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Shrayer

… and so on. Here it is interesting to establish whether non-Jews adopted Jewish dances. We know of cases in which …

Hag Purim – The story behind its melody

… sung in informal settings, the word 'La-yehudim' (for the Jews) is changed to 'La-yeladim' (for the children). Yet, in …

… and Kherson regions). Was the šer known only to Ukrainian Jews? Certainly not. Although we have no data from the … it does mean that it was not known there previously. The Jews could not have adopted the dance from the Ukrainians … Ukrainians do dance the šer , they adopted it from the Jews. In Bohme 1886:56 we find a dance named ‘Der Scherer …

Polka

… padekater, quadrille, polka, waltz, etc... played for both Jews and non-Jews.” Feldman 1994, p. 10 . “‘R. Siminovitz, with a … were sung which went with the rhythms... Eastern European Jews were accustomed to invite each guest to an especially …

Pas de quatre (LKT)

… padekater, quadrille, polka, waltz, etc...played for both Jews and non-Jews.” Feldman 1994, p. 10 . “I still remember well from my …

Pas d’espagne (LKT)

… padekater, quadrille, polka, waltz, etc...played for both Jews and non-Jews.” Feldman 1994, p. 10 . “ The Quadrille and Lancelot, …

Mazurka (LKT)

… tunes of non-Jewish origin played by klezmorim for non-Jews, and also, at times, for Jews within a limited geographical region (such as the …

Longa (LKT)

… longas were popular [in the Turkish musical culture]. Jews picked up on these. There are klezmer tunes that can be …

Quadrille (LKT)

… padekater, quadrille, polka, waltz, etc...played for both Jews and non-Jews.” Feldman 1994, p. 10 . “We find in a memorial book of … were sung which went with the rhythms... Eastern European Jews were accustomed to invite each guest to an especially …