Jewish Songs of Old Russia

This is a reissue of a CD I released a few years ago as “A Taste of the Old Country.” The video demo has received to date almost 400,000 views and many positive comments (see below under “Reviews” tab). I polished it up and, although retaining much of the raw, rustic feel of the original, it’s technically a little more up to date.
For hundreds of years, Russia was home to millions of chassidic Jews who enjoyed a dynamic and vibrant culture. A combination of anti-semitic decrees and pogroms, the Haskalah, the Communist Revolution, World War I, the Nazi invasion and Stalinist persecutions forced these Jews to flee, be slaughtered, or assimilate. Today, those chassidic dynasties that survived have developed centers in Israel and America. But many treasures of that period remain buried, yet to be discovered and revived.