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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
When Kirk Douglas Sang "Mein Yiddishe Meideleh" at an Awards Ceremony
In 2002, during a celebration of 100 years of the Folksbiene Yiddish theatre, New York Governor George Pataki presented a lifetime achievement award from the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York to actor Kirk Douglas.
At the celebration, Douglas (who died on February 5 at the age of 103) was 85 years old and recovering from a severe stroke in 1996. When he received the award, he reflected on his two Bar Mitzvahs (at 13 and 83) and reminisced about delivering his first Bar Mitzvah speech in Yiddish.
He then launched into a Yiddish song, Mein Yiddishe Meideleh, to the delight of the audience.
Enjoy!
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