The Toronto Jewish Folk Choir was founded in 1925 by immigrant needle-trade workers. Canada's longest continuing Jewish performance group, the choir keeps alive its founding spirit - and the …

The choir continues to give an annual spring concert in Toronto and performs at various Jewish festivals and events. The choir's early repertoire consisted largely of Yiddish and Hebrew folk songs, [5] …

The Toronto Jewish Folk Choir was the new English name given to the Freiheit Gezangs Farein when the intensification of fascism and the outbreak of World War II led to the choir's attempt to reach a …

Founded in 1925 primarily by immigrant garment workers, the Toronto Jewish Folk Choir is Canada’s longest continuing Jewish performance group. Designed to commemorate the original immigrant …

Aug 26, 2012 · Toronto Jewish Folk Choir. Amateur choir, Canada's oldest continuing Jewish choral group. Its repertoire, sung in four-part harmony, encompasses a wide range of...

Apr 12, 2024 · The Toronto Jewish Folk Choir traces its roots back to 1925, when it was started by a group of young, working-class, immigrant factory workers as the Freiheit Gezangs Farein (Freedom …

The priemiere of the Toronto Jewish Chorus Shir Delight Virtual Concert was viewed live by over 300 people and was a smashing success. All the work done by the chorus was evident in the excellent …

The Toronto Jewish Folk choir began in 1925 as the Frieheit Gezang Farein,2 or Freedom Singing Society, a mixed choir made up of young working-class Jewish immigrants who were part of the …

The choir continues to give an annual spring concert in Toronto and performs at various Jewish festivals and events. The choir's early repertoire consisted largely of Yiddish and Hebrew folk songs, [5] …

Using the texts from concert programme notes, this paper describes the growing Canadian identity of Toronto Jewish Folk Choir during and after World War II. During this period the choir used rhetoric …