Fraidy Katz

Jewish music has enriched my life since I was a child in Rochester, New York, where my mother, a devoted fan of "The Jewish Hour," never missed a Sunday morning broadcast. Although my father and grandfather were funeral directors, my father loved to sing (he often sang the same song all day long!). Even as a very little girl, I was coached on quiz show questions and songs to perform for my parents' friends. Yiddish was always the secret language in our family