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Re: At Last: Mickey Katz CD "Mickey Katz Greatest Shticks"

The greatest thing about Mickey Katz, as far as I'm concerned, is the way 
he's connected my teenage kids with their Yiddish heritage with his witty 
parodies of popular songs that they already know.

I told them that all eight of their great-grandparents were native 
Yiddish-speakers who came to America from Eastern Europe.  I played for them 
Theodore Bikel, Ruth Rubin, Isa Kremer, Raasche, Wolf Krakowski, all the 
greats but they were not impressed and they didn't connect ... until I put 
on Mickey Katz's "The Most Mishige"!  Instant hit.  Now they're more open to 
all things Yiddish.

-- Bill B.
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