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Vakht Oyf (Yiddish: וואַכט אויף, lit. 'wake up'), or Vi lang, o vi lang (Yiddish: ווי לאַנג ,אָ ווי לאַנג, lit. 'How long, oh how long'), is a Yiddish-language song associated with the Bundist and Jewish Anarchist movements written by David Edelstadt.[1] The song is featured in the film Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists.[2]

  1. ^ LORBER, JOHN SAMUEL (May 2015). Kelner, Shaul Jacob; Warnke, Nina (eds.). "TSUM FOLK VEL IKH FUN KEYVER ZINGEN: I WILL SING TO THE PEOPLE FROM THE GRAVE: THE EMOTIONS OF PROTEST IN THE SONGS OF DOVID EDELSHTAT" (PDF). Vanderbilt University – via Marxists Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Free voice of Labor: Jewish Anarchists | Jewish Music Research Centre". jewish-music.huji.ac.il. Retrieved 2023-08-30.

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