Name:
Grade, Chaim
Name (Yiddish):
גראַגע, חײם
Born:
April 4, 1910 (Vilna, Poland)
Died:
April 26, 1982 (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Note:
Lived in Poland and France after WWII. Came to U.S. in 1948.
Related information in folder 1021:
Comments:
1. 5/14/2010Article in NY Times of May 14, 2010 by Joseph Berger titled "Inna Grade; her zeal kept husband's work from view.


2. 5/17/2010 Article is New York Times of May 17, 2010 by Joseph Berger titled "In Yiddish Author's Papers, Potential Gold."


3. 5/14/2010Article in Yiddish Forverts of May 14-20, 2010 by Itzik Gottesman titled "Ina Heker Grade - Mayne Reyd Zoln Nisht Tsu Shver Zayn" (Ina Hekr-Grade-Mayne Words Should not be too Severe [critical]"


4. 6/11/2010Article in English Forward by Itsik Gottesman, June 11, 2010, titled "Reminiscing About Chaim Grade's widow, a caustic woman known as the 'black witch'.


5. 10/15/2010 Article in Yiddish Forverts of October 15 - 21, 2010 by Sore-Rukhl Schaechter titled "Der Opgeforener Yeshiva-Bokher, Chaim Grade: An Ovent in YIVO Lekoved Zayn Hundertstn Yor" (The Departed Yeshiva Student, Chaim Grade: An Evening in YIVO in Honor of His Hundreth Year. This article refers to Grade's poem "Tsu Der Mame" dedicated to his mother and set to music by Leibu Levin. See Title id 14040

6.

6 10/1201 Article in Yiddish Forward, October 1-7, 2010, by Chane Mlotek, titled "Tsum hundertstn Birthday of Chaim Grade". (To The 100 year anniversary of his birth".


7. 5/11/2012 Article in Yiddish Forverts of May 11-17, 2012 by Ezra Glinter titled "Tsurik Tsu Chaim Grade". (Return To Chiam Grade)

8 7/21/2017 (Summer - Fall Edition of Oyfn Shvel) "Chaim Grade Referat inDer Yidisher-Bibliotek in Motreal' dem 6tn Detsber 1958*", (Chaim Grade Lecture in the Yiddish-Folk Library in Mortreal, the 6th of December 1958)

9 7/21/2017 (Summer - Fall Edition of Oyfn Shvel) Article in Oyfn Shvel by Yekhiel Shayntukh and Miriam Trin titled Die Yidishe Literatur Vi a Historisher Moker: Chaim Grades An Eentlekher Referat." (The Yiddish Literature as a Historic Place. A Public Lecture)

10. 9/ /2017 Article in the Yiddish Forverts of September / /, 2917 by the editorial Board of the Forverts titled "Oyfn Shvel': Chaim Grade un di 6-Tegike Mikhume'" ("On the Threshold' : Chaim Grade and the 6-Day War''').

11. May 2018, Article in the Yiddish Forverts of May 2018 by Yekhiel sheytukh titled "Der Ferter Classiker: Mendele, Perets' Sholom Aleichem un Efsher Gor Grade? (The Fouth Classic Author, Perhaps Grade?)

Songs written or composed

Tsu Der Mame (Levin) — צו דער מאַמע (לעווין)

Author:
Grade, Chaim — גראַגע, חײם
Composer:
Levin, Leibu — לעװין, לײבו
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Mother/Strength/Tiny/Sorrow/Fear
Origin:
CD B-012(t)/Levin L WM 230/Alb L-066(b)
Transliteration:
CD B-012(t)Levin L WM 230/Alb L-066(b)
Translation:
Levin L WM 230/Alb L-066(b)
Music:
Levin L WM 231
Additional song notes:
See Ephemera 1021. This song, a poem by Chaim Grade, in honor of his mother was set to music by Leibu Levin.

Recordings

On album:
B-012(t) (Ruth Levin/ Mike Burstyn Songs of Leibu Levin — לידער פֿון לײבו לעװין נאָך שענער װי געװען...)
Track ID:
26960
Vocal:
Burstein, Mike — בורשטײַן, מײַק
Piano:
Dricker, Regina
Violin:
Furman, Jacob
First line:
Du bist kleyn, du bist dar, un greykht mir koym tsum aksl,
First line (Yiddish):
דו ביסט קלײן, דו ביסט דאַר, און גרײכסט מיר נאָר קױם צום אַקסל,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
Length:
2' 45"
On album:
L-066(a) (Leibu Levin/ The Yiddish Narrator, Singer, Composer — לייבו לעווין)
Track ID:
34434
Vocal:
Levin, Leibu — לעװין, לײבו
Piano:
Malve, Mathias
First line:
Du bist kleyn, du bist dar, un greykhst mir koym tsum aksl, nor bistu in dayn...
First line (Yiddish):
דו ביסט קליין, דו ביסט דאַר און גרייכסט מיר קוים צום אַקסל, נאָר דו ביסט...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Literary Origin/Folk/Piano accompaniment
On album:
L-066(b) (Leibu Levin Performs in Yiddish/ Vemen Vestu Zingen Vemen` — וועמען וועסטו זונגען טטעמען)
Track ID:
42344
Vocal:
Levin, Leibu — לעװין, לײבו
First line:
Du bist kleyn, du bist dar, un greykhst mir koym tsum aksl, nor bistu in dayn...
First line (Yiddish):
דו ביסט קליין, דו ביסט דאַר און גרייכסט מיר קוים צום אַקסל, נאָר דו ביסט...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Literary Origin/Folk/Piano accompaniment
Length:
3:10

