Zog Maran - Brother Marrano

Martha Schlamme, who fled from Nazi Germany to England, sings a moving Yiddish song about the Sephardim, the Spanish Jews forced to convert to Christianity by the Inquisition in 1492. Many continued to practice Judaism in secret. They were called Marranos, a derogatory word for pig, used to emphasize the expectation that they would now eat pork. The Seder is the feast of Passover and the Haggadah is the telling, at Passover, of the Jewish liberation from slavery in Egypt. Matzohs are the white unleavened flatbreads served at Passover.

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Music

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• Sephardim
• Yiddish
• world
• music
• Martha
• Schlamme
• Passover
• lyrics

[albertdiner]

Thank you for uploading these great yiddish songs by Martha Schlamme.

[sziyyet2]

My pleasure! It's sad that her CD 'Raisins and Almonds' is now out of print; so many lovely songs there. I'd like to post 'vos villstu' as well but haven't been able to find the lyrics. Can you suggest a source?

[albertdiner]

I think they released a CD tiled THE YIDDISH DREAM, with Vanguard label recordings including Jan Peerce and others. One or two

selections by Martha Schlamme were included.

I've not been able to find that CD in most

record shops.

[sziyyet2]

Thanks for your response. Amazon does have a used(?) copy but the price is high - evidently a collector's item! Vos villstu is not included.

[paulostroff99]

TY Candy for sending and the poster for posting.

[paulostroff99]

@lfceleven -Perhaps look down on themon them,but never on their suffering.It is a form of class distinction and/or financial distinction. This being said-we do not love them any less.

[Bronisliva]

Thank you very much.

[eepberries]

searched for "ZOG jews" in hopes of finding some sort of moronic anti-jewish stuff to laugh at (ZOG is used by neo-nazis and the like as meaning Zionist Oppressive Government); instead found a little bit of history and learned something new tonight. thank you

[mierpaul]

@MarionCap You are truely fortunate to have such a lovely teacher. Take care : )

[MarionCap]

@mierpaul -- I am of Sefardi descent myself, and Martha Schlamme was my teacher. She was a radical opponent of racist/classist/ethnic/religio­us descrimination of every kind, and she taught me well. Martha exemplified the best of Ashkenazi culture: she proudly rejected its narrow provincialism, while embracing its particular warmth, beauty and charm from her own personal experience.

[Lagolop]

@mierpaul I wouldn't agree with that at all. Both groups have suffered as the Inquisitions and persecutions were not monopolized by Spain. And remember this, at the end of the day Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews are the same ppl.

[fivnten]

I have just discovered this beautiful singer; some of the songs from her album "Almonds and Raisins" are used on the soundtrack of the 2007 film documentary "Yiddish Theatre: A Love Story". Alas, as you say - the cd seems to be no longer available. A great pity - it should surely be re-released. Thank you for posting this beautiful song.

[mierpaul]

I love this song.

However, I feel the Ashkenazim look down on the Sefaradim and their sufferings.