Fyvush Finkel

[NewGoldDream09]

Thank you so much for posting this clip.... this is wonderful!!!

[yct1000]

That's Itzchak Perlman in the beg of the clip!

[Proxtown]

His mannerisms are perfect. I especially love the "Eh-helloooo!"

[XxXEMOBOYx]

Świetne! 

[cjprentiss1]

And how Obnoxious are you, MrGrevy? By the way, what does your "Mr" stand for -- "Mamzer"?

[axwall84]

Fyvush Finkel contributes to human happiness; apparently MrGrevy has very little happiness of his own. Otherwise he wouldn't need to parade his bigotry and ignorance on Youtube. I'd advise him to see a shrink but my guess is he's a hopeless case. Anyway, a Jew (Freud) invented shrinking- and no doubt MrGrevy has a problem with that.

[me9able1]

Fyvush's performance is at the Baruch Performing Arts Center at Baruch College.

[k9ahura]

I just saw Fyvush Finkel Live at the Folksbiene in New York. Still amazing at 88 ..

[mcfrdmn]

Excellent performance by Fyvush Finkel and Red Buttons

[dionsorrell]

I met his percussionist grandson, Abbot on a cruise ship in barcelona where we both worked. He's quite a character as well.

[happysjud]

When you explore YouTube, you come accross some real gems ... like this one. There aren't many old-time Yiddish performers around anymore, and this reminds us of how entertaining and animated they were.

[zecamalho]

I don't know what to say... :)

Amazing!

[Crowgrrl59]

Absolutely charming! I've admired his work for a long time. Thank you!

[178music]

i worked in the mountains with fyvush and many other great comedians (jackie mason, etc0 he's the best !!!!!

[AkkordionBloke]

@178music Were you one a Borscht Belter?

[MrGrevy]

@178music SURE you did!

[julzieG]

Weasel.

I don't even have a comment for ya.

[gitlgitl]

I love Fyvush and I miss Red Buttons. This made my millenium!

[eliko]

Oy vey! this really made my day- thanks for sharing!

AZOY !

[fibelk]

good performance

[clarinet050]

I understand that this music may be important to a few people and I don't know if you'll think I'm disrespecting it from this comment... but boy, I sure do love his dance moves. And his facial movements. I liked it.

[axwall42]

Does anyone get how extraordinary this is? Finkel is one of the few remaining representatives of a great and wonderfully irreverent musical and theatrical tradition, and he brings it alive in this short clip. Adamwas should know already that the Yiddish version is different--and untranslatable--but the song speaks precisely to the conditions of immigrant life at a time when Yiddish Theaters lined Second Avenue.