Voices of a People: The Story of Yiddish Folk Song by Ruth Rubin synced these women’s lives have left

these women’s lives have left deep footprints in the history of the nation they call home

By the time it was extinguished

His spirit soars above the cruelties

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Voices of a People: The Story of Yiddish Folk Song by Ruth Rubin synced these women’s lives have leftThe seminal work of Ruth Rubin, a pioneering collector, singer, folklorist, writer, and crusader for the vanishing legacy of the Yiddish world, Voices of a People remains the only general introduction to Yiddish folksong. A priceless collection of song texts in Yiddish and English, as well as a selection of tunes Rubin transcribed, this volume brings the Jews' ancient, itinerant culture alive through children's songs, dancing songs, and songs about