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Edge of the West
… Directed by Arnan Zafrir This hour long film documents the different traditions and day to day life of the Jews of Morocco. The second third of the film consists mostly of religious and musical traditions that range from Rosh Hashana prayers, the …
Chants Pour un Shabbat
… Directed by Izza Genini Film about Andalusian Jewish music featuring some of the worlds most prominent Moroccan H azzanim. In this film, Rabbi Haim Louk (information on his album that he …
Black over White
… lead singers, Cabra Casay and Avi Vograss Vesa. The film raises questions about identity and seeks to reawaken … the Ruth Diskin Marketing and Distribution website . The Film's Trailer: … 9 … 34241 … … Ethiopia … Contemporary Israeli Music … Identity … Israel … Africa … Immigration … Black …
Bernstein Remembered
… Directed by Michael Liben This film, put together by the Hebrew University looks back on … and continued to support them for the rest of his life. The film also features him conducting Mahler's 2nd symphony as … after the 1967 war. Written by Eliahu Adelman ©Jewish Music Research Centre, 2013 … 9 … 34242 … … Hatikva (The …
Bar Mitzvah
… Yiddish theater superstar Boris Thomashefsky in his only film performance, this musical melodrama is a masterwork of shund, the bread and … information can be found at the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University website . Clip of Boris …
As long As I Live
… Directed by Edgar Hirshbain This film portrays the rituals of many of the Jewish holidays. … does not coincide with the prayers themselves and thus the music of each holiday is not heard. The two exemptions are … and the Simchat Torah dancing at a synagogue. Complete film on Youtube, courtesy of the Steven Spielberg Jewish …
And on the Seventh Day. Et au Septieme Jour [JIMF]
… prayers and celebrations. The Simchat Torah scenes feature music that is sung during these celebrations such as … what those featured in the video are chanting. Complete film on Youtube, courtesy of the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive Virtual Cinema: Written by Eliahu Adelman …
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 … life. Furthermore, many of these hundreds of films were musicals that prominently featured Yiddish music and Almonds …
About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture
… This film, by renowned ethnomusicologist Johanna Spector, addresses the history and … 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 … songs and Tangos and Milongas, two traditional Argentinean musical styles. Many of the songs and themes of the play … and Jewish. The songs featured and performed in the film are: A Quinte in Castela, A Yiddish Lidele, …