Look up artist Botwinik, David

Name: Botwinik, David
Name (Yiddish): באָטװיניק, דוד
Born: December 12, 1920 (Vilna, Poland)

Related information in folder 522:

Comments: 1. 4/19/1996 Letter from David Botwinik, published by Chana Mlotek in the Yiddish Forverts of April 19, 1996. Botwinik composed music to "Mayn Litvish Shtetele", and asks for the identity of the author of the poem.

2. 7/23/2012 Article in Yidish Forward, July 23-29, 2010, by Itzik Gottesman, titled "'Fun Khurbn tsum lebn" - di muzikalisha Kompozitses fun Dovid Botvinik", reviewing Botvinik's book "From Holocaust to Life".

4/2/2012 Program of Concert held at Haverford College on April 2, 2012 atitled "From Holocaust To Life - Music by David Botwinik

4. 11/2/2012 Article in Yiddish Forward of Nov 11, 2012 by Itzik Gottesman titled "Lekoved Dem Yidishn Kompositor Dovid Botvinik"

Songs written or composed

Title: Fun Getos Oshventshim -- פֿון געטאָס אָשװענטשים
Also known as: Khalutsim Lid (Botwinik)
Author: Kaczerginski, Shmerke -- קאַטשערגינסקי, שמערקע
Composer: Botwinik, David -- באָטװיניק, דוד
Genre: WWII/Holocaust/Zionist
Subject: Resistance/Struggle/Khalutsim/Pioneer
Transliteration: Alb F-007(f)(5)
Translation: Alb R-007(f)5
Additional song notes: Alexander Botwinik believes that the title should be "Khalutsim Lid"

Recordings:

On album: R-007(f)5 (Yiddish Folksongs Ruth Rubin -- ייִדישע פֿאָלקסלידער)
Track ID: 5491
Artist: Kaczerginski, Shmerke -- קאַטשערגינסקי, שמערקע
First line: Fun getos oshventshim, ponar un maydanek, fun frontn un…
First line (Yiddish):פֿון געטאָס אָשװענטשים, פּאָנאַר און מײַדאַנעק, פֿון פֿראָנטן און װעלדער
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Translation and transliteration with album notes.
Language: Yiddish
Style: Acapella
On album: F-032(a) (Songs of the Ghettos & Camps Compiled by Gila Flam)
Track ID: 5492
Artist: Kaczerginski, Shmerke -- קאַטשערגינסקי, שמערקע
First line: Fun getos oshventshim, ponar un maydanek, fun frontn un…
First line (Yiddish):פֿון געטאָס אָשװענטשים, פּאָנאַר און מײַדאַנעק, פֿון פֿראָנטן און װעלדער
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish

Title: Kholem Broyt -- חלום־ברױט
Author: Yoakhimovitsh, Avrom -- יאָאַכימאָװיטש, אַבֿרהם
Composer: Botwinik, David -- באָטװיניק, דוד
Genre: Holocaust/Hunger/WWII
Subject: Bread/Dreams/Ghetto
Origin: Alb J-008(a)

Related information in folder 646:

Comments: 1. Transliteration of the song.

Recordings:

On album: J-008(a) (A Collection of Yiddish Songs Lyrics by Abraham Joachimowicz -- איך בענק נאָך דעם ניגון )
Track ID: 8260
Artist: Malovany, Khazn Joseph -- מאַלאָװאַני, חזן יוסף
Artist: Reisenman, Bob
First line: Es iz a kleyne geto-gas, mir gevorn di gantse velt,
First line (Yiddish):עס איז אַ קלײנע געטאָ־גאַס, מיר געװאָרן די גאַנצע װעלט, איך לעב..
Language: Yiddish
On album: M-042(b) (Malovany Sings Yiddish Songs I Long For The Song -- יוסף מלובני איך בענק נאָך דעם ניגון )
Track ID: 8261
Artist: Yoakhimovitsh, Avrom -- יאָאַכימאָװיטש, אַבֿרהם
Artist: Botwinik, David -- באָטװיניק, דוד
Artist: Malovany, Khazn Joseph -- מאַלאָװאַני, חזן יוסף
Artist: Reisenman, Bob
First line: Es iz a kleyne geto-gas, mir gevorn di gantse velt,
First line (Yiddish):עס איז אַ קלײנע געטאָ־גאַס, מיר געװאָרן די גאַנצע װעלט, איך לעב..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: M-056(a)2 (David Montifiore Hazzan Rishon Opus II -- מונטיפיורה )
Track ID: 23005
Artist: Yoakhimovitsh, Avrom -- יאָאַכימאָװיטש, אַבֿרהם
Artist: Botwinik, David -- באָטװיניק, דוד
Artist: Montefiore, Khazn David & Ensemble -- מונטיפֿיוה, חזן דוד און אַנסעמבל
First line: Es iz a kleyne geto-gas, mir gevorn di gantse velt,
First line (Yiddish):עס איז אַ קלײנע געטאָ־גאַס, מיר געװאָרן די גאַנצע װעלט, איך לעב..
Language: Yiddish

Title: Rokhele -- רחלע (באָטװיניק)
Also known as: Rochele (Botwinik)
Author: Botwinik, David -- באָטװיניק, דוד
Composer: Botwinik, David -- באָטװיניק, דוד
Genre: Holocaust
Subject: Child/Murder/SS
Origin: Alb D-004(g)
Transliteration: Alb D-004(n)
Translation: Alb D-004(g)/Alb D-004(n)

Recordings:

On album: D-004(g) (Songs of Holocaust and Heroism sung by Louis Danto -- שירי שואה וגבורה )
Track ID: 13008
Artist: Danto, Khazn Louis -- דאַנטאָ, חזן לואיס
Artist: Heller, Charles
First line: Rokhele a kleyinke, a vunder sheyne meydele. Zi' z alt in gantgsn dray a halb…
First line:רחלע אַ קלײנינקע, אַ װוּנדער שײנע מײדעלע, זי'ז אַלט אין גאַנצן...
On album: D-004(n) (Songs Of The Ghettos sung by Louis Danto)
Track ID: 28016
Artist: Danto, Khazn Louis -- דאַנטאָ, חזן לואיס
Artist: Ellstein, Abe -- עלשטײַן, אײב
First line: Rokhele a kleyinke, a vunder sheyne meydele. Zi'z alt in gantgsn dray a halb…
First line (Yiddish):רחלע אַ קלײנינקע, אַ װוּנדער שײנע מײדעלע, זי'ז אַלט אין גאַנצן…
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert/Lament

Title: Litvishe Shtetele (Botwinik) -- ליטװישע שטעטעלע (באָטװעניק)
Also known as: Di Litvishe Shtetele (Botwinik)
Composer: Botwinik, David -- באָטװיניק, דוד
Genre: Nostalgia
Subject: Shtetl/Lithuania/Place
Song Comment: Originally titled "Heymat"
Origin: Belarsky 223/ Yiddsh Forward Apr 19,1996
Transliteration: Alb D-004(n)
Translation: Alb D-004(n)

Recording:

On album: D-004(n) (Songs Of The Ghettos sung by Louis Danto)
Track ID: 28026
Artist: Danto, Khazn Louis -- דאַנטאָ, חזן לואיס
Artist: Ellstein, Abe -- עלשטײַן, אײב
First line: Ot her ikh vider, a heymishe lidele, ot ze ikh vider, dem erev, dem tsoym,
First line (Yiddish):אָט הער איך װידער, אַ הײמישע לידעלע, אָט זע איך װידער...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert/Mournful

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