Yerusholayim (Grade) — ירושלים (גראַדע)

Author:
Grade, Chaim — גראַגע, חײם
Genre:
Literary Origin/Lament
Subject:
Cities/Loss/Jerusalem/Meaning

Recording

On album:
R-050(a) (Rogow /Taybele and Her Demon And Other Selections From Yiddish Literature — טײַבעלע און הורמיזאַ און אַנדערע שאַפֿונגען פֿון דער ייִדישער ליטעראַטור)
Track ID:
32642
Vocal:
Rogow, David — ראָגאָװ, דוד
First line:
Dayn tokhter blume lebt nit mer, yerushalayim
First line (Yiddish):
דײַן טאָכטער בלומע לעבט ניט מער, ירושלים,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
7:41

Der Yunger Dor — דער יונגער דאָר

Also known as:
The Young Generation
Author:
Grade, Chaim — גראַגע, חײם
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Gereration/Change/Transformation/Liberation/Redemption
Origin:
Alb B-036(c)
Translation:
Alb B-036(c)

Recordings

On album:
B-036(c) (The Many Faces of Yiddish Poetry read by Abe Brumberg)
Track ID:
33420
Vocal/English Adaptation:
Brumberg, Abe — ברומבערג, אייב
First line:
And you, my young comrades, in wind blown shirts and crimson cravets,
Language:
English
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
3:27
On album:
B-036(c) (The Many Faces of Yiddish Poetry read by Abe Brumberg)
Track ID:
33421
Vocal:
Brumberg, Abe — ברומבערג, אייב
First line:
Un ir, mayne yunge khaverim, in vintike bluzes un royte kravatn,
First line (Yiddish):
און איר, מײַנע יונגע חבֿרים, אין ווינטיקע בלוזעס און רויטע קראַוואַטן,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
3:30

Geheyme Gest — געהיימע געסט

Author:
Grade, Chaim — גראַגע, חײם
Composer:
Halkin, Emanuel — האַלקין, עמנואל
Genre:
Literary Origin/Holocaust
Subject:
Guests/Phantoms/Ashes/Smoke/Memory/Survivor/Guilt
Origin:
Alb L-044(c)
Transliteration:
Alb L-044(c)
Translation:
Alb L-044(c)
Additional song notes:
Secret Guests

Recording

On album:
L-044(c) (Ruth Levin/Geheyme Gest/Secret Guests — געהיימע געסט \ אורחי סתרים)
Track ID:
36222
Vocal:
Levin, Ruth — לוין, רותּ
Guitar/arranger:
Belousov, Alexi
First line:
I'm used to sitting here stooping, quiet, while behind my shoulders a...
First line (Yiddish):
איך בין צוגעוווינט צו זיצן שטום, געבויגן, און הינטער מײַנע פּלייצעס רוישט אַ...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
Length:
5:10

Ikh Veyn Oyf Aykh Mit Ale Oysyes — איך וויין אויף אײַlך מיט אָלע אותיות

Author:
Grade, Chaim — גראַגע, חײם
Genre:
Literary Origin/Spoken Word/Excerpt
Additional song notes:
I Cry Over You With All The Letters of the Alphabet An Excerpt

Recording

On album:
K-136(b) (On The Keys of Yiddish Poetry 2/ Poems by Yiddish Poets murder during Stalinist purges read by Evgeny Kissin — אויף די קלאַווישן פֿון ייִדישער פּאָעזיע\ לידער..ייִדישע דיכטער 2..יעווגעני קיסין)
Track ID:
36733
First line:
Ikh veyn oyf dir mit ale oyseyes fun dem alef-beys vos ikh hob undz farmogt...
First line (Yiddish):
איך וויין אויף גיר מיט אַלע אותיות פֿון דעם אַלף־בית וואָס איך האָב אונדז פֿאַרמאָגט
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
11:01

I Cry Over You with all the Letters of the… — איך ווײן אויפף אײַך מיט אַלע אותיות פֿון דעם אַלף־

Author:
Grade, Chaim — גראַגע, חײם
Genre:
Literary Origin
Additional song notes:
Full title "I cry over you with all the Letters of the Alphatbet (excerpt from the "Elegy"... פֿון דעם אַלף־בית(אויסצוגן פֿון דער "עלעגיע"

Recording

On album:
K-136(b) (On The Keys of Yiddish Poetry 2/ Poems by Yiddish Poets murder during Stalinist purges read by Evgeny Kissin — אויף די קלאַווישן פֿון ייִדישער פּאָעזיע\ לידער..ייִדישע דיכטער 2..יעווגעני קיסין)
Track ID:
39080
Orator:
Kissin, Evgeny — קיסין, יעווגעני
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Spoken Words, Poetry
Length:
1:37

Chaim Grade Yiddish Literature

Author:
Grade, Chaim — גראַגע, חײם
Genre:
Literary Origin/Spoken Word

Recording

On album:
V0328 (Chaim Grade: Significane of Modern Yiddish Literature (Video))
Track ID:
41173
First line:
Vos hot der yidisher literature baygetun…
First line (Yiddish):
וואָד האָט דער ייִדישער ליטעראַטור בײַגעטאָן...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
9:18