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The Jewish Immigrant Experience in America

Joe Glazer
The Jewish Immigrant Experience in America

Joe Glazer’s musical efforts on behalf of workers and union struggles earned him the nickname “Labor’s Troubadour.” In 1970, he founded Collector Records, primarily to produce records supportive of the struggles of working men and women.

In this 1981 recording before a live audience, Joe commemorates the centennial of the beginning of the mass migration of Jews from Russia to America. Combining narration and song (in Yiddish and English), he tells the story of these immigrants’ experience in America, with an emphasis on the plight and struggles of immigrant workers. The songs range from Yiddish folk songs to union anthems to "Mene, Mene, Tekel" from the hit union musical of 1937, Pins and Needles.

The liner notes provide information about each of the soundtracks.

Track Listing

101
America, America
Joe Glazer
04:10  
102
Bulbes
Joe Glazer
01:27  
103
Lidl Fun Goldenem Land
Joe Glazer
03:12  
104
Rock-A-Bye Baby
Joe Glazer
04:10  
105
Mayn Yingele
Joe Glazer
02:19  
106
Di Grineh Kusineh
Joe Glazer
05:03  
107
Mayn Rue Plats
Joe Glazer
04:11  
108
Hail the Waistmakers of 1909
Joe Glazer
07:15  
109
Poem of the Triangle Fire
Joe Glazer
02:37  
110
Anthem of the Ilgwu
Joe Glazer
02:08  
111
Glory, Glory Amalgamated
Joe Glazer
03:16  
112
Mottl Der Operator
Joe Glazer
03:49  
113
The Cloakmaker’S Union
Joe Glazer
06:32  
114
Brivele Der Mamen
Joe Glazer
01:50  
115
The Ballad of Robert Briscoe
Joe Glazer
03:05  
116
Goodbye Uganda, Israel Shalom
Joe Glazer
02:43  
117
Mene Mene Tekel
Joe Glazer
05:20