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Bay mir bistu sheyn (To Me You Are Beautiful)

Simon Spiro sings Yiddish theater's most enduring song, Bay mir bistu sheyn, with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Elli Jaffe. Milken Archive recording session, 2001.

Date: September 09, 2009

Credit: Milken Family Foundation

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Elli Jaffe, Jacob Jacobs, recording session, Sholom Secunda, Simon Spiro, theater, Yiddish

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