Ben Gailing Z"L 1898 - 1999

Ben Gailing died Saturday, March 27, 1999, at the age of 100, at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale (Boston), Massachusetts, where he had lived for the past eight years. This web page consists of a growing collection of text, images, audio, and video material in various languages, primarily English and Yiddish, and is dedicated to Ben's memory.

Links:

• On Radio station WBUR's Here and Now program for Wednesday, April 7, 1999, on WBUR 90.9 FM, 12:00 noon, Tovia Smith and Hankus Netsky paid tribute to Ben Gailing in a wonderful chat, with samples of Ben's radio shows, old and new. Listen... (Thanks to WBUR's Here and Now producers for making this recording available through real audio.) [in English] ( Real Audio Player required to listen.)
• Alt.Radio.Oldtime Notice, April 6, 1999. [in English]
• Miriam Libenson: In Memory of Ben Gailing from the funeral service, Monday, March 29, 1999. [in Yiddish]
• Obituary from The Forward, April 2, 1999. [in English]
• Ben Gailing, by David Maisel, from Yiddish in Boston, 1988. [in English]
• Radio Program Listing at The Yiddish Voice. [in English]
• Recordings of Recent "Ben Gailing 'Freylekher Kabtsen'" Shows: ( Real Audio Player required to listen.)
  • Dec. 9, 1998
  • Dec. 2, 1998
  • Nov. 4, 1998

Shown above: Ben Gailing, in foreground, celebrates his 100th Birthday Party, Hanukkah 1998. Behind Ben, left to right: Donna Halper, Edith Perry, Mark David, Hankus Netsky.

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