דער קערפער פֿון השם“I’ve memorized Lerner and Golden / I feel like I’m almost a #Jew!” sang the late #protest #singer #PhilOchs. This might fall suspect on your ears, as he calls out noted #Jewish journalists of his era from a goyish philosemitic point of view.
What is not often discussed? #Ochs himself was Jewish, and this line was a bit of #political #satire. Perhaps you’ve never heard of him until now, but allow me to introduce you to this Jewish #protestsinger that more people should know about, especially in our current political climate.
His middle-class Jewish family moved around during his youth from #Texas to #NewYork and finally #Ohio. The young Ochs would turn out to be a clarinet prodigy who joined a university orchestra at age 15. Certainly talented enough to make your #bubbe’s upwardly-mobile #shtetl #neshume #kvell. But then his life would unwind, some say into madness, others would say into genius."
https://www.heyalma.com/the-jewish-protest-singer-more-people-should-know-about/
The Jewish Protest Singer More People Should Know About
“I’ve memorized Lerner and Golden / I feel like I’m almost a Jew!” sang the late protest singer Phil Ochs. This might fall suspect on your ears, as he calls out noted Jewish journalists of his era from a goyish philosemitic point of view. What is not often discussed? Ochs himself was Jewish, and this line […]
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