Yom Tov Ehrlich
Rabbi Yom-Tov Ehrlich (1914–1990) was a Hasidic musician, composer, lyricist, and recording artist known for his popular Yiddish music albums. He was born in Kozhan Gorodok and raised in the nearby Davyd-Haradok, both then part of the Russian Empire. He survived the Holocaust in Samarkand, Soviet Union.
Yom Tov Ehrlich
- Name
- Yom-Tov Ehrlich
- Born
- 1914
- Birthplace
- Kozhan Gorodok, Russian Empire
- Died
- 1990
- Nationality
- Israel
- Occupation
- musician · composer
- Languages
- Yiddish
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Rabbi Yom-Tov Ehrlich (1914–1990) was a Hasidic musician, composer, lyricist, and recording artist known for his popular Yiddish music albums. He was born in Kozhan Gorodok and raised in the nearby Davyd-Haradok, both then part of the Russian Empire. He survived the Holocaust in Samarkand, Soviet Union.
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Yom Tov Ehrlich (1914–1990) was a composer and musician, of Israeli nationality. The composer was born in Kažan-Haradok. Languages used include Yiddish.
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In 1946 he left, eventually settling in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, United States. Some of Ehrlich's favorite songs were later recorded by other popular Hasidic entertainers, such as Mordechai Ben David, Lipa Schmeltzer, Levy Falkowitz, & Avraham Fried, although Ehrlich himself used Russian classical and folk melodies to accompany his own Yiddish lyrics. His most popular songs include: "Yakkob", the tale of a Jew in Uzbekistan during the Holocaust; "Shloof mein kind" ("Sleep, my child"), the song of a Jewish woman who finds a child alone in the woods during the Holocaust; and "Williamsburg", a song about Hasidic Williamsburg during the 1950s.
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• Name — Yom-Tov Ehrlich • Born — 1914 • Birthplace — Kozhan Gorodok, Russian Empire • Died — 1990
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Yom Tov Ehrlich is recorded with the occupation recording artist. Recorded with the occupation musician. Recorded with the occupation composer. Recorded as musician and composer.
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1914
Yom Tov Ehrlich was born on 1 January 1914.
1990
Yom Tov Ehrlich died on 1 January 1990.
Discography
• The Wandering Jewish Folk Singer (1949) • Yiddish Nachas (1960) • Torah (1961) • T'shuva (1962) • Shema B'ni (1963) • Ameritchka (1964) • Emunah (1965) • Shabbos (1967) • Luksus (Double Album) (1967) • Chevlei Moshiach (Double Album) (1969) • Shabchi Yerushalayim (1970) • Middois (1973) • Dai (1974) • Shelo Asani Goy (1975) • Journey Through Song 1 - Lamnatzeach B'naginos (1975) • Journey Through Song 2 - Mizmor L'sodah (1975) • Kol Mevaser (1977) • Yetzias Mitzrayim (2 Volumes) (1978) • Chessed • Elliyohu Hanuvee • A Shabbus Mitten Rebben • Der Satmerer Rebbe (2 Volumes) (1981) • Der Baal Shem Tov (2 Volumes) • Emunas Tzadikim • Shoshanas Yaakov • Ashreinu (2 Volumes) • Hallel • Rannenu Tzadikim (2 Volumes) • Modeh Ani • Bitachon
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