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Andalusian Nuba
… from its origins in 9 th century Spain, its arrival in North African countries in the fifteenth century, and through its … work to music and singing. In a similar manner, the Jews also adopted the Nuba as an essential musical component …
Abyadi Ana
… in Jewish communities throughout the Middle East and North Africa. At the center of the ceremony stands the … Some of the most complex Henna ceremonies among Jews took place in Morocco where a special repertoire of … (A Bit of Luck) , which addresses the difficulties of North African immigrants to Israel such as Zohra El Fassia. The …
Shir Bamromim
… mostly comprised of two streams of Judaism: Hassidim and North African Jews. Even though the two groups assemble in close proximity …
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
… prayer books even before the final expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. Moreover, nocturnal study and … majority of the piyyutim in Shir Yedidot were written by North African poets, the book also includes piyyutim written by …
Hebrew Psalmody
… on the basis of the oral renditions of Psalms performed by North African and Middle Eastern Jews in liturgical and non-liturgical contexts that have …
From Shtetl to Swing
… Documentary. Between 1880 and 1924, 2.5 million Jews fled persecution in Russia and Eastern Europe and … Jewish immigrants, combined their Jewish heritage with the African-American Jazz style, and changed the cultural face …