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News Source: VIN News by Sandy Eller
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New York - The Japan Song, an all star video to benefit the two bochurim that are still serving time in a Japanese prison, as was first reported exclusively on VIN News, is being released today with the hopes that it will raise both funds and awareness for the two incarcerated boys.
The seven minute long video, featuring superstars Shloime Daskal and Avraham Fried was produced by Danny Finkelman, contains sweeping footage of Japan and the Chiba Detention Center, filmed just two and a half weeks before the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan.
The song, with lyrics in both English and Yiddish, is a remake of the Dveykus classic In A Vinkele, later re-recorded by Yaakov Shwekey, relates the plight of Yoel Zev Goldberg and Yaakov Yosef Greenwald, who are being held in a Japanese prison almost three years after suitcases that they were carrying for someone else were found to contain drugs.
In an interview with VIN News, producer Danny Finkelman admitted to being deeply moved by the time he spent both at the prison and with the two bochurim.
“I personally witnessed the conditions that these boys live under every single day. Aside from remembering these boys in our tefillos, it is important that everyone participate in the Pidyon Shevuyim campaign so that these boys can be reunited with their families.”
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Mar 29, 2011 at 07:58 PM Justleftkolel Says:Report as Inappropriate
Great Video, very well done, I wish they put english subtitles for the first part
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Mar 29, 2011 at 08:09 PM ProminantLawyer Says:Report as Inappropriate
This is good news!!
If these superstars cant get them out, noone can.
Pidyan schvooymim.
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Mar 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM heyward Says:Report as Inappropriate
Great clip shloime and avrum fried. You both have the Zachis to give some Chizk for these heart broke Bucharim. Hashem should pay you for that big Zachus of Pidyon Shavuim. Lets not give up our prayers.
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Mar 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Amazing video. Avraham Fried's voice is super amazin in this vid.
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Mar 29, 2011 at 08:50 PM nono2 Says:Report as Inappropriate
please bashafer helf shoin, i cant take it anymore
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Mar 29, 2011 at 08:58 PM UseYourHead Says:Report as Inappropriate
That video was surreal on so many counts.
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Mar 29, 2011 at 09:00 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ please bashafer helf shoin, i cant take it anymore ”
Sorry "you can't take it anymore" but the mitzvah of pidyon shavuiim is still important to many of us, If it bothers you that these "gadolim" of yiddeshe music donated their valuable time to raise money to work for the release of the bochurim, keep it to yourself.
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Mar 29, 2011 at 09:01 PM zeke Says:Report as Inappropriate
what a beautiful song
the boy's tears became a tsunami, hopefully it will tear into the Japs hearts.
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Mar 29, 2011 at 09:10 PM Quilt Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ what a beautiful song
the boy's tears became a tsunami, hopefully it will tear into the Japs hearts. ”
Wow, That's a disgusting notion, connecting the tsunami and the tears of drug smugglers. Go ahead, say that thousands of people died and many more lost everything because of drug smugglers in prison. Tell me, why did the Holocaust happen? I'm sure you have a simple explanation that blames the victims.
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Mar 29, 2011 at 09:32 PM nono2 Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sorry "you can't take it anymore" but the mitzvah of pidyon shavuiim is still important to many of us, If it bothers you that these "gadolim" of yiddeshe music donated their valuable time to raise money to work for the release of the bochurim, keep it to yourself. ”
think again what i said
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Mar 29, 2011 at 10:01 PM LibaRuchel Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sorry "you can't take it anymore" but the mitzvah of pidyon shavuiim is still important to many of us, If it bothers you that these "gadolim" of yiddeshe music donated their valuable time to raise money to work for the release of the bochurim, keep it to yourself. ”
thats no what he meant, he meant that he couldnt take seeing those bochurim suffering any longer. you must not have understood the yiddish. "bushefer helf shoin" means "hashem, help soon"
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Mar 29, 2011 at 10:06 PM not nice Says:Report as Inappropriate
It is disgusting to imply that the tsunami is because of this. It ruins the whole video.
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Mar 29, 2011 at 10:07 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ think again what i said ”
What you said is not worth repeating.....
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Mar 29, 2011 at 10:45 PM FBF37 Says:Report as Inappropriate
Before I watched the video I did not like the title "The Japan Song" b/c of the current events. Instead of being about the Japan tsunami it's about two drug smugglers who are stuck in jail. You could not think of a better name for the song? Then I watch the video which was nicely done, but then they show video of the tsunami. I guess to imply like some rabbonim have said (which I disagree) that the tsunami was b/c of the boys imprisoned in Japan. Have we frum jews lost all sense and think the world only revolves around us. Do we have no heart anymore? The people who made this video had good intentions but they made few mistakes.
