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Avner Bahat
… met on their way to Israel and got married. At the age of five, Bahat moved to Kibbutz Tel Yosef, where he was … in English and French. In 2006, a pair of CDs (including a booklet) was published in collaboration with the Jewish … Songs They Respond'). In addition, in 1995 they published a book that summarizes this study entitled: Saperi Tama (Tell …

Kosher-tants (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT compiles a wide array of source materials that shed light on the historical and …

Freylekhs (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT … 31 . ( Musical notation included). “We find in a memorial book of the community of Dubno... in the repertoire [of the … included). “If you go through Beregovski’s book, you find that most of the things called freylakhs …
Hora
… Origin of the term The word originates from Rumanian. As an ancient … also a specific dance. The term is also used for two kinds of dance melodies in the Rumanian and Moldavian folklore: … 'Hora' has a synonymous term: 'Juck,' although informants of Rumanian origin testify that Horah and Juck were used to …
Eric Mandell
… gifted since his youth, he trained under prominent cantors of his time. At the age of twenty, the Jewish community of … collection of original scores (manuscript and printed) and books about Jewish music while writing for journals on … the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. Cover of book on Mandel: See also: The Re-discovery of the Music of …

Sigmund Schlesinger
… Sigmund Schlesinger was one of the most influential figures among the group of mid- to late-19th-century American synagogue organists … complete musical services according to the Union prayer book. These services were adopted by some of the Reforms …

Bulgar (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT compiles a wide … if the latter is borne out in the transcriptions in this book. What some might interpret as 1/4 note triplets, I felt …
Mitsve Tants
… significance. It is performed today as the final ceremony of a Hassidic wedding, after the feast. Male members of the two families are invited to dance in turn with the … at the latest. In Jewish musar literature and minhagim books of the 17th and 18th century, the ritual is found as a …

Assessing Abraham Zvi Idelsohn’s Legacy
… Zvi Idelsohn’s Legacy: Eighty Years after the Publication of Jewish Music in its Historical Development The year 2009 … of the publication of Abraham Zvi Idelsohn’s foundational book Jewish Music in its Historical Development, which in … the international study of music in Jewish life. Using that book as a centerpiece, the three presenters in this proposed …
Revisiting a Forgotten Treasure in Philadelphia
… The library of Gratz College is very well known among scholars and … collection consists of more than 15,000 items. It includes books, articles, clippings, catalogues, anthologies, sheet … years after their arrival. Prof. Seroussi who located the books on one of the shelves notified the son of cantor Hugo …