Track listing

1. "Shalom, Sholem!" - 2:11
2. "Luminous Visions" - 4:12
3. "Mamme Loshen" - 3:18
4. "Beyond the Pale" - 2:25
5. "Mekubolim" - 4:36
6. "Portable Homeland" - 4:06
7. "Wandering Star" - 3:19
8. "Jewish Revolutionaries" - 4:59
9. "Shtetls" - 3:02
10. "Lucky Me, I'm an Orphan!" - 3:47
11. "Nicht Gefährlich" - 3:42
12. "Talking Through Oblivion" - 4:46

All compositions by John Zorn

Personnel

• Greg Cohen
  Greg Cohen
  A native of Los Angeles, bassist Greg Cohen has been playing in various acclaimed music groups since the '60s. He is perhaps best known for his work with John Zorn's Masada quartet; more recently he has been touring with Ornette Coleman, and performed on Coleman's much-praised Sound Grammar...
  
   - Bass
• Rob Burger - Accordion
• Erik Friedlander
  Erik Friedlander
  Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City.A veteran of NYC's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with saxophonist/composer John Zorn...
  
   - Cello
• Carol Emanuel - Harp
• Mark Feldman
  Mark Feldman
  Mark Feldman is an American jazz violinist.Feldman worked in Chicago from 1973 to 1980, and in Nashville, Tennessee from 1980 to 1986. He worked in New York City and Western Europe from 1986. Feldman often works with John Zorn, Sylvie Courvoisier, John Abercrombie, The Masada String Trio, Dave...
  
  - Violin