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Representations of Jews in the Musical Theater of the Habsburg Empire (1788-1807)
… known theatrical vocal pieces intended to replicate synagogue music. This music surfaces after the first positive Jewish characters began to appear on the German stage, presenting an alternative to the common …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… Blessing, is arguably the most impressive text within the Synagogue tradition. Sources of the Priestly Blessing- the … there are examples of the Priestly Blessing from both Germany and Poland. The difference between the two traditions is quite obvious. While the Germanic synagogues use extended melodies for twelve of the …
Elohim Eshala
… traditions into new music. Of course, the mastery of this German Jewish composer of international stature stands out … the performance of Psalms and other prayers in Yemenite synagogues. A blessing to God or to the individual …
Brakha Tzefira
… the next, Brakha was attracted to the songs she heard. The synagogue played a central role in the lives of the families … same year, Tzefira and Nardi began a series of concerts in Germany and other parts of Europe, and Tzefira left her … she performed, among other places, in refugee camps in Germany. A special event on the tour was the visit of …
Erinhern für die Zukunft: Remember for the future
… and Polish. In this film they can be seen performing around Germany, learning a song by Mordechai Gebirtig, visiting synagogues and churches and performing two Yiddish songs, a … song … Children … Choir … Shibolet BaSadeh … Jewish Culture Germany … Erinhern für die Zukunft: Remember for the future …
Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German
… which Jewish modernity articulated itself on the basis of German aesthetics, in this case poetic and musical. Dort wo … means for disseminating its ethos, echoing patterns of German cultural activism, particularly at the level of youth … and composer Asher Perlzweig (1870-1942) of the Vine Court Synagogue in the East End of London includes under the music …
Anim Zemirot
… morning prayers, after the Mussaf service. In some Israeli synagogues the prayer was moved to an earlier part of the … already practiced in Europe. It can be assumed that Jews of German decent in Israel and other communities that were … and it most likely originated in the Jewish communities of Germany where it is known with some minor changes: 'Hadar …
Shir HaKavod
… Shabbath prayers, after the Mussaf service. In some Israeli synagogues the prayer is moved to an earlier part of the … when this custom began, but it can be assumed that Jews of German decent in Israel and other communities that were … and it most likely originated in the Jewish communities of Germany where it is known with some minor changes as 'Hadar …
Shir hama’alot - The umbilical cord between liturgical and domestic soundspheres in Ashkenazi culture
… Jah r. Frankfurt a M.: Verlag J. Kauffmann. 1912. p. 33. … German-speaking Jews often used melodies from synagogue services for settings of Shir hama’alot [The song … of the yearly cycle was a widespread musical custom of German-speaking Jews. [2] In many ways this usage emphasized …
Hag Purim – The story behind its melody
… h a vesim h a.” In this last setting it appeared in the German-Jewish journal Ost und West in 1910 ( example 1 ) and … suggest that both stem from the collection of Leo Winz, the German publisher of Kisselgof's collection as well as the … at the end of the Sabbath morning services in Ashkenazi synagogues, mainly outside of Israel, and some families sing …