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Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German
… on the basis of German aesthetics, in this case poetic and musical. Dort wo die Zeder also shows how the Zionist … and composer Asher Perlzweig (1870-1942) of the Vine Court Synagogue in the East End of London includes under the music … in the second phrase may have originated in the mystical synagogue song announcing the Sabbath, its aesthetics also …
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
… The beautiful Dutch synagogue is also known by its Ladino name, Esnoga, and is … community—living in the outskirts of the city. The Synagogue's History In 1665, the Sephardic community decided … founders were the “Marranos and Anusim, who brought music with them from the Catholic church.” [1] He offers the …

Music in Jewish History and Culture
… A survey of Jewish music from Biblical times to the present that compiles a … in-depth insights into the social context in which the music is created, performed, judged and consumed. … 1 … … … Bible … Hebrew cantillation … Sephardi music … Islam … Synagogue music … Holocaust music … Israeli Music … Yiddish …
Singing in the Dark
… Film include footage shot in the historic Levetzow Synagogue in Berlin that was razed shortly thereafter. … … 1956 … Holocaust … Cantor … Cantorial music … Oysher, Moyshe … Levetzow Synagogue … American … New York City … Ashkenazi … Singing …

Mir Leben Geblibene
… of footage from a ceremony that took place in the Nożyk Synagogue after the war. In this ceremony a torah scroll is … of El Maleh Rahamim is given by the former cantor of the synagogue, Moshe Koussevitzsky . … 9 … 34202 … … Poland … … El Maleh Rahamim … Koussevitsky, Moshe (cantor) … Cantorial music … Holocaust … Natan Gross … Post-Holocaust … Eastern …
‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
… compositions that combine, among other genres, punk music, polkas, cantorial singing, and Jewish melodies … in Jewish rituals. Bazant writes about his feelings at the synagogue when he is faced with a Mehitza (a divider between men and women at traditional synagogues): 'I see a sign at the entrance to the sanctuary …
Chants Pour un Shabbat
… Directed by Izza Genini Film about Andalusian Jewish music featuring some of the worlds most prominent Moroccan H … Louk (information on his album that he released with Jewish Music Research Centre can be found here ) and cantors … Gad Benchabat, Elie Tordjman, and Solomon Nahmias meet at a synagogue in paris where they discuss and sing songs of the …

Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… of these many centuries, liturgical chants within the synagogue and outside of it have served as an important … is the largest Karaite center in the world. There are synagogues and community centers where prayers, religious … sect's central administration. The Karaite Legacy and its Musical Tradition The Karaite legacy, which was formed and …
Aharon Amram
… Ha'ain and Ein Shemer. In school, his inclination towards music was noticed, and when he was fourteen, he … he has been the Rosh Hashana cantor at the Yemenite synagogue in Manhattan. After the Yom Kippur war, and later … widows turned to Amram, requesting him to record Yemenite synagogue tunes, in order to preserve the Yemenite …
Brakha Tzefira
… the next, Brakha was attracted to the songs she heard. The synagogue played a central role in the lives of the families … His wife Hadassah, Brakha's beloved teacher, encouraged her musical talents, and proposed that Tzefira should sing … connected to the recognition of the acceptance of their own music among Western teachers. Her success in Shefeyah …