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Judith and Holofernes (Hanukkah song)

from Mrs. Maccabee's Kitchen: New Hanukah Songs by Mappamundi

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My Yiddish teacher Sheva Zucker suggested the topic of this song. The story of Judith and Holofernes (google it for the gory details) used to be part of the Hanukkah story but is perhaps a little too wild and spicy for today's bland celebration. I did a cartoon video for it.

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from Mrs. Maccabee's Kitchen: New Hanukah Songs, released October 1, 2012
Jane Peppler: vocals and English concertina
Aviva Enoch: piano
Jim Baird: acoustic bass
Ken Bloom: guitar

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Mappamundi Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Folk music band plays "More-or-less traditional music of the Northern Hemisphere and the Previous Millennium." Vocals, lots of instruments, specializing in Eastern European music (Balkan, Slavic, Russian, Polish); Jewish music in Yiddish, Hebrew and Ladino; Celtic, British Isles and early American / Colonial music. And swing. ... more

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