genre/Form

• Ethnic radio programs.
• History.

Note

• Title from disc label.
• HighBridge: HBP 89172--HBP 89173.
• "As heard on NPR's All things considered"--Container insert
• Duration: 2:00:00.
• Liner notes reviewing the project (20 unnumbered pages : illustrations, portraits; 12 cm) inserted in container.

Credits (note)

• Produced by Dave Isay, Henry Sapoznik, and Yair Reiner.
• "A co-production of Sound Portraits Productions ... and Living Traditions"--Container insert

Language (note)

• In English or Yiddish.

Contents

• Disc 1. The Yiddish radio dial (narrated by Henry Sapoznik ; featuring Carl Reiner, Eli Wallach) (16:31) -- Rabbi Rubin's court of the air (narrated by Menachem Mendel Rubin ; featuring Hal Linden, Patty Deutsch) (12:54) -- Hebrew National commercial, WEVD, c. 1950s (Pincus Sisters) (0:16) -- Commercials on Yiddish radio (narrated by Henry Sapoznik ; featuring Jerry Stiller) (11:09) -- Happy birthday, WEVD, c. 1940 (0:28) -- Yiddish melodies in swing (narrated by Claire Barry and Paul Pincus) (15:02) -- Campbell's Soup commercial, WEVD, c. 1950s (Miriam Kressyn) (0:24) -- Reunion with Siegbert Freiberg (narrated by Siegbert Freiberg ; music arranged and performed by Peter Sokolow) (12:08).
• Disc 2. Introduction (:33) -- The dramas of Nahum Stutchkoff (narrated by Misha Stutchkoff ; featuring Eli Wallach, Lillian Lux, Isaiah Sheffer) (8:23) -- 'Round the family table (featuring Eli Wallach, Tovah Feldshuh, Anne Meara, David Rogow, Martin Novemsky, Spencer Chandler) (12:45) -- Lifschitz Wine commercial, WEVD, c. 1940s (1:02) -- Levine and his flying machine (narrated by Henry Sapoznik and Ardith Polley ; featuring David Rogow, Eli Wallach) (11:21) -- C. Israel Lutsky, the Jewish philosopher (narrated by Dick Sugar ; featuring Carl Reiner) (12:46) -- Sterling Salt commercial, WLTH, c. 1942 (1:12) -- Victor Packer, the one-man radio empire (narrated by Henry Sapoznik ; featuring Christopher Lloyd, Lee Silvershein, Deana Barone, Tovah Feldshuh) (12:19) -- Seymour Rechtzeit, the Yiddish crooner (narrated by Seymoud Rechtzeit) (6:19) -- Credits (1:07).

Call Number

*LDC 37276

ISBN

• 1565117131
• 9781565117136

LCCN

• 2022616175
• 025024891731
• 9781565117136

OCLC

50861434

Title

Yiddish radio project : stories from the golden age of Yiddish radio.

Publisher

Minneapolis, MN : HighBridge, [2002]

Copyright Date

℗2002

Playing Time

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Type of Content

spoken word

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

Digital File Characteristics

audio file

CD audio

Performer

Hosted by Scott Simon ; featuring Carl Reiner, Eli Wallach, Jerry Stiller [and others]

Credits

Produced by Dave Isay, Henry Sapoznik, and Yair Reiner.

"A co-production of Sound Portraits Productions ... and Living Traditions"--Container insert

Language

In English or Yiddish.

Added Author

Simon, Scott, host.

Isay, David, producer.

Sapoznik, Henry, speaker, producer.

Reiner, Yair, producer.

Reiner, Carl, 1922-2020, speaker.

Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014, speaker.

Linden, Hal, speaker.

Deutsch, Patti, speaker.

Stiller, Jerry, speaker.

Barry, Claire, speaker.

Pincus, Paul, speaker.

Kressyn, Miriam, speaker.

Freiberg, Siegbert, speaker.

Sokolow, Pete, performer.

Morris, Michael, 1918-2003, performer.

Burstein, Lillian Lux, speaker.

Sheffer, Isaiah, speaker.

Feldshuh, Tovah, speaker.

Meara, Anne, speaker.

Rogow, David, speaker.

Novemsky, Martin, speaker.

Polley, Ardith, speaker.

Sugar, Dick, speaker.

Lloyd, Christopher, 1938- speaker.

Silvershein, Lee, speaker.

Barone, Deana, speaker.

Rechtzeit, Seymour, 1908-2002, performer.

Pincus Sisters, performer.

Sound Portraits Productions, production company.

Living Traditions (Organization), production company.

National Public Radio (U.S.), issuing body.

Added Title

All things considered (Radio program)

Other Standard Identifier

025024891731

9781565117136 90000

Publisher No.

HBP 89172 HighBridge

HBP 89173 HighBridge

Research Call Number

*LDC 37276 Notes on file