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The Idelsohn Project
Is music intrinsically political? The best-known Jewish song in the world is “Hava…
Eastern Mediterranean Judeo-Spanish Songs
Study and commentaries: Rivka Havassy and Edwin Seroussi
Research collaborators:…
Idelsohn's Obituary of Abraham Goldfaden
The passing of the founder of the Yiddish theater spawned a touching emotional response…
26. La rosa de mayo + Los bilbilicos (CES)
This şarki combining two (or more) texts into one unit became one of the quintessential…
32. La agonía del amante Rosa mia (CES)
The opening of this song, “Conğa mía conğa mía / chichek de mi cabeza” (“conğa” means “…
35. Toma mi alma y tómala (CES)
A rare cluster of stanzas with a well-known refrain. The closest version to this love…
70. El barón despreciado ( La Gloria)
One of the most well-known modern Ladino songs in Western European style. It was also…
Ani hatsal [sic] (Shir hatunah)
Ani hatsal [sic] (Shir hatunah). I am rising (the wedding song). Performed by…
A Recovered Voice from the Past
Preface
The history of the Jews, Heinrich Graetz, the great nineteenth-century German…