Zeke Levine is a PhD candidate in historical musicology at New York University, with a research focus on Yiddish song in mid-20th century America. Zeke is also a translator from Yiddish. His translated collection of stories, poems, and plays from the radical humorist Sam Liptzin is available through Farlag Press.
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Review
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This account of Yiddish-speaking farmers offers a model for engaging with oral history and the memory of communities that have since disappeared.
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Blog
Review: Once Upon a Time the Fire Burned Brighter: Ballads From the Yiddish Gothic
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On their album Once Upon a Time the Fire Burned Brighter: Ballads From the Yiddish Gothic, Jeremiah Lockwood and Ricky Gordon, performing as the duo Gordon Lockwood, conjure a bygone world.
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אַ שאלה
A Problem
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Translation by Zeke Levine and Raphael Halff
Short story from Milgroym issue 6
Jul 01, 2019
Blog
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Shimmering Lights by Yale Strom’s Broken Consort is joyful listening that cuts through the darkness at any time of year.
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