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La Gallarda matadora
… 2 Petenera … Our Song of the Month is dedicated to Sephardic music and flamenco, two traditions that crystallized in the … form. On the other hand, the various versions of the history of flamenco almost always mention some Jewish … in some interesting commercial renditions, e.g. a very early one by Haim Effendi , I will focus here on the latter. …

«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
… anniversary of the founding of the Society for Jewish Folk Music, the composer Solomon Rosowsky published a short … The statistical disparity effectively meant that nearly one in every three Jewish university-level students in … of Jewish musicians at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. The history of the Society for Jewish Folk Music is often told …
Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean
… songs, their language and literary content as well as the musical styles of the melodies. You can download MP3s at … Esther | בן בסה, אסתר, ואהרון רודריג 2000 Sephardi Jewry: a history of the Judeo-Spanish community, 14th-20th centuries … 1997 Music of the Ottoman Court: Makam, Composition and the Early Ottoman Instrumental Repertoire . Berlin: Verlag für …
In Zaltsikn Yam - A Yiddish Workers' Song
… of the Month is “In Zaltsikn Yam” (In the Salty Sea), an early-twentieth-century Yiddish workers' song [See also Song … wherever they live, and wherever they have a cultural history rather than immigrate to Palestine. This concept was … of Russian Jewish political life.” (4) There are two main musical arrangements to the song. The first is a monophonic …
Had Gadya in Israeli Culture
… gallery of modern Jewish and non-Jewish scholars since the early nineteenth-century, starting with Leopold Zunz. … ad Gadya, the article by Menachem Zvi (Harry) Fox, “On the history of the songs ‘E h ad mi yode’a’ and ‘ H ad Gadya’ in … the modern fate of the song with in contemporary Israeli musical repertoire. H ad Gadya was incorporated to the …
Had Gadya
… gallery of modern Jewish and non-Jewish scholars since the early nineteenth-century, starting with Leopold Zunz. … Gadya is the article by Menachem Zvi (Harry) Fox, “On the history of the songs ‘E h ad mi yode’a’ and ‘ H ad Gadya’ in … the modern fate of the song with in contemporary Israeli musical repertoire. H ad Gadya was incorporated to the …
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
… the Dutch Jewish community's most important structures. Its history and that of Amsterdam's Jewish community reflects … in a neighborhood later known as the Jewish Quarter. By the early 17 th century, there were three Jewish communities … founders were the “Marranos and Anusim, who brought music with them from the Catholic church.” [1] He offers the …
Israeli folksongs
… to the land), can identify with. These include: scenery, history, as well as the security and the settling of the … tell stories), nostalgia towards the 'togetherness' of the early days of the state, and a wish to feel that … The songs within the genre of Israeli Folksongs also share musical similarities. These include the fact that many are …
Communal singing
… a day's work to sing communally. As the years passed, this musical activity reached the cities, and communal … article by Talila Eliram , written for the JMRC. [2] An early Jewish-Zionist commando unit in Palestine that existed … which became an important part of the Israeli culture and history. … 686 … Einat Saruf … Kahal … Israeli Folk Songs …
Abyadi Ana
… authentic “ethnic” dishes and drinks, as well as skilled musicians who perform traditional henna songs. [1] … areas where the henna plant grows. Rooted in ancient history, these ceremonies are linked to the unique healing … held in the southern Moroccan port of Essaouira. [6] In the early 1960s, at the height of her career in Morocco, El …