VIDEO: Hear the Israeli national anthem ‘Hatikvah’ sung in Yiddish
The song was translated into Yiddish in 1943 and was performed by the Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus in Lincoln Center last spring
The song was translated into Yiddish in 1943 and was performed by the Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus in Lincoln Center last spring
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The spiritual leader of the Sephardic Orthodox Shas party said at a party convention that “Hatikvah,” Israel’s national anthem, “is a stupid song.” Rabbi Shlomo Cohen, head of the Council of Torah Sages of the Shas Party, made the comments Sunday at a party convention, the Israeli news website Walla reported. Walla also put a…
The spiritual leader of the Sephardic Orthodox Shas party said at a party convention that “Hatikvah,” Israel’s national anthem, “is a stupid song.” Rabbi Shlomo Cohen, head of the Council of Torah Sages of the Shas Party, made the comments Sunday at a party convention, the Israeli news website Walla reported. Walla also put a…
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