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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

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