(JTA) — Andrea Pancur, a Munich-based singer, teacher and activist who helped bridge the worlds of German and Yiddish song culture — and who served as role model for women in the world of klezmer ...

There are various English-language versions of "O, Christmas Tree," each of which traces its origins to a traditional German folk song that, at least initially, was unrelated to Christmas. That ...

When Sarajane Williams of Macungie was a little girl, her father would sing old Pennsylvania German folk songs to her. But when she grew up, Williams a professional harpist, couldn’t find the music ...

That's probably not the case with the lesser-known "Wiegenlied" ("The Cradle Song") or poor ol' "Im Himmel gib's kein Bier" ("In Heaven There is No Beer"). And there's plenty more where those came ...