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Mar 29, 2011 at 11:26 PM rockaway Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Wow, That's a disgusting notion, connecting the tsunami and the tears of drug smugglers. Go ahead, say that thousands of people died and many more lost everything because of drug smugglers in prison. Tell me, why did the Holocaust happen? I'm sure you have a simple explanation that blames the victims. ”
I just heard a shmooze from a chashuva Rav and he made that exact connection. I think you need to rethink who are your brothers- the Japanese or the boys in jail? or maybe you wouldn't have said that if they weren't chasidish.
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Mar 29, 2011 at 11:47 PM MordyS Says:Report as Inappropriate
Why was there footage of the tsunami in the video?
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Mar 30, 2011 at 01:11 AM Balaboos Says:Report as Inappropriate
Guys, there are 2 young yidishe nefashos rotting in near holocaust conditions in a hellhole, far away from any cultural familiarity. If this was any one of your family members, drug smuglers or not, you would also want everything possible to be done for them, wouldn't you? GROW UP and stop the foolish bickering. Keep your immature opinions to yourselves. If you have nothing positive to say, don't talk!!
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Mar 30, 2011 at 05:56 AM independent_mind Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ What you said is not worth repeating..... ”
What is wrong with you? #5 was saying how sad he was for them and he couldn't bear how the boys suffer anymore! YES do read what s/he wrote AGAIN before writing so harshly. Oioioi on sinas Chinam!!!!!
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Mar 30, 2011 at 07:12 AM Normal Says:Report as Inappropriate
#17 i agree 100%. It seems whatever anyone does any time any where, there is always someone to attack it.
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Mar 30, 2011 at 08:05 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
To #8-Zeke- You used the term "Japs". The latter term is a very derogative ethnic term for "Japanese". Would you like the Japanese or other ethnic groups to use derogatory terms, when referring to Yidden? About 32 years ago, Gov. Rhodes of Ohio was making a speech and referred to a new Honda Plant, which was being relocated to Ohio. He also kept referring to the Japanese executives in a public speech as "the Japs". The Japanese Consulate was not pleased, and Rhodes apologized.
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Mar 30, 2011 at 08:18 AM Chaim_Ben-Yehuda Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ To #8-Zeke- You used the term "Japs". The latter term is a very derogative ethnic term for "Japanese". Would you like the Japanese or other ethnic groups to use derogatory terms, when referring to Yidden? About 32 years ago, Gov. Rhodes of Ohio was making a speech and referred to a new Honda Plant, which was being relocated to Ohio. He also kept referring to the Japanese executives in a public speech as "the Japs". The Japanese Consulate was not pleased, and Rhodes apologized. ”
It is probable that #8 Zeke is a (very) senor citizen and may not be aware of contemporary norms of political correctness.
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Mar 30, 2011 at 09:07 AM shredready Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I just heard a shmooze from a chashuva Rav and he made that exact connection. I think you need to rethink who are your brothers- the Japanese or the boys in jail? or maybe you wouldn't have said that if they weren't chasidish. ”
I just heard a shmooze from a chashuva Rav and he made that exact connection.
anybody who can say that is simply not a rav?
maybe the rov would say all the yiddin who got murdered in the holocaust is because of themselves, or does that logic only apply to goyim
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Mar 30, 2011 at 09:11 AM shredready Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sorry "you can't take it anymore" but the mitzvah of pidyon shavuiim is still important to many of us, If it bothers you that these "gadolim" of yiddeshe music donated their valuable time to raise money to work for the release of the bochurim, keep it to yourself. ”
really pidyon shavuiim applies to people captured during wars not people who commit criminal acts
and to the fools that would say they did not know, they did not know they where smuggling drugs but they did know they where smuggling
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Mar 30, 2011 at 09:12 AM shredready Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Guys, there are 2 young yidishe nefashos rotting in near holocaust conditions in a hellhole, far away from any cultural familiarity. If this was any one of your family members, drug smuglers or not, you would also want everything possible to be done for them, wouldn't you? GROW UP and stop the foolish bickering. Keep your immature opinions to yourselves. If you have nothing positive to say, don't talk!! ”
Guys, there are 2 young yidishe nefashos rotting in near holocaust conditions
are you insane shame on you to compare anything these boys are going through to the holocaust.
