The Best-Known Jewish Lullaby: Rozhinkes mit Mandlen

On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as we bear the responsibility of memory, we return to those songs written in our hearts. This Yiddish lullaby, “Raisins and Almonds”, was written in 1880 for the Yiddish-language theater in Eastern Europe. I wish you a Shabbat Shalom and good memories.

Music: Abraham Goldfaden arr. Raymond Goldstein
Solo Violin: Gabrielle Fink
Music Director: David Enlow
Video Editing: Terrell Simms
AV: Oscar Acevedo, Erik van Batavia

[deborahgolob]

I have chills a stunning performance in Yiddish. Recall lullaby from my childhood

[deedeewinfrey]

WOW, you gave me goosebumps.
Beautiful performance.
Thank you

[shoshannafachima]

Beautifully performed and so moving.truly carressing the very fibers of the soul🙏❤️

[joanhenschel]

Lovely song. Shabbat Shalom from Mossel Bay in South Africa 🇿🇦

[musicmaven]

Thank you for bringing back me favorite lullaby sung to me by my mother and grandmother. I miss them so. ❤❤❤

[hiw]

So beautiful!! And so moving. Goes straight to the heart.

[sophianluna]

Beautiful. ❤❤❤❤❤❤Thank you Azi Schwartz.

[thesamuraihobbit]

This is an innocent little lullaby, and yet I was introduced to this song in War and Remembrance. I can only associate this song with a mother trying to protect her son amidst the horrors of the Holocaust. Same goes for Oyfn Pripetchik, a children's song, but thanks to Schindler's List, whenever I hear it, I just see images of the Krakow massacre.

[leahschnitzler]

Never heard the first part 😳 and now I'm ugly crying!

[miriampoluzzi]

So beautiful Cantor Azi. My grandmother from Sovkolivka sang this to my mother💝

[alexisjuniormontenegro]

Amen que bendicion shabbat shalom a todos

[KayTeatea]

This is so beautiful and sad at the same time.

[danutasikora]

Serce drzalo!!!Toda Raba!!!! Shabat shalom 🙏🙌👌👍✋

[jabmassaj]

Martha Schlamme sang this to me once when I was a little girl.

[KeithRichardson-cc]

Well the Nazis etc tried but they didn't succeed, and out of the smoke came the State of Israel. Rest in peace innocents who were murdered.