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The Dybbuk - Der dibuk
… : Based on the play by S. Ansky The Dybbuk is a Yiddish film classic based on the celebrated play of the same name … melodies were designed to bridge the historical abyss. The film was made on location in Poland in 1937 and brought … actors and historical advisors. The film's exquisite musical and dance interludes evoke the cultural richness of …
Yiddle With His Fiddle - Yidl mitn fidl
… returned to his native Poland from America to produce this film, the most commercially successful musical in the history of the Yiddish cinema, starring Molly … consummate comedienne of Yiddish theater, vaudeville, and film. This is the classic folk comedy about a man and his …
The Cantor's Son - Dem Khazns Zindl
… Motyleff (& Sidney Goldin, uncredited) This Yiddish feature film musical drama marks the screen debut of singer and cantor … Oysher. Shot in Pennsylvania near the Pocono Mountains, the film features Oysher in the title role of a wayward youth …
A Cantor on Trial
… Yiddish with English subt. Directed by Sidney M. Goldin Music by Sholem Secunda This short film festures Loui Leybele Waldmann playing three different … Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors … 1931 … Music … Hazzanut … America … Musicals … Hazzanim - Cantors … …
Ouverture to Glory - Der Vilner shtot khazn
… the most convincing scenes of synagogue life in any fiction film, Overture to Glory begins during the morning service on … Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors … 1940 … Music … Piyyut … Prayer … Cantors - Hazzanim … Synagogue … Synagogue music … Yom Kippur … Rosh HaShanah … Musicals … Cantorate … …
Great Cantors of the Golden Age, Great Cantors in Cinema
… Cantors of the Golden Age includes highlights from Yiddish filmmaker Joseph Seiden’s 1931 film The Voice of Israel, with performances by Adolph … Europe … East … Cantorate … Kol Nidre … Cantor … Cantorial music … Documentary … Oysher, Moyshe … Rosenblatt, Yossele … …
The Jazz Singer
… ascendance of the 'talkies' and the decline of the silent film era. Produced by Warner Bros. with its Vitaphone … Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors … 1927 … Music … Cantors - Hazzanim … Assimilation … Kaddish … Musicals … Cantorate … Kol Nidre … Cantor … Cantorial music …
The Key from Spain: The Songs and Stories of Flory Jagoda
… subt. Director: Ankica Petrovicand Misha Livingstone The film focuses on the life of Flory Jagoda, a survivor of … and composer of traditional and modern Ladino songs. This film documents her life and her music. An article about the film by Judith R. Cohen was …
Song of the Sephardi
… 78 min. English. This is a feature-length documentary film about the Sephardim, the descendants of the Jews who … to centers such as Istanbul, Salonica, and Amsterdam. The film illustrates the manner in which Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) … Ladino folk songs that have been the lifeblood and musical soul of the Sephardi. The film was made with the …
Toward Jerusalem
… perform joined by Ehud Bannai. Hebrew version Complete film on Youtube, courtesy of the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive Virtual Cinema: … 57 … 9 … Israel … Tel Ad … … Eastern communities … Iraq … India … Kurdistan … Tajik music … Asia … Iran … Documentary … Bannai, Ehud … Eastern …