August 12th marks the date that Stalin murdered a slew of Yiddish writers in Soviet Russia in his ongoing campaign to squelch Jewish life. Itzik Fefer was one such poet. Here is a 1977 recording produced by The National Conference on Soviet Jewry and The Workmen's Circle, from a concert organized by my grandparents Yosl and Chana Mlotek, featuring Fefer's poem with music by the legendary Emil Gorovets, who is also singing. Zalmen Mlotek on piano. Video produced by Andres Rizo.
23 сен 2024
