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«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
… educational world strenuously denied Jews entry, Russia’s greatest musical academy welcomed them with open arms. … Jewish students. It was not an option for them to become great Russian national composers; but they could become great Jewish national composers. “Why do you imitate …
Kosher-tants (LKT)
… The wedding guests are amused by this dance, but it is a great strain on the bride. Weakened by fasting the entire …
Hopke (LKT)
… endlessly. Vinaver apparently did not hold such tunes in great esteem, and one may find disparaging hints about them …
Tants nign (LKT)
… endlessly. Vinaver apparently did not hold such tunes in great esteem, and one may find disparaging hints about them …
Zhok (LKT)
… was Moldavian and Romanian music. The ‘zhok’ entered to a great extent the literature of the klezmorim , and some …
Hora (LKT)
… “ Hora refers to a Romanian dance and musical genre of great diversity, comprising brisk tunes in 2/4 time as well …
Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah Songs
… Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) was one of the United States' great and prolific folk singers. Many of his songs dealt …
Freylekhs (LKT)
… the shoulders and dance in a circle. In the case of a great number of dancers, a smaller inner circle is formed. …
Mordkhe Shekhter
… among others. In the 1980s, he was associate editor of The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language and, from 1961 to …
Likhvod Hatanna Haelokai (In Honor of the Holy Tanna)
… alleged burial grounds were connected to the Hillula of the great prophet Samuel, it began to be celebrated in Meron in …
Had Gadya in Israeli Culture
… non-Jewish Italian folk traditions. Branduardi’s song was a great success in Italy and abroad, including in Israel. The …
Atah Ehad
… Sabbath in his recollection of Bialik’s Oneg Shabbat: 'The great poet Bialik, remembering the sacred impressions which … city where he lived, Tel Aviv. He missed the gatherings of great multitudes of Jews on the Sabbath day in the Bet …