{"id":1698,"date":"2011-06-13T14:50:52","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T14:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faujsa.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=1698"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:28:27","slug":"my-favorite-videos-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/collections\/judaic-collection\/my-favorite-videos-on-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"My favorite videos on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Although the Judaica Sound Archives does not collect or preserve video materials we LOVE watching some of the wonderful clips on YouTube. Supporters and friends of the JSA often send us links to film clips that they think we will enjoy.&nbsp; Here are some of our favorites. What are yours?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The following YouTube videos indicate that you don\u2019t have to be Jewish to love Jewish music\u2026..<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Connie-Frances-front-cover1.jpg\" alt=\"Album Cover of Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites \" class=\"wp-image-1702\" title=\"Connie Frances front cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Connie-Frances-front-cover1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Connie-Frances-front-cover1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Connie-Frances-front-cover1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connie Francis<\/strong> released this album of Jewish songs in 1960. She talks about how much Jewish music has meant to her in this video. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/album\/41433\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click here<\/span><\/span>.<\/a><\/strong> (3 min.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t heard <strong>Tom Jones<\/strong> singing <em>My Yiddishe Momma<\/em> you are in for a treat. \u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0seklD4x9EI&amp;feature=related \">Click here<\/a><\/span><\/span>. <\/strong>(2 min, 33 sec.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Charles Aznavour<\/strong> also sings <em>My Yiddishe Momma. <\/em>He not onlymakes this rendition totally his own\u00a0he also makes it powerful and\u00a0totally unique.\u00a0 I love this recording. \u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bYQe7CWY_WY&amp;feature=related\">Click here<\/a><\/span><\/span>.<\/strong> (6 min, 32 sec.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all love <strong>Julie Andrews<\/strong>.\u00a0 Did you ever wonder what it would be like if she sang at a\u00a0Jewish wedding?\u00a0 Well, now you know! <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YvDLNLOJo8E&amp;feature=related\">Click here<\/a><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/strong>(4 min., 24 sec.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Josh Kun discusses the meaning and importance of <em><strong>Hava Negila<\/strong>.<\/em> Leonard Nimoy, Irving Fields, Harry Bellafonte\u00a0and many others add their talents.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zJqXjvlKa2w&amp;feature=ema\">Click here<\/a><\/span><\/span>. <\/strong>(9 min.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sophie Tucker<\/strong> sings her iconic rendition of <em>My Yiddishe Momma<\/em> in this clip<strong>. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JxeG-_tk604&amp;feature=related\">Click here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">(7 min., 9 sec.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Think you&#8217;ve heard it all?&nbsp; Here is a new perspectives on some old Jewish music.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meshugga Beach Party performs <em><strong>Sholem Aleichem<\/strong><\/em> like you have never heard it before.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iFDuGiOy3uM&amp;feature=related\">Click here<\/a>. <\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">(2 min., 12 sec.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the Judaica Sound Archives does not collect or preserve video materials we LOVE watching some of the wonderful clips on YouTube. 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