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The Jackson 5, in Yiddish
“Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen” on Carol Burnett
As Michael Jackson’s media-spectacle memorial service gets started in Los Angeles, it’s worth adding our own tribute. Long before the King of Pop married a Jewish woman or partied with the media-friendly likes of Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, he and his brothers performed a music-through-the-years medley on a 1975 broadcast of Carol Burnett’s variety show. One selection: “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen,” the Andrews Sisters’ Yiddish hit (and a song popularized after the lyricist Sammy Cahn heard a pair of black performers named Johnnie and George sing it at the Apollo Theater). Michael’s introduction is at the 2:50 mark. And, of course, yisgadal v’yiskadash…
Jackson 5 Salute to Vocal Groups [YouTube]
The Mideast Crack-Up
Robert Worth, David Goldman, Edward Luttwak, Amos Harel, Nathan Thrall, and Lee Smith on the new Arab map
When Berlin Meant Business
Berlin was once home to 50,000 Jewish-owned businesses. A historian is now obsessively reconstructing their demise.
In Praise of Dairy Restaurants
A visit to B&H Restaurant on Second Avenue brings back memories of milchig establishments of yore
Curse of the Survivor
Singer Vera Gran was haunted by allegations of Nazi collaboration. A new book asks if survival made her guilty.
