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Singing in the Dark
… Directed by Max Nosseck This film is one of the first Hollywood films to deal with the Holocaust and starts cantor and star … … 1956 … Holocaust … Cantor … Cantorial music … Oysher, Moyshe … Levetzow Synagogue … American … New …
Shir Bamromim
… This film was produced by the Jewish Music Research Centre along with the National Sound Archives … to fast spiritual dance music. Songs that appear in the film: Bar Yo h ai, Romanian Hora, a Bottle Dance to the tune …
Shabbat Hamalcah
… Directed by Ilan Eldad This somewhat surreal film, inspired by Jewish writers Haim Nahman Bialik, S.Y. … primarily live) in order to experience the Sabbath. The music in the film was composed by Noam Sheriff , and includes versions of …
Our Children - Unzere Kinder
… by Natan Gross and Shaul Goskind This semi-documentary film (and Poland’s last Yiddish feature) features the comedy … Helenowek Colony, an orphanage/school near Lodz, this film includes Dzigan and Shumacher's virtuoso turn as all … children teach adults about the healing possibilities of music, dance and storytelling. Description taken from and …
Otto Klemperer's Long Journey though his Times
… and Europe. He was known as a champion of contemporary music and supported composers such as Schoenberg and Strauss, and even composed a few works himself. This film tells his story through audio and video interviews over … Furtwangler website … 9 … 34193 … … 1985 … Classical music … Conductor … Otto Klemperer … Contemporary … Europe … …
On the lawn of Kibbutz Ma’abarot
… In 1976, the members of the Kibbutz, along with singers and musicians, assembled on the lawn for an evening of singing … and Arab melodies that are sung and demonstrated by the musicians. The songs sung are a mixture of secular and … and, Hineh Lanu Nigun Yesh. The musicians featured in this film include: singers Gali Atari, Oded Ben-Hur, Daphna …
Omer Dancing at Ramat Yochanan
… Produced by Norman Lourie and Joseph Krumbgold This Zionist film documents the Omer festival at kibbutz Ramat Yo h anan. … before Passover, celebrates the harvest. The images of the film are of workers in the field and of the dancing … Film Archive Virtual Cinema: … 9 … 34196 … … Folk dance music … Dance … Folk Dancing … Sfirat haomer … Shibolet …
Off the Beaten Track in Israel
… Directed by Stephen L. Sharff This short film depicts a tourist traveling through Israel and the … is a pantomime dance that portrays a marriage bargain. The music accompanying this scene is the song BeBuchara HaYaffa … written by the Israeli song writer Haim Hefer. Complete film on Youtube, courtesy of the Steven Spielberg Jewish …
Music from the Holy Land
… This film documents different songs and musical styles in Israel during the 1970's. Yaffa Yarkoni … singing 'L’Shana Haba' in English. … 9 … 34198 … Kastel Films production company … … Israeli Music … Hava Nagila … …
Mir Leben Geblibene
… Directed by Natan Gross This short film briefly tells the tale of the Jews of Warsaw. Most of the film consists of footage from a ceremony that took place in … El Maleh Rahamim … Koussevitsky, Moshe (cantor) … Cantorial music … Holocaust … Natan Gross … Post-Holocaust … Eastern …