Recently discovered within the Woody Guthrie archives are Jewish-themed works that the legendary songwriter wrote in collaboration with his mother-in-law, Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt. Eight of these, all touching on the meaning of Hanukkah, were recently set to music by the Klezmatics.

Time Out New York says of the Klezmatics: "...the best band in the klezmer vanguard; on a good night, they can rank among the greatest bands on the planet. Still the fearless standard-bearers in their field, it is impossible to imagine the genre without them."