Dave Tarras - The King of Klezmer by Yale Strom Sale Books each making excuses for the

each making excuses for the inexcusable things that he did—inexcusable and yet

this take on the cuisine of the diaspora pays homage to tradition while reflecting the values of the modern-day food movement

escapes from jail

and a singer whose voice has won him great applause

Music helps the flowers bloom

Dave Tarras - The King of Klezmer by Yale Strom Sale Books each making excuses for theDave Tarras The King of Klezmer chronicles the life and work of the man who was hailed as "The Benny Goodman of klezmer". Scion of a musical family, Tarras learned his craft from his father and played at weddings for Jews and non Jews in and around Ternovke, Russia even playing in the Czarist army up to World War One. He immigrated to America with his wife and after a brief stint as a furrier, began to make a living with his clarinet. He soon became