Re: Richard Farina Jewish?

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SFAIK, Richard Farina's parentage was (non-Jewish) Cuban and Irish.

Can't be certain, but I sure think Mimi Farina would have advised of
(Sephardic) Jewish parentage if it were so.

As for Mimi herself and her sister Joan, not sure why someone thought them
possible sources.  Mimi can surely be excluded, as I _asked_ her the source
and she advised as I've ... advised.  And Joan pretty much for the same
reason, really, and anyway there's no reason to think she'd be
knowledgeable in re such a song.  (Though she *did* learn "Donna Donna," as
we've explored here ...)

I think I remember that Joan's father, Albert, whom I met, was also Cuban,
btw.

--Robert Cohen


 -------- Original Message --------
   Subject: Re: JEWISH-MUSIC digest 2594
   From: Warschauer (at) aol(dot)com
   Date: Sat, May 3, 2003 9:34 pm
   To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>

   Regarding Richard Farina: I've often wondered if Farina himself might
   have  been Sephardic.  It's just a pet theory of mine (with absolutely
   nothing to  back it up!) that I've had for years, since I first heard
   the song in  question.  I can't remember the name of his novel, but
   the hero is Greek, as  I remember.  If it's true that Farina was
   Sephardic, he could have learned  the song from family members.




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