repr. in Journal of Synagogue Music, iii/2 (1971), 43–70. During the 18th century,…

… unknown, not only to Jerusalem Jews, but also to Jews in Russia and Romania, and to all the children of the diaspora … of modern Jewish identity. The internal politics of the Russian Empire towards its Jewish population shuttered down …  Idelsohn is referring to the ban on Yiddish theatre in the Russian Empire issued by Tsar Alexander III on August 17, …

Shira with tawshiḥ by Shalem Shabazi, signed Alshabazi. Towards the end of the poem the…

Nashid for the Sabbath by Shlomo ben Sa'id, signed Shlomo. It serves as a sort…

… Bulgar, Pas d’Espagne , Vingerka , Waltz , forms of popular Russian, Polish, and Rumanian dances.” EncyJud 1971, p. 1266 … : derived from the national dances of other countries (Russia, Poland, Roumania, etc.).” Lapson 1943, p. 461 .  “ … Tsiganoff, 1920]... ‘Odessa Bulgar #3’ [Kapelye, 1980s]... ‘Russian Bulgar’ [A. Schwartz, 1920s]... Der Shtiler Bulgar …

… with various cantors and performed behind the curtains in Russian theatre. At seventeen, Ben-Ami began acting with the Russian State Theatre. Starting with walk-on roles, he …

… of Odessa and Kherson. While working there, he translated Russian songs into Hebrew and Yiddish, and performed the …

Im nin’alu daltei nedivim is a shira by Shalem Shabazi, signed Alshabazi. This poem is…

Nashid for the Sabbath by Shlomo ben Sa'id, signed Shlomo. It serves as a sort of…

… in 1906 in the town of Slovechno (Volyn province of the Russian Empire, now Ukraine). His father, Chaim Sherman, was …