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Embrace me

… Aliyah to Israel, his first steps in the world of Israeli music, the recordings and performances around the world. …

… (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study of Jewish music in Libau where he trained to be a cantor. He continued … in 1906. In Jerusalem, he began working as a cantor and music teacher at the Hebrew Teacher’s college. Idelsohn was … by outside influence and change because of their migratory history and secluded geographical location. In the …

Robert Lachmann

… It was there that Lachmann was first exposed to non-Western music and folklore, and he began working on transcriptions … the seeds for his doctorate research of North African music. After the war, Lachmann began to study musicology formally at Berlin University under Johannes Wolf …

Three schools of cantorial music [Yeshiva University; The Theological Seminary of America; The Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion]

… Cantorial Art … 38207 … 69-88 … New York … National Jewish Music Council of the National Jewish Welfare Board … … … … 1966 … Jewish … Hazzanut … Cantors - Hazzanim … History … Hebrew … USA … Cantorate … Cantorial Schools … … … Ashkenazi … Irene Heskes … Three schools of cantorial music [Yeshiva University; The Theological Seminary of …

Israeli folksongs

… to the land), can identify with. These include: scenery, history, as well as the security and the settling of the … The songs within the genre of Israeli Folksongs also share musical similarities. These include the fact that many are … of a new, Hebrew, non-Diaspora Jew. As part of this effort, music held an integral role. This can be seen through the …

Anshel Schorr

… Mayn yidishe meydele . The operetta Shir Hashirim , with music composed by Joseph Rumshinsky, was premiered at the … , which was the signature piece in Sholom Secunda’s 1927 musical comedy Zayn yidishe meydl (His Jewish Girl). The … of Yiddish theater music. To learn more about the history and content of Mayn yidishe meydele , visit the …

Judeo-Spanish Traditions in Transition

… Chair: Karen Gerson Sarhon Susana Weich-Shahak, Jewish Music Research Centre, Hebrew University of Jerusalem … in Israel This paper outlines aspects of change in Ladino music due to the impact of radio since the Independence of … assuming that these are more relevant to Crypto-Jewish history. In the cities, several members of the bnei anusim …

למנצח בנגינֹת מזמור שיר: מענה הרב יוסף קאפח בעניין ספר התהילים במשכנות בני תימן

… and Uri Sharvit. 1996. “Plurivocality in the liturgical music of the Jews of Sanaa,” Yuval 6: 34-67. Bayer, Bathja. … Rabbi Yosef Kaphach's reply on the book of Psalms in the Musical Tradition of Yemenite Jews When Meir Geshuri … (on July 23, 1953) in a long letter where he uncovered the history of biblical tropes in Yemen, the ancient tradition …

Nitzan Hen Razael

… Nitzan-Chen Razael grew up in Jerusalem in a musical family. His grandfather was a cellist. He studied in the high school close to the Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem and then in the high school … of Jerusalem. In the IDF, Razael served as an outstanding musician in the Education Corps Orchestra. After his …

Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah Songs

… express itself in its particular contemporary literary and musical taste has engendered new songs. These new songs … tyranny in its many forms. His influence on American music is incalculable, as new generations of musicians … would share songs and Woody would study Jewish texts and history. In the late 1940s Guthrie wrote a handful of …