my latest blog post, which feels kinda like a work in progress, but helped me organize some of my ideas about this somewhat cryptic klezmer's mutual aid society.
https://alte.klezmor.im/2025/12/28/some-thoughts-about-the-progressive-musical-benevolent-society/
#klezmer #immigrationHistory #NYhistory #MutualAidHistory #MusicHistory #ResearchBlog
The schedule for Klezkanada's Yiddish Culture Jam in Montreal at the end of February has been finalized and my talk "The Progressive Musical Benevolent Society: A Mutual Aid Society for New York Klezmorim, 1890–2010" is on Saturday Feb 28th at 10:30 AM at the Centre de Musiciens du Monde.
https://klezkanada.org/year-round/yiddish-culture-jam/
#Montreal #MusicHistory #SocialHistory #MutualAidHistory #klezmer #Yiddish
I'm giving a lecture in Montreal at the end of February on one of my ongoing fascinations, the Progressive Musical Benevolent Society, a NYC mutual aid society for klezmer musicians and their families which had its heyday from the 1920s to the 1950s. Venue & time info TBD!
https://klezkanada.org/year-round/yiddish-culture-jam/
If you've been watching #ThePitt and want to learn more about the Freedom House Ambulance Service, there's a documentary by WQED for that.
If you're not watching The Pitt, it's definitely worth it.
And if you just want to learn how a bunch of Black teenagers in #Pittsburgh became the country's first professional ambulance service, here it is.
🕵️old klezmers🎻
Rachel Rawlings