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Rabbi David Buzaglo
… exponentially in the collective memory of the Moroccan Jewish diaspora. [3] After receiving a traditional Jewish religious training, as was customary in the … the new state and would not become a burden for the social services. On the other hand, according to his own testimony, …
Ezra Barnea
… he enlisted in the IDF. After being released from the service, he became involved with the educational system, … for Religious Music, renamed “ Renanot – Institute for Jewish Music” in Jerusalem, an institution dedicated to the preservation of the Jewish musical heritage and its dissemination. He engaged in …
Yaakov Huri
… as rabbi. Huri belonged to the Zionist sector of the Jewish community. This sector, unlike the yeshivah students that were supported by the Jewish community, worked during the day for their … Beyond his work as cantor, the community sought Huri's services in other areas and over the years he received many …
Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur
… As with most Baghdadi Jews, Zaarur attended synagogue services and traditional family celebrations from an early … This generational tension between well-to-do Baghdadi Jewish families and their youngsters who loved music and … musicians—still prevalent in early-twentieth century Iraqi Jewish society—as well the shifts in attitudes towards …
Aḥüt ghätano (Aḥot qetannah)
… Abraham Hazzan Gerondi (mid-13th century) opens the evening services of Rosh Hashanah (the New Year). Its presence in the Mountain Jewish repertoire is a testimony to the strong Sepharadi …
A cantor’s pledge in the High Holyday’s Provençal liturgy (Minhag Carpentras)
… The Jewish liturgy was never a sealed and unified corpus. Its … repetition of the ‘Amidah, the core set of prayers of every service. The need to provide the prayer leader with a … tunes differ to a great extent from those of all other Jewish communities. They contain elements of original Jewish …
Haim Louk
… at Em Habanim school in Casablanca, which integrated Jewish religious studies with general education, including … The curriculum encompassed Talmudic studies, piyyutim (Jewish liturgical poetry), traditional chanting of Psalms, … Tangier, receiving his first remuneration for his cantorial services. After a year, he was appointed by Rabbi Aharon …
The Music on Comtat-Venaissin
… very short-lived journal initiated by the World Center for Jewish Music in Palestine. Milhaud, who was a close … religion and there were cases of Gauls becoming Jewish converts. These Jews remained in Provence and … Cremieux. Aix was the last citadel of the Comtadin liturgy. Service is no longer held in the synagogues of Carpentras …
Jacob Ben-Ami
… and Hirshbein's Faraway Corner . From 1919 to 1920, the Jewish Art Theatre was founded under Ben-Ami's leadership … 9, 1943, Ben-Ami starred in We Will Never Die , a memorial service at Madison Square Garden for the Jews murdered by … Anna. "J acob Ben‐Ami, Actor, Dies at 86; A Founder of Jewish Art Theater ." The New York Times , July 23, 1977. …
Léibele Schwartz
… , and on the bilingual radio program La Hora Israelita (The Jewish Hour) in the Radio Porteña station. In 1947, at the … Zedek , the third oldest synagogue in New York City and the Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills , one of the oldest … (additional noon prayer) and ‘Sim shalom’ (for the morning service), the later one with the celebrated cantor and …