… in Hebrew) for the Seventeenth of Tammuz, a fast day in Jewish tradition marking the breach of Jerusalem’s … this date was associated with other catastrophes in Jewish history. In spite of its prominence in Jewish … is found in many Ashkenazi liturgical melodies and Yiddish folksongs. All in all, this oral version vindicates Wodak’s …

… in New York City at Tomashevsky’s Theatre appeared in The Jewish Daily News of February 20, 1920. The enthusiastic … by Tchaikovsky.”     Echoes of his appearances dotted the Jewish press that did not spare any superlatives. On … He also recorded a relatively large number of Yiddish folksongs and art songs; these too were sung by many other …

… of the Land of Israel (1882-1946) . … Not all traditional Jewish holiday songs have survived in their original … Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini, which used to be performed in Jewish communities on Purim, especially in Germany, is one … the “folk” one became widespread, indeed as a Hebrew folksong, in the Yishuv. Later on, in the young State of …