True Tales from the Corners of Our World
I had the opportunity to interview Jewish music superstar Avraham Fried for the book I wrote about Rabbi Shai Graucher, the recently released Chessed under Fire (ArtScroll), to discuss his relationship with Shai’s father, Jewish music legend Dedi Graucher. He related a story that really touched me but didn’t make it into the book. I’m sharing it here for the first time.
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was inevitable that Avraham Fried and Dedi Graucher would cross paths. Dedi shot to the top of the Jewish music charts with his first album — a collaboration with Yossi Green, who had long been composing for Fried. The two became close friends after a memorable Purim party at the home of Fried’s neighbor Moti Zisser, and the bond they formed carried over to their life onstage.
“Dedi had a funny line that he liked to pull out when the two of us were performing together,” Avremel recalled with a smile. “‘Ladies and gentlemen, this is Avraham Fried and I’m Dedi Graucher. We’re on the poster for the new diet — I’m the before and he’s the after.’
“When we went out to eat after a concert, he’d announce, ‘Avremel is having a tuna sandwich and that’s it. Everything else, bring to me.’ ”
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