… ’...Sung to a semele-tants .” [Podbroz, near Vilna, Lithuania, c. 1920s-30s]. Cahan 1938, pp. 40 (#69), 305 … of the high hand-dances, next [came]: a semele...” [Vilna, Lithuania, 1890s]. Matskevits 1893 .  “Hershl Danilevitsh … ‘semene’ dance or the ‘semele’ (mus. ex. 16, 17).” [Ritova, Lithuania, c. 1910s-20s]. Stutschewsky 1959, p. 173 . …

… His birth place is uncertain, but most sources agree on his Lithuanian origin. Spivak sang in the choir of Yeruham …

… when escorting the bridegroom to the Huppah.” [Zhagare, Lithuania, late nineteenth-century]. Sachs 1928, p. 146 .  … in a march with the klezmer out to the khupe .” [Vilna, Lithuania, c. 1890s-1900s]. Zizmor 1922a, p. 874 .  See also …

… Arno Nadel was born in Vilna, Lithuania and began his Jewish musical education in …

… probably derived from Zunse (a small village near Vilna, Lithuania), where his ancestors lived prior to moving to … badhan . From 1860 to 1870 his fame grew rapidly throughout Lithuania and in northern Russia, and he became the …

… Choir), which soon became the musical symbol of the 'Lithuanian Jerusalem'. Slep also took part in the …

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This book includes articles and anecdotes about Yiddish theater. A second edition was…