WEVD was the call sign held by three New York City commercial radio stations, with related ownership, from 1927 until 2003. This call sign was formed from the initials of recently deceased Socialist Party of America leader Eugene Victor Debs .

Oct 9, 2017 · WEVD was a radio station not only located in New York City, but one that catered specifically to the New York City community. The physical location of WEVD was one of its defining factors because it contributed to its crucial interaction with the urban, Jewish, working class immigrant community.

Turn the dial to 1330 (AM) or 97.9 (FM), and you are in the world of radio station WEVD, where you may hear Yiddish crooners singing “Tsumisht, Tsutumult, un Farkisheft,” rabbis preaching the good Jewish life, dramatic vignettes of Jewish problems, troubles, and joys, and recipes for the serious Jewish housewife. WEVD goes on all week, but ...

In New York City, the most popular Yiddish radio station—with its tagline “the station that speaks your language”—was WEVD. The station was founded in 1927 by the Socialist Party of America in honor of Eugene V. Debbs and subsequently taken over by the Yiddish daily newspaper Forverts in 1932.

Nov 12, 2024 · Sheet music, manuscripts, and orchestral arrangements for close to 4,000 musical works — including cantorial music, Hasidic melodies, Yiddish theater, klezmer, and opera — that were performed live...

The call letters were announced as WEVD, "the station that speaks your language". These languages included Yiddish , Hebrew , Italian, Greek , Portuguese , German, Russian, Japanese and Irish, all serving their various communities.

The best-remembered and most powerful of all the Yiddish radio stations was WEVD. Created in 1927 by the Socialist Party to honor its recently deceased leader, Eugene Victor Debbs, the station was taken over in 1932 by the leading Yiddish newspaper, The Forward.

Nov 13, 2024 · Live musical performances and a panel conversation celebrate the Library’s acquisition of rare sheet music and manuscripts from the legendary New York radio station WEVD.

A growing collection of in-depth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories about the legacy and changing nature of Yiddish language and culture offer a rich and complex chronicle of Jewish identity. Benny Ferdman, art teacher and Yiddish activist, remembers his favorite programs on the Yiddish radio show, WEVD.

The best-remembered and most powerful of all the Yiddish radio stations was WEVD. Created in 1927 by the Socialist Party to honor its recently deceased leader, Eugene Victor Debbs, the station was taken over in 1932 by the leading Yiddish newspaper, The Forward.