Re: New NPR national Jewish Music Radio program

[Klezcorner <Klezcorner...>]

In a message dated 7/14/99 4:38:58 PM, wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com writes:

<< Do you have any more information on the nature of the program, for
example, contents?

Do you have an email address to write to?
 >>

I have been involved (though VERY peripherally) with this project for 4 or 5 
months.
I'm not saying that it was due to my suggestion, but I had recommended 
Leonard Nemoy for a number of reasons.  
His evolvement with Yiddish is extensive and has been associated with such 
projects as the 1st Los Angeles Yiddish festival,"Yiddishkayt" where he sang 
Yiddish folk songs with  a klezmer band (possibly Yale Storm). He has been 
involved with  various projects with The Western Wind Ensemble as well the 
"Yiddish Short Stories From Europe"  project from The National Yiddish Book 
Center.

Mayer is absolutely correct when he says "The best case scenario is to create 
a broad based program that will cater to masses....A high profile and highly 
identified jewish personality will do quite a bit to attract a wide listening 
audience."
Whether it's for his Jewish projects or his Dr. Spock character, Nemoy is 
very well known and I can honestly tell you he is one heck of a nice guy, a 
real "mentch" in every sense of the word.

He has been at Hatikvah a number of times as has his son Adam, a very 
successful T.V producer and they have a very strong attachment to Yiddish 
music and films. Though he had never performed in Yiddish Theater, he said 
that his mentor was the great Yiddish actor/singer, Maurice Schwartz.
Simon
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