Sam Yuchtman

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Sam Yuchtman
Born1910
Died1979 (aged 68–69)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationMusician and radio host

Sam Yuchtman (1910–1979)[1] was a Toronto broadcaster, entertainer and cantor[2] best known for hosting radio shows in Yiddish and English oriented towards the Jewish community in the city. He was one of Toronto's first "Jewish language" radio producers,[3] first at CKFH,[2] then at CFGM,[4] and finally at CHIN radio, Toronto's first multilingual radio station.[3]

Yuchtman launched the radio show, The Jewish Hour (known in Yiddish as Di Yidishe Shtunde),[4] in 1948 on CKFH.[2] It was one of several Jewish, and for many years predominantly Yiddish-language radio programs broadcasting under that or similar names in Toronto and in Jewish population centres around North America. Sam Yuchtman's Jewish Hour became the longest-running Jewish radio program in Toronto.[5][6] He brought the show to CHIN when it was launched in 1966 and Yuchtman was hired as the station's first producer.[2] Since his retirement in 1976 the show has been hosted by his daughter Zelda Young[2][5] and is today known as The Zelda Show and broadcasts only in English.

Yuchtman was born in [verification needed], Poland and moved to Winnipeg as a teenager to join his father, who had emigrated to Canada earlier.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ American Jewish Committee Yearbook, 1981
  2. ^ a b c d e Gottlieb, Sheila, "Zelda Young: Giving it voice", Lifestyles Magazine, undated
  3. ^ a b TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, September 20, 2002
  4. ^ a b "Zelda Young | Ontario Jewish Archives". search.ontariojewisharchives.org. Retrieved Aug 28, 2021.
  5. ^ a b About Zelda, zeldayoung.com, accessed on December 31, 2007
  6. ^ a b "Dad, daughter, works as team on radio show", Toronto Star (1971-2009); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]09 Sep 1976: E3.

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