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Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… maqam-oriented school of the Ades Synagogue of the Aleppan Jews. For many years, Nehemiah was cantor and preacher at … in Neo-Aramaic (the vernacular language of the Kurdish Jews), Kurmanji, Hebrew and Arabic. He was a sought-after … specific case, Gerson Kiwi’s fascination with the Kurdish Jews led her to catalogue each utterance of Hocha as …
The Edith Gerson-Kiwi Legacy
… vividly transpires in her encounters with Middle Eastern Jews eternalized in her voluminous recordings. Edith … In many cases, those who formed part of this network were Jews of German or Central European extraction – some of them … Orient in Jewish Tradition, 1968 The Music of Kurdistan Jews - a Synopsis of their Musical Styles, 1971 Robert …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… his A Voice Still Heard: The Sacred Song of the Ashkenazic Jews (University Park and London, 1976, pp. 100-101) … in the Tikhkal , the general prayer book of the Yemenites Jews. In the course of time the text of “She’eh ne’esar” … implies that he believed in a strong interaction of German Jews with their gentile musical surroundings. Eric Werner …
Stefanie Mockert
… studies focus on the liturgical music of Southern German Jews, bringing in an interdisciplinary perspective inspired …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… in the sixteenth century that continues amongst Syrian Jews today (Kligman 2009; Shelemay 1998). “ Yom Yom Odeh ” … pizmonim. Many of them continue to be sung by Syrian Jews around the world, where Taboush’s legacy, his persona … period and/or the liturgical practices of Middle Eastern Jews. While everyone from the Jewish side was familiar with …
The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
… texts “elevates” Jewish musical culture, and introduced the Jews to the mainstream European art music narrative even …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… “ Ballads, wedding songs, and piyyutim of the Sephardic Jews of Tetuan and Morocco ,” Track 09, Folkways Records, …
Moshe Attias
… he had towards the way the State of Israel treated Moroccan Jews (see more below), he remained a local patriot. A … as grievances against the state’s approach to all Moroccan Jews since their massive immigration. Deri is portrayed, as … Mwijo of including the same stereotypes about Moroccan Jews in his song that they suffered from in Israel, and …
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… persistence of the song in the memory of Eastern European Jews but also of the resilience of Yiddish culture during … of pyramids, There was a king, wicked and evil; There all Jews were His servants, his slaves. Precious children … There had not been a great hero, Who fought for all the Jews With his wisdom and his sword? Transliteration In dem …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… [1] It has been retold by generation after generation of Jews in various vernacular languages, in both oral and … Isaac has constituted a common motif in works of art among Jews throughout the ages (Sabar 2009, 9–27). In Jewish … the Binding of Isaac. At times they depict the persecuted Jews as Isaac bound on the altar. Others connect the stories …