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Breaking News Yiddish Stars Turn Out for Adrienne Cooper
Stars of contemporary Yiddish culture turned out for an emotional gala memorial concert honoring Yiddish diva Adrienne Cooper, an influential performer, teacher and composer. Cooper died one year ago of cancer at the age of 65. A powerful stage presence, Cooper worked at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in the 1970s and 1980s, and…
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News Adrienne Cooper’s Musical Life
The legendary Yiddish musician and music teacher Adrienne Cooper, who died December 25 at age 65, was remembered at a New Year’s Day memorial service on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Jon Kalish reports from the event, and speaks with Cooper’s friends and colleagues about the life, career, character of the woman who, as fellow musician…
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Breaking News Memorial Services Planned for Adrienne Cooper
A memorial service for famed Yiddish singer Adrienne Cooper is planned for Sunday, January 1 at Ansche Chesed in Manhattan at 12:00pm. The memorial will begin with a kriah, the ceremonial tearing or ripping of garments, and will celebrate the life of Cooper who died on December 25 at the age of 65. Cooper, who…
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Culture Adrienne Cooper Embodied Progressive Spirit
It is hard to imagine the world without Adrienne Cooper, a friend said to me on learning that she was near death. As she did for so many others, she enriched my life for decades with thrilling song, wise words, and trenchant humor. She is perhaps best known as a concert and recording artist, one…
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The Schmooze He Beat Me Black and Blue: Yiddish Songs of Family Violence, Part Four
This is the last part of a four-part article originally appearing in the Spring 2011 issue of Lilith Magazine. Read the first three parts here, here and here. ALLUSIONS TO RAPE Margaritkelekh / Daisies In the woods, by a stream The daisies grow like little suns With white rays. Khavele goes there, quiet and dreamy,…
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The Schmooze He Beat Me Black and Blue: Yiddish Songs of Family Violence, Part Three
This is the third part of a four-part article originally appearing in the Spring 2011 issue of Lilith Magazine. Read the first part here and the second part here. Shvigern / Mothers-in-Law When couples married they did not necessarily become autonomous heads of their own households. Many a new bride — often a teenager in an arranged marriage — moved in…
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The Schmooze He Beat Me Black and Blue: Yiddish Songs of Family Violence, Part Two
This is the second part of a four-part article originally appearing in the Spring 2011 issue of Lilith Magazine. Read the first part here. FIGHTING BACK Soreles khasene / Sarah’s Wedding When Sorele wed, people laughed and scoffed. Why the laughter? The brand new bride Couldn’t even make kugl for Shabbes. She began on Wednesday morning Finished…
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