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Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… contextualizes the collection from diverse perspectives, thereby making this a text of value by itself, regardless … English readers a survey of Jewish culture in Latvia, where several languages (Latvian, Russian, Hebrew and … provinces” and in Kurland (Courland, the part of Latvia where many Jews lived) “the language of culture and commerce …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… of cantors from three different communities in Italy follow here: Your browser does not support the audio element. Carlo … verse more melismatic than the previous one to a point where the third verse is twice as long as the first one, even … exactly after 'Elohim hashivenu.' A sort of Italian block coherently kept in one spot. From Dr. Francesco Spagnolo …
La Galana: A Very Old-New Sephardic Song
… the audio element. Example 2. La galana , Elie Cohen Here is a comparison of the texts in both recordings: … Example 3. La galana , Roza Avzaradel (NSA Y 05824a) Here is the transcription of Avzaradel’s text showing that …
Book review: Hernan Tesler-Mabé, Mahler’s Forgotten Conductor
… is a historical wrong that should be righted and he therefore explicitly aims at restoring Unger’s “professional … of commemoration and contextualization, it will suffice here to focus on the role the figure of Mahler plays in … as a part of a “more broad-minded and inclusive” sphere of Jewish music because it expresses the cultural …
Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… the benefit of the doubt in awkward situations (of which there are many), not showing much in the way of original … occupations are known to be butcher and painter, is here shown as “during the High Holy Days, leading a choir in … Berlin got Stone fired from the show on the ground that there were already too many Jews involved in it. We are told …
Maoz Tzur: The Mystifying Wandering of a Hanukkah Anthem
… communities and eras. Not only a fascinating lecture, here Prof. Seroussi offers a master class on contemporary …
Purim Lanu, Pesah a la Mano: Celebrating Flory Jagoda (1923-2021)
… in her home town of Sarajevo in Bosnia-Hercegovina, where she was born when it still was part of inter-war … each and a refrain. The stanzas have a serial pattern, whereas the opening two lines consist of the aforementioned … of traditionalization occurring in front of our eyes. There is no reason to believe that similar processes of …
Moshe Cordova
… 17 th century. Our knowledge about Cordova’s early years there is meager. A turning point in his life was the move to … the synagogue. Southern Tel Aviv and its environs became therefore an alternative, even if diminished, center for …
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
… to be a potential enemy within). Iraqi music was therefore marginalized on the airwaves, and the Iraqi … and living room performances, some of which are published here for the first time, alongside her dissertation. The …
Stutschewsky's 13 Jewish Folk Tunes
… Jewish communities. This release, available for streaming here, includes downloadable program notes on the genesis of … streaming-only recording, not available for purchase here. Also available for listening on the JMRC YouTube …