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Almonds and Raisins
… by Russ Karel Yiddish talking cinema burst into the film scene after the release of the first talkie, The Jazz Singer in 1927. Over the next 13 years more than 300 films were made in Yiddish. In Almonds and Raisins (named … scan the history of the genre from some of the earlier films such as Uncle Moses (1932) through some of the later …
About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture
… This film, by renowned ethnomusicologist Johanna Spector, … Yemenite tradition are a main focal point throughout the film. In it there are scenes of praying, Heena ceremonies of …
A Pintale Id
… Director: Alan Ezequiel Jais This film is about a play about a Jewish Argentinean radio show … and Jewish. The songs featured and performed in the film are: A Quinte in Castela, A Yiddish Lidele, …
A musical passage
… Film about the Jewish Soviet Emigre Orchestra. … 9 … 34252 …
A letter to mother - A Brivele der Mamen
… Directed by Joseph Green Classic Yiddish film from 1939 with music by Abe Ellstein . In this film music is integral to the development of the plot and in addition to the film's central melody that acts as a leitmotif throughout …
A Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden
… This film documents the American klezmer music revival that began … information and a preview of the first 26 minutes of the film. Excerpt from the film featuring the Klezmer Conservatory Band playing ' A …
A Free People
… Directed by Michael Elkins In this film about immigration to Israel from Europe and Egypt there … rituals. The first occurs towards the beginning of the film in which a Mourner's Kaddish is recited in remembrance … it is about the defeat of tyranny over man. Complete film on Youtube, courtesy of the Steven Spielberg Jewish …
A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky: 12 Stories about John Zorn
… an idiosyncratic style of polystylistic composition. This film, directed by and starring Claudia Heuermann, attempts … different stages of his career. While the content of the film is for the most part interesting, as it portrays Zorn … conducting many of his different ensembles, the form of the film is slightly off putting as the main focus of the film …
Tipat Mazal (A Bit of Luck)
… This film is directed by and stars Ze'ev Ravach. It is about … Vivi, each sing a variety of songs during the course of the film. Revach sings in both Hebew and in Judeo-Moroccan. In … 2013 Song of the Month Low quality video from the film with Revach singing a few songs in Morrocan at a …
Hay ram galeh
… 78 rpm records, radio broadcasts and later on via musical films. Jerusalem Jews embedded in the modern Egyptian Arab …