Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk
Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk is a singer, accordion player, and researcher of
Ashkenazi Jewish songs in Yiddish.[1][2][3][4] In 2012, Olga Mieleszczuk converted to Orthodox Judaism and acquired the first name Avigail. She currently lives in Israel.[1]
Mieleszczuk was born in
Auschwitz.[1]
Her musical projects include Jewish
She has had two children with her husband, Shlomi, who is of Kurdish descent.[1]
Albums
- 2012: Jewish Folksongs From The Shtetl
- 2017: Yiddish Tango Live in Jerusalem (with Tango Attack Band )[8]
- 2021: Songs From The Bible Times Till Today
References
- ^ Jewish Telegraph Agency, August 20, 2018
- ^ "Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk's Oral History", a video interview by Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
- ^ MALGORZATA P. BONIKOWSKA "Rodowita Polka i jej żydowskie życie i muzyka w Izraelu", Gazeta, Canadian Polinia newspaper, August 27, 2018
- ^ "Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk", folk24.pl
- ^ a b Olga Mieleszczuk's autobiography
- ^ Jewish Polesye project
- ^ Li-La-Lo Project
- ^ YIDDISH TANGO FROM WARSAW