Oldie of the Week ~ Pischu Li - 1966

The Pirchei Choir Circa 1966

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L. to R.(Top Row): Barry Ehrman, Freddy Levitz, Ychiel Kaplan, Moshe Konig, Boruch Ber Ungarisher, Shmul Pollak, Aron Zelig Green. (Middle row): Simcha Stern, Moshe Greenwald, Zecharia Zimmet, Mordechai Silbermintz, Chaim Shulman, Yaakov Braude. (Bottem Row): Yechiel Moskowitz, Noach Dear, Moshe Wilhelm, Yossi Rosnebaum, Shlomo Friedman, Shmuel Kohn. (Not Shown): Mohe Pruzansky, Yossi Pruzansky, Ari Verhleiser, Lable Tennenbaum, Menachm Shimanowitz.

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Presenting Old Jewish Musical Jewels (O.J.M.J) which due to their age are not very well known to the younger generation.

The song will first be posted here on the main page and remain for approximately a week (we try) on the right column above the three featured videos of the week.

For the eleventh song in this series we present "Pischu Li" from the album "Aylecha" the second volume of Rabbi Eli Teitelbaum's A"H Choir of Pirchei Agudas Yisroel. Conducted by Eli Lipsker. Released in around 1966.

Composed by: Itzy Weissberg & Motty Parnes. Soloists is Yossi Sonnenblick (pictured right) who eventually was part of Abei Rottneberg's group D'veikus in the 1980's.

Lyrics:
פִּתְחוּ־לִי שַֽׁעֲרֵי־צֶדֶק אָֽבֹא־בָם אוֹדֶה יָֽ-הּ
זֶֽה־הַשַּׁעַר לַהֹ' צַדִּיקִים יָבֹאוּ בֽוֹ
(Tehillim, 118).

Composed by: Itzy Weissberg & Motty Parnes.
Soloists: Yossi Sonnenblick.