One of my “jobs” as a storyteller is to discover the origins of ideas. “Chiri Bim” was one of my favorite songs growing up, because I didn’t need to learn any other words. It’s featured in my book Stories for Peace and it’s part of my new program “From Many, One.” I’ve told this story in churches and synagogues, community centers and schools, theaters, festivals, coffee shops and even in an Irish pub!
A word of warning, the video and sound quality is about what you’d expect from somebody holding a phone up at the back of a coffee shop…
Democracy, diversity and heroism/ American stories for all