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Mar 30, 2011 at 10:21 AM Balaboos Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Guys, there are 2 young yidishe nefashos rotting in near holocaust conditions
are you insane shame on you to compare anything these boys are going through to the holocaust. ”
Dude! my parents a"h were BOTH survivors and my in laws are survivors as well. I'm b"h quite well informed about pre, during and post holocaust Europe. How dare you chalenge me??? Go crawl back into your hole and put yourself into their or their parents shoes for just one moment...
There, now do you get it?? Chochom, einov berosho...
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Mar 30, 2011 at 10:59 AM Yamamai Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Guys, there are 2 young yidishe nefashos rotting in near holocaust conditions
are you insane shame on you to compare anything these boys are going through to the holocaust. ”
Uch. Stop with the 'holocaust like cond'
There's no torture involved.
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Mar 30, 2011 at 12:15 PM shredready Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Dude! my parents a"h were BOTH survivors and my in laws are survivors as well. I'm b"h quite well informed about pre, during and post holocaust Europe. How dare you chalenge me??? Go crawl back into your hole and put yourself into their or their parents shoes for just one moment...
There, now do you get it?? Chochom, einov berosho... ”
know that I know this I am even more shocked
maybe you are right what camp did boys go to and do they have numbers and did their family go up in smoke.(no they are still alive) and are they only getting watered down soup and made to walk in the snow and cold with wooden clocks
You diminish the holocaust, and shame all the victims, the Jews got killed there because they where Jews nothing else.
This boys are in jail because they where caught smuggling, and they knew they where smuggling just not drugs.
Maybe the parent feel bad that they did not teach their children and tell them not to smuggle stuff
your anger and others should not be at japan but at the Jew who sent them on this mission
when will people like you learn, frum is not a get out of jail for free card.
they got what very other person gets who smuggle drugs into japan
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Mar 30, 2011 at 01:34 PM Prespective Says:Report as Inappropriate
I know and hear all that is being said about them knowing that they were smuggeling. I agree that you still have to have rachmonus and raise money for their pidyon
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Mar 30, 2011 at 03:14 PM ShmuelG Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Wow, That's a disgusting notion, connecting the tsunami and the tears of drug smugglers. Go ahead, say that thousands of people died and many more lost everything because of drug smugglers in prison. Tell me, why did the Holocaust happen? I'm sure you have a simple explanation that blames the victims. ”
I will oblige you and say it. I think it is entirely possible that the calamity that befell Japan was because they mercilessly subjected two young talmidei Torah to savage punishment knowing full well that the young men were duped. I thought of that before I heard anybody else say it. I am neither novi nor talmid chochom to know this for sure, but it does seem plausible. Much more plausible than that it happened for no reason; nothing does. Or that it was caused by “natural causes”. Just like דבר and ברד were caused by “natural causes”.
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Mar 30, 2011 at 03:26 PM HaMaven Says:Report as Inappropriate
Please post the names of the two boys left in Japan.
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Mar 30, 2011 at 04:32 PM Hi Says:Report as Inappropriate
I have never read such nonsense in my life! To say that 10,000+ innocent people died because of a few people who arrested 2 boys is crazy. Whoever even thinks like this thinks the world belongs to us, yidden. We are in golus, and yes, these boys are beyond any doubt innocent, but it doesnt change my opinion.
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Mar 30, 2011 at 08:20 PM shredready Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I will oblige you and say it. I think it is entirely possible that the calamity that befell Japan was because they mercilessly subjected two young talmidei Torah to savage punishment knowing full well that the young men were duped. I thought of that before I heard anybody else say it. I am neither novi nor talmid chochom to know this for sure, but it does seem plausible. Much more plausible than that it happened for no reason; nothing does. Or that it was caused by “natural causes”. Just like דבר and ברד were caused by “natural causes”. ”
ok
if Japan got this because of the 2 boys why did Germany not have natural disaster after wwII
as a matter of fact they did and are doing very well.
explain that please
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Mar 30, 2011 at 10:04 PM shredready Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I have never read such nonsense in my life! To say that 10,000+ innocent people died because of a few people who arrested 2 boys is crazy. Whoever even thinks like this thinks the world belongs to us, yidden. We are in golus, and yes, these boys are beyond any doubt innocent, but it doesnt change my opinion. ”
no they admitted they thought they where smuggling art