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Parallels Between the Old–French and the Jewish Song
A somewhat controversial article in which Idelsohn tries to show traces of Jewish music…
Nikolai Kaufman
Musicologist, folklorist and composer Nikolay (or Nikolaï) Yankov Kaufman (or Kauffman,…
Mordekhai Zeira
Life
Mordekhai Zeira was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a…
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
Kashtan (Shlomoh ben Shimshon, or Salomon, the son of Samson), aka Salomon Weintraub…
Quadrille (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Tish
In Yiddish, Tish means table. In the Hasidic movement, the Tish is the public feast of…
Book review: Hernan Tesler-Mabé, Mahler’s Forgotten Conductor
Hernan Tesler-Mabé, Mahler’s Forgotten Conductor: Heinz Unger and His Search for…
Sylvan Sholom Kalib
The son of Ukranian-Jewish immigrants, Sholom Kalib was a mainstay of Jewish music in…