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March 27, 2015

Link: In Toronto, Iranians and Israelis make music, not war

Posted to Facebook by Toronto scholar Anna Shternshis about the work of two of her students:

In Toronto, Iranians and Israelis make music, not war, by Judy Maltz, HaAretz, Mar 25, 2015

"Israeli-Iranian Musical Initiative, a unique collaboration of composers from two enemy states, will debut at Toronto's Alliance Francaise Theatre." [more]

March 9, 2015

Yiddish song of the week: A girl and her toy donkey

Forwarded, as usual, by Pete Rushefsky

A song about a girl and her toy donkey, performance by Chaya Fiyzerman Friedman, commentary by Itzik Gottesman... now at CTMD's Yiddish Song of the Week... www.yiddishsong.wordpress.com

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