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«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
… In 1958, on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Society for Jewish Folk Music, the composer Solomon … York, Solomon Rosowsky Collection, Box 2, Folder 3/8, Notebook 2, 26-27, 33, and M. Rozumny, “Fuftsig yor muzikalishe …

Klezmer music in America: revival and beyond
… As more klezmer music was recorded, it took on the role of a cultural buffer. From the 1940s to the 1960s, however, … and was associated especially with the Jewish resort milieu of the Catskills. The 1970s revival, related to the general … folk revival in America, attempted a return to the sound of the earlier recordings. A directory of klezmer performing …
Abraham Beniso
… he lived for thirteen years all. He studied at Jews College of the University of London obtaining a Teachers’ Diploma. During his stay in … synagogues. He studied singing at the London College of Music and later accepted to the Guildhall School of music …
Haynt Iz Purim, Brider
… and transferred to the Sound Archive, National Library of Israel, ZP 00024 (078), no. 4. … 'Haynt iz Purim,' Daniel Kempin accompanied by Dmitry Reznik, track 10 from … Purim, brother,’ a paraphrase of Rivesman’s opening) in the booklet Zmanim ve-hagim le-halilit (Festivals and holidays’ …
Abyadi Ana
… throughout the Middle East and North Africa. At the center of the ceremony stands the ritual application of henna paste on the skin of the bride (usually hands, in … Garden: New Israeli Writing (San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1996), 267-268. [9] Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah, 'Daoud, …
Isaac Levy
… Manisa near Izmir to a Sephardic Jewish family. At the age of three, he moved with his family to then Mandatory Palestine. Levy studied at the Conservatory of Music in Jerusalem (now the Jerusalem Academy of Music … for more than 500 years. During his life he published four books containing Sephardic romances and another ten volumes …
Yaakov Huri
… in the Edith Gerson Kiwi Archive The recorded collection of the Baghdad-born cantor Yaakov Huri is one of the largest … care of bringing all the necessary equipment, the prayer books and even a shofar blower paid by him. Huri stood every … in his children and those around him was the respect for books. He worked hard and chose to invest his money in …

Zemirot
… the Sephardic tradition, refers to the preliminary section of psalms and biblical verses recited during the Shacharit … second repertory is well defined in Neil Levin's Overview of his Z'mirot Anthology . 'In Ashkenazic tradition the term … domestic songs and home songs . These are a specific set of religious poems in Hebrew or Aramaic written mostly …
David de Sola Pool
… rabbi in the United States during the middle decades of the 20th century. Born and raised in London, he came to … de Sola Pool translated and edited the Sephardic prayer book for the Union of Sephardic Congregations and the Ashkenazic prayer book for the Rabbinical Council of America. He also authored …

Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World
… 'Klezmer' is a Yiddish word for professional folk instrumentalist-the flutist, fiddler, and … Klezmer music is now experiencing a tremendous new spurt of interest worldwide with both Jews and non-Jews recreating … Neither a chronology nor a comprehensive survey, the book describes a variety of approaches and perspectives for …