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A Yidishe Mame (A Jewish Mother)

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Songwriter and pianist Neil Sedaka introduces the song “A Yidishe Mame” (A Jewish Mother), a popular Yiddish classic with Vaudeville roots. Violinist Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Helfgot perform it, backed by The Klezmer Conservatory Band and The Rejoice Chamber Orchestra. Violinist Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Helfgot perform the popular Yiddish classic with Vaudeville roots “A Yidishe Mame” (A Jewish Mother) backed by The Klezmer Conservatory Band and The Rejoice Chamber Orchestra.

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