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MyZeidi Yiddish Song “Geven Amol is a Stetl” by Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman.
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She was born in Vienna into an Eastern-European, Yiddish-speaking family; her family left for Czernowitz, Ukraine (then Romania) and settled there when Schaechter-Gottesman was a young child. She was brought up in a multi-lingual environment that included Yiddish, German, Romanian, and Ukrainian; she also studied French and Latin at school. They were a singing family and her mother, Lifshe Schaechter, was known for her wide folk repertoire. Schaechter-Gottesman was sent to Vienna for art lessons, but was forced to return to Czernowitz when the Germans invaded Austria in 1938. In 1941 she married a medical doctor, Jonas (Yoyne) Gottesman, and together they lived out the war in the Czernowitz ghetto, along with her mother and several other family members.
After the war, Schaechter-Gottesman lived several years in Vienna, where her husband had a chief position (“Chefarzt”) in the DP camps in the area. Their daughter Taube was born there in 1950; the family moved to New York in 1951, where the Gottesmans had two other children, Hyam and Itzik. In New York the Gottesmans took part in an experimental Yiddish community in the Bronx, centered around Bainbridge Avenue. There a half-dozen Yiddish-speaking families bought adjacent houses and reinvigorated the existing Sholem Aleichem Yiddish School. Schaechter-Gottesman became an important member of this community, writing classroom materials, plays and songs for the school as well as editing a magazine for children (“Kinderzhurnal”) and a magazine of children’s writings (“Enge-benge”).
Schaechter-Gottesman’s first book of poetry, “Mir Forn” (We’re Travelling) appeared in 1963. Her books, eight in total, have appeared regularly since then. They include poetry for adults, children’s books and song books. She has recorded three CDs of her songs and one recording of folk songs. Her work does not revolve around a single theme but ranges widely from Eastern European subjects to contemporary New York, and from lighthearted children’s fare to such sombre reflections as “Di Balade Funem Elftn September” (The Ballad of September 11th). Her best-known single work is “Harbstlid” (Autumn Song). Schaechter-Gottesman’s songs have been performed by Theodore Bikel, Adrienne Cooper, Theresa Tova, Lucette van den Berg, Michael Alpert, Lorin Sklamberg, Sharon Jan Bernstein, Fabian Schnedler, Massel-Tov and others. A song written for her nephew, “Binyumele’s Bar Mitsve”, was adapted by Adrienne Cooper for her daughter as “Sorele’s Bas Mitsve” and was recorded on the CD Mikveh.
Schaechter-Gottesman continues to serve as a resource for researchers of both Yiddish folk and art music. She has been recorded and interviewed numerous times and participated in such cultural events as KlezKamp, KlezKanada, Buffalo on the Roof, Ashkenaz, and Weimar KlezmerWochen. ”
In 1998 Schaechter-Gottesman was inducted into the People’s Hall of Fame at City Lore in New York; and in 2005 she received a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellowship, one of the highest cultural honors given by a United States government agency. She was the first Yiddish poet or musical figure to receive this honor.
A shtetl (Yiddish: ?????, diminutive form of Yiddish shtot ?????, “town”, pronounced very similarly to the South German diminutive “Städtle”, “little town”) was typically a small town with a large Jewish population in pre-Holocaust Central and Eastern Europe. Shtetls (Yiddish plural: ???????, shtetlekh) were mainly found in the areas which constituted the 19th century Pale of Settlement in the Russian Empire, the Congress Kingdom of Poland, Galicia, and Romania. A larger city, like Lemberg or Czernowitz, was called a shtot (Yiddish: ?????); a smaller village was called a dorf (Yiddish: ?????).
The concept of shtetl culture is used as a metaphor for the traditional way of life of 19th-century Eastern European Jews. Shtetls are portrayed as pious communities following Orthodox Judaism, socially stable and unchanging despite outside influence or attacks. The Holocaust resulted in the disappearance of the vast majority of shtetls, through both extermination and mass exodus…
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Mid-Michigan toy stores which stock natural toys are facing passing on the high costs of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Acts mandated testing to their faithful customers.
Chris Mathew of the Linden Toy Factory and DAve Barr of Imagination Station express their concern.
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Broadcast Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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Fox News retail analyst Hitha Prabhakar (former writer for Forbes) claims the CPSIA’s new lead testing law “isn’t going to affect the children’s clothing industry that much.” She thinks that much of the testing has already been done. When asked by the commentator, Prabhaker admits “it will have a pretty strong impact on small businesses…especially if they can’t afford that” (the testing, but) “this is a very small portion of the market.”
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CPSIA 2008′s new safety laws are hurting local toymakers and businesses.
Katie Steuernagle of Rochester, Minnesota makes and sells handmade toys out of her home and is concerned that CPSIA 2008′s new testing standards will be so costly, she will be put out of business.
Katie, who appeared on the Martha Stewart show last week (December 2008) said she started the business as an alternative to Chinese imports, which proved last year to be the impetus for the new strict lead testing laws that go into effect February 10, 2009.
