Badkhn repertory of Simcha Friedman

Identifier
irn600155
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-91.2105
Dates
1 Jan 1995 - 31 Dec 1995
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Moyshe Freedmen (Performer)
  • Carl Freedmen (Performer)

Scope and Content

Survivor and "Schindler Jew" Carl Freedman recorded a selection of the repertoire of his father, Simcha Friedman, a cantor and badkhn (wedding entertainer) from Krakow, who did not survive the war. Carl is accompanied on the recording by his accordionist brother, Moishe. The recording is important in that it preserves topical songs from the mostly-lost tradition of Galician wedding entertainers; it includes as well at least one topical song reflective of the war, and probably created postwar. "25 lider"

Note(s)

  • Technical notes: Both sides incomplete, damaged (end of side 1 is possibly warped, and the end of side 2 cuts off in the middle of a piece of music). Tape speed problems begin at 42:05. Carl Freedman's father's last name is "Friedman"; Carl changed this to "Freedman" after emigrating to the US. For more information about Carl Freedman, refer to: www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-02-13-9402110630-story.html. He sometimes performed wiith the Florida Yiddish Club.

Genre

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