Yom-Tov Ehrlich
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| Born | 1914 |
| Died | 1990 (aged 75–76) |
Rabbi Yom-Tov Ehrlich (Hebrew: יום-טוב עהרליך) (1914–1990) was a renowned Hasidic musician, composer, lyricist, recording artist, and popular entertainer known for his popular Yiddish music albums. He was born in Kozhan Gorodok and raised in the nearby Davyd-Haradok, both then part of the Russian Empire. He survived the Holocaust in Samarkand, Soviet Union. In 1946 he left,[1] eventually settling in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Ehrlich was born to a family of Karlin-Stoliner Hasidim. His grandfather, Yom Tov Simcha Ehrlich, was an aide to Rabbi Aharon of Karlin, an early leader of the Hasidic movement. Ehrlich himself was a Hasid of the late Rabbi Yochanan Perlow of Karlin.
Some of Ehrlich's favorite songs were later recorded by other popular Hasidic entertainers, such as Mordechai Ben David[2], Lipa Schmeltzer, Levy Falkowitz[3], & Avraham Fried[4], although Ehrlich himself used Russian classical and folk melodies to accompany his own Yiddish lyrics.
His most popular songs include: "Yakkob", the tale of a Jew in Uzbekistan during the Holocaust[5]; "Shloof mein kind" ("Sleep, my child"), the song of a Jewish woman who finds a child alone in the woods during the Holocaust; and "Williamsburg", a song about Hasidic Williamsburg during the 1950s.
Discography
[edit]- The Wandering Jewish Folk Singer (1949)
- Yiddish Nachas (1960)
- Torah (1961)
- T'shuva (1962)
- Shema B'ni (1963)
- Ameritchka (1964)
- Emunah (1965)
- Shabbos (1967)
- Luksus (Double Album) (1967)
- Chevlei Moshiach (Double Album) (1969)
- Shabchi Yerushalayim (1970)
- Middois (1973)
- Dai (1974)
- Shelo Asani Goy (1975)
- Journey Through Song 1 - Lamnatzeach B'naginos (1975)
- Journey Through Song 2 - Mizmor L'sodah (1975)
- Kol Mevaser (1977)
- Yetzias Mitzrayim (2 Volumes) (1978)
- Chessed
- Elliyohu Hanuvee
- A Shabbus Mitten Rebben
- Der Satmerer Rebbe (2 Volumes) (1981)
- Der Baal Shem Tov (2 Volumes)
- Emunas Tzadikim
- Shoshanas Yaakov
- Ashreinu (2 Volumes)
- Hallel
- Rannenu Tzadikim (2 Volumes)
- Modeh Ani
- Bitachon
References
[edit]- ^ Zaltzman, Hillel. "R. Yom Tov Ehrlich". www.chabad.org. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ Mordechai Ben David - I've Waited, 1982, retrieved 2025-09-07
- ^ Scarr, Cindy (2023-05-02). "Old Verses, New Vibes - Mishpacha Magazine". Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ Yiddish Gems, Vol. 1 - Album by Avraham Fried, retrieved 2025-09-07
- ^ Scarr, Cindy (2021-03-23). "Yakov - Mishpacha Magazine". Retrieved 2025-09-07.
External links
[edit]- Brooklyn Rail about him
- another book chapter summary about him
- An academic article by Tzipora Weinberg about Yom Tov Ehrlich's music and the primacy of women within it
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