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ספר השירים : קבץ שירים עברים לגני ילדים ולבתי־ספר עממיים ותיכונים
… Click Here for Slide Show This entry is part of an online exhibit entitled: 'Hava Nagila: From …
Annie Lubin
Annie Lubin was an actress at the Yiddish Theater in Poland. In 1914 she immigrated to…
Had Gadya in Israeli Culture
… non-Jewish scholars since the early nineteenth-century, starting with Leopold Zunz. Fascinated by its unusual content, … comprehensive among the recent studies of H ad Gadya, the article by Menachem Zvi (Harry) Fox, “On the history of the … song on the basis of tangible sources. The content of Fox’s article was digested in English, updated and amended by …
Miyom qadmon
… This is a special holiday song performed at the parties of the confraternities dedicated to the study of …
Mikhail Gnesin
… Conservatory, where he later headed the composition department. Gnesin’s extensive pedagogical experience led to … composition, one which is still utilized today in many parts of the world. Gnesin was also a prolific composer in …
Salim Shibith (Salim Ha-Cohen)
… station and became the preferred vocalist at the home parties of prime minister Nuri Sa‘id, according to Na‘im …
Three fragments from Zemirot le-Shabat and Havdalah
Three fragments from Zemirot le-Shabat (Sabbath Songs) and Havdalah, a prayer…
Shema' qoli
A famous baqqashah composed by R. Hai Gaon (d. 1038), one of the undisputed leaders of…
Responsorial Singing
… were available in the synagogue. To enable congregational participation, piyyutim , notably seli ḥ ot , included simple …
Nissan Blumenthal
Nissan Blumenthal was born in Berdichev, Ukraine, and at the age of 21 held his first…