Henry H. Sapoznik
Award-winning producer, musicologist, performer, and writer specializing in Yiddish and American music and culture, founder of the YIVO Sound Archives and author of The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City.
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Mar 8, 2026 • 1h 4min
The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City with Henry Sapoznik
Henry Sapoznik, award-winning musicologist and founder of the YIVO Sound Archives, walks through a century of Yiddish life in New York City. He highlights theater, music, restaurants, and architecture. He also uncovers crime threads, Black-Jewish cultural interactions, and surprising radio and recording oddities.
Mar 8, 2026 • 1h 4min
The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City with Henry Sapoznik
Henry Sapoznik, award-winning musicologist and founder of the YIVO Sound Archives, guides listeners through a century of Yiddish New York. He explores theaters, music, eateries, architecture, crime, and Black-Jewish cultural interactions. Short, lively stories reveal theatrical restaurateurs, knish culture, lost skyscrapers, radio pioneers, and unexpected archival finds.