Video from a report by KTTC Rochester, Minnesota, Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Wooden toymaker Mike Rainville, owner of Middlebury-based Maple Landmark Woodcraft, had his best year yet in 2008. But will the new regulations for lead testing imposed by the CPSIA 2008 hurt his successful business?
Video from Fox44 Burlington, Vermont- December 23, 2008
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New Regulations Trouble Local Toymakers
Posted: Dec 23, 2008 09:33 PM
Updated: Dec 23, 2008 09:38 PM
Toy safety regulations passed by Congress in August could pose a threat to small toy manufacturers in Vermont and across the country, local toymakers said Tuesday.
The law, called the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, requires mechanical and chemical testing of all toys, many of which must be tested on an annual basis.
“It’s expensive; it’s time consuming. And we’re still all trying to sort it out because it’s all so new,” said Mike Rainville, owner of Middlebury-based Maple Landmark Woodcraft.
Rainville said he hasn’t figured out the dollar-for-dollar impact on his bottom line yet, because required testing doesn’t completely take effect until February 2009. However, he estimated it would cost several hundred dollars to test one toy. Maple Landmark Woodcraft has nearly 900 different toy models.
“It’s a lot of money to come up with,” Rainville said. “It’s gonna impact some smaller companies far worse than it will impact us. And the big companies that were the problem in the first place aren’t really gonna see much impact at all in their costs.”
Additionally, Rainville said larger manufacturers that import toys also test their toys overseas. That means testing is cheaper for them, another competitive advantage, he said.
Still, Rainville said his company, which had its best year in 2008 in its 29-year history, should make it through alright, even if he must raise prices.
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GONE! Customers stand bewildered at Northwest istance Ministries resale store in Houston, staring at empty shelves and racks at a thrift store in Houston, Texas- ALL THE CHILDRENS’ ITEMS ARE GONE! CPSIA regulations, despite a one year stay of enforcement regarding lead testing and certification, scare store owners into getting rid of items for children 12 and under because of potential fines! Retailers are still liable if an item with unacceptable lead limits is sold. Target and Walmart also took extra measures to remove potential offenders.
(Afraid to go to local thrift store in my hometown- will I still be able to buy kid’s items at deep discount in these terrible economic times?)
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From a broadcast Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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Learn safe ways to use swimming pools toys area in this free home safety video.
Expert: Alisha Folkman
Bio: Alisha Folkman is a mother of two and has worked at the Verde Valley Medical Center for nearly five years.
Filmmaker: Dixon Gillette
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CPSIA 2008′s new safety law are hurting local toymakers and businesses.
Video from a report by CBS3 Springfield, Massachusetts, Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Toy Safety Legislation Hurting Local Toymakers
By Miranda Grossman
Story Published: Dec 16, 2008 at 6:48 PM EST
Story Updated: Dec 16, 2008 at 6:48 PM EST
This holiday season is not looking so festive for local toy stores and toymakers. Changes in toy safety legislation have helped ban toxic toys imported from China, but may also be ruining the livelihood of local businesses.
Kate Glynn has worked hard to ensure the toys she sells at her Northampton store are non-toxic and made in the U.S. But she could be losing some of her best-selling products because of new toy safety legislation.
“I don’t want to say its going to break my business, I don’t want to be pessimistic, but I am very concerned,” said Glynn, Owner of ‘A Child’s Garden’ in Northampton.
After thousands of toys, mostly from China, were recalled in 2007, Congress passed tougher regulations. The new rules ban lead in toys and mandate third party-testing and certification. While Glynn thinks the legislation is long overdue, she says it will increase costs for small businesses that will have to pay for testing.
“My vendors are trying to figure out which lines to trim because they cant afford testing,” said Glynn. “I am looking at losing lines, or having to increase costs, because if the toys are going to cost the manufacturer more money, it is going to be passed on to me.”
Glynn is part of the Handmade Toy Alliance, who wants to see natural materials like wood, silk and wool be exempt from testing or financial help for small businesses. The new rules are being phased in now, and will fully take effect next summer.
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http://www.bbbubble.com/books.html FREE VIDEO ANIMATION of the award winning rhyming childrens picture book series “Becka and the Big Bubble” Learn about San Francisco and get 20% off Becka Books too. Flippity-Free!
Note: In each book Becka travels to a new land, learning culture, geography, travel, and the fun of a rhyming adventure.
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Tiffany Bjorlie who owns Lundeby’s Ecobaby knows all too well how the CPSIA is affecting what items she carries in her Tulsa shop. She explains how Selecta has pulled their eco-friendly toys from the US market. And toys are not the only items that could run scarce. That sweet handmade dress for your little princess or 100% organic cotton onesie for your bouncing baby boy may be on the “extinct” handmade list as well due to stringent testing that will go into force per the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act on February 10, 2009. AND HANDMADE BABY BOOTIES if not TESTED will be ILLEGAL!
Video from KOTV NewsOn6.com Tulsa, Oklahoma
Broadcast Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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