Judaism Unbound Episode 533: Yiddish Revolutionary Folksong
Chaia is a composer known for her Yiddish techno music, sometimes known as "kleztronica" (klezmer + electronica). She joins Lex Rofeberg and Rena Yehuda Newman for a conversation honoring May Day (International Workers' Day). Together they explore the intersection of Yiddish, revolution, and folksong -- which, as it turns out, is an extremely prolific and inspiring intersection! They also explore broader Jewish questions about how we understand oldness and newness in Jewish tradition.
Image Credit: Dominic Dorin
[1] Head to JudaismUnbound.com/classes to check out upcoming mini-courses in the UnYeshiva: Holy Chutzpah, and Rebbe Nachman of Bretslev! Financial aid is available via this link.
[2] Learn more about Chaia and her work by heading to Chaia.online and/or her instagram handle @Chaialeh. For articles exploring her work, and kleztronica more broadly, head here.
[3] Chaia references the song “Khavele iz fun der arbet gegangen” early in the episode. Learn more about it, and listen to a recording of it, via this link.
[4] Rena Yehuda references their framework of “Pluralism of Necessity.” For a bonus episode of Judaism Unbound exploring it in further detail, click here.
[5] For some previous Judaism Unbound episodes exploring Yiddish history and culture from a variety of angles, see any of the following:
[6] Learn more about Lee “Scratch” Perry, a pioneer of electronic music, via this link.
[7] For more on Josh Dolgin (also known as “Socalled”), click here.