Portland Jewish Hour

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Coming Soon

Airs at: Sun, 12/01/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Hosted by: 
Liz Schwartz, Shuli Rutzick, Chaim Wolin
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Portland Jewish Hour
Jewish Music and Culture

 

Sundays 10-11am Pacific Time

Jewish Music and Culture








 

 

 

Jewish, Yiddish, Ladino, Klezmer, Israeli, Mizrahi and Sephardic Music and Culture

We'd love to hear from you. You can email us by clicking on our names at the top of the site.

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Upcoming shows:

11/3 - Chaim

11/10 - Liz

11/17- Shuli

11/24 - Liz

 

12/1 - Chaim

12/8 - Shuli

12/15 - Liz

12/22 - Chaim

12/29 - Liz

Topic tags: 
Arts/Culture, Music
Genre(s): 
World - Ethnic
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Portland Yiddish Hour on 06/03/12

Airs at: Sun, 06/03/2012 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
 Portland Yiddish Hour Tribute to Maurice Sendak. Join us for a special tribute to acclaimed children's author Maurice Sendak, who died last month. We'll be playing Pincus and the Pig, Sendak's version of Prokofiev's classic Peter and the Wolf, with music by the Shirim Klezm... Read more

Portland Yiddish Hour on 04/15/12

Airs at: Sun, 04/15/2012 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Taxes got you down? Join host Liz Schwartz for this week's Yiddish Hour, where we'll feature music about money and a special live short story performance reading by radio actor George Lederer. Read more

Annoy Kaufman, Inc.

Airs at: Sun, 04/15/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
A short story by playwright George S. Kaufman, read by actor George Lederer. Aired on the Portland Yiddish Hour on April 15, 2012. Read more

Portland Yiddish Hour on 03/25/12

Airs at: Sun, 03/25/2012 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Today's Roma musicians are carrying forward many of the musical traditions of the disappeared Klezmer world of eastern Europe. Join Barry as we continue our exploration of Balkan and Gypsy music, including tunes from the Eugene band, Kef (appearing Saturday night 5/24 at th... Read more

Portland Yiddish Hour on 03/18/12

Airs at: Sun, 03/18/2012 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
The Jewish-Irish Connection To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, host Liz Schwartz shines the spotlight on Ireland's Jewish community, with history and music from the Emerald Isle. Read more

Portland Yiddish Hour on 03/04/12

Airs at: Sun, 03/04/2012 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Join Barry for a (non-Hitchcockian) musical journey, moving inexorably SSE from Poland to western Ukraine to the Balkans, in preparation for the March 14th concert of Balkan Beat Box, at the Roseland Theater! Read more

Portland Yiddish Hour on 02/12/12

Airs at: Sun, 02/12/2012 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Show your love and support for the Portland Yiddish Hour this Sunday, Feb. 12 from 10-11am Host Liz Schwartz will play your requests and dedications during our membership drive show this Sunday. With Valentine's Day coming up on Feb. 14, this show is the perfect opportunity... Read more

Portland Yiddish Hour on 01/22/12

Airs at: Sun, 01/22/2012 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Join host Liz Schwartz and special guest Sacha Reich, Artistic Director of Jewish Theatre Collaborative, for a preview of JTC's upcoming production Cafe Baghdad, which opens next week. Have Arab coffee with a Jew in the New York City of the Middle East. It's 1928. Also feat... Read more

Portland Yiddish Hour on 12/25/11

Airs at: Sun, 12/25/2011 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
About the only place on the radio dial where you won't hear any Christmas Music.  At least for an hour. Join host Ed Kraus for a mix of Klezmer, Chanukah music, and a story by Reb Aryeh. Read more

Portland Yiddish Hour on 05/08/11

Airs at: Sun, 05/08/2011 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Yiddish Hour host Ed Kraus welcomes to the KBOO studios Ralph Huntley and Courtney VonDrehle from the Portland based groups Klezmocracy and 3 Leg Torso.  We'll talk about the Jewish roots of much of the music played by both ensembles, and how they "deconstruct" this materia... Read more