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Yudelevitsh, Mikhoel

Title

Yudelevitsh, Mikhoel

Subject

Born in Baranovitsh near Horodishtsh.
Aged 54, Sept. 1, 1966.
Came to Chile in 1936.
Avreml Yudin's brother.
Had not seen his brother in 40 years!
[From blue index, RG 620, box 30]

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A conversation between two brothers

Title

A conversation between two brothers

Date

1966

Description

[Note from typewritten tape log inside box:] Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers. [Handwritten note beside track number:] ’84

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“A conversation between two brothers,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed March 18, 2024, https://ruthrubin.yivo.org/items/show/1958.
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Der tsvey-un-fertsiker

Title

Der tsvey-un-fertsiker

Date

1966

Description

[Note from typewritten tape log inside box:] Michoel thought it was from the Kotsker Chassidim, but Avreml felt it was from the Mozhitser.

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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Koydenover sholesh sudes

Title

Koydenover sholesh sudes

Date

1966

Description

[Note from typewritten tape log inside box:] The brothers sing a Sholesh s’udet nign, Koydenover. [There may be a problem with track order here: a handwritten arrow is drawn between 61/3 and 61/8, perhaps indicating that order is reversed.]

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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Koydenover nign

Title

Koydenover nign

Date

1966

Description

[Handwritten note on typewritten tape log inside box:] Sholesh sudes.

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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Michel Yudelevitch comments on Hazomir Choir of Chile

Title

Michel Yudelevitch comments on Hazomir Choir of Chile

Date

1966

Description

[Note from typewritten tape log inside box:] Michoel comments about the HAZOMIR CHOIR, organized in Chile which existed from 1955to 1958. [Handwritten:] Did not include Chassidic material.

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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“Michel Yudelevitch comments on Hazomir Choir of Chile,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed March 18, 2024, https://ruthrubin.yivo.org/items/show/1962.
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Rosh hashana musaf tfile

Title

Rosh hashana musaf tfile

Date

1966

Description

[Note from typewritten tape log inside box:] Avreml comments. Koydenover nusakh.

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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Koydenover nign -- Sholesh sudes

Title

Koydenover nign -- Sholesh sudes

Date

1966

Description

[Note from typewritten tape log inside box:] Yiddish comments: not Yomim Naroyim, rather a Shalosh Sudes nign, the brothers sing a Koydenover nign. [There may be a problem with track order here: a handwritten arrow is drawn between 61/3 and 61/8, perhaps indicating that order is reversed.]

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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Simkhes toyre tsu di hakufes

Title

Simkhes toyre tsu di hakufes

Date

1966

Description

[Note from typewritten tape log inside box:] A gay dancing tune, sung during Simchat Torah, to the hakofes. Michoel’s wife, Avreml’s wife, and Ruth Rubin join in...[Handwritten note beside track number:} 5/31 1984

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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Nign

Title

Nign

Date

1966

Description

[Note from typewritten tape log inside box:] Michoel sings a nigun, which he recalls having heard during World War I, when he was a refugee in Poland. [one listener in 2016 recognizes this as a Lubavich tune]

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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“Nign,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed March 18, 2024, https://ruthrubin.yivo.org/items/show/1967.
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Zing-zhe mir a tango oyf yidish

Title

Zing-zhe mir a tango oyf yidish

Date

1966

Description

[Spoken introduction in Yiddish before song.]
[Note from typewritten tape log inside box:] After World War II, their youngest brother (who survived the death camps of WWII) came to Chile and Michoel sings two songs he learned from him. [11a, 11b] Michoel’s wife prompts.

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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Baym breg fun dem yam

Title

Baym breg fun dem yam

Date

1966

Description

[Note from typewritten tape log inside box:] After World War II, their youngest brother came to Chile and Michoel sings two songs he learned from him. [11a, 11b. This is 11b] which he seemed to forget entirely...

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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Musaf

Title

Musaf

Date

1966

Description

[Note from typewritten tape log inside box:] Fragments. A slight technical difficulty unfortunately mars this sequence. A Rosh Hashone tfile.

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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“Musaf,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed March 18, 2024, https://ruthrubin.yivo.org/items/show/1964.
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Nign

Title

Nign

Date

1966

Description

Both brothers sings a snappy nigun twice. Both were now wonderfully animated! [Handwritten note beside track number:] 6/3 1984. (2016 listener hears strong similarities to “Sadeguerer khusidl” played by many klezmorim now).

Michoel Yudelevitch, Sept. 1, 1966. A younger brother of Avreml Yudin [aka Avrom Yudin], who is well represented in this collection, had not seen his brother Michoel for 40 years! Now, in 1966, Michoel came to visit from Santiago, Chile, where he has been living since 1936. The two brothers recall a number of nigunim, which they knew together in childhood. It is interesting that on some, they now differ....(They were from a Koydenover home). [Handwritten note:] They were 4 brothers.

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Citation

“Nign,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed March 18, 2024, https://ruthrubin.yivo.org/items/show/1970.
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