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Seliha-Selihot
… The Seliha genre blossomed during the golden age of the Jews in Spain during which many were written and their style … on the passing year. Sephardic and oriental Jews maintain the tradition of reciting Selihot during this … Preservation and Diffusion of the Heritage of the Libyan Jews, 2007). … The Seliha "Yisrael Nosha Be-Adonai Teshu'at …
Society for Jewish Folk Music
… Violins, Voice and Jews In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian … Nation : Loeffler, James. 2010. The Most Musical Nation: Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire . New Haven: …
Representations of Jews in the Musical Theater of the Habsburg Empire (1788-1807)
… any musical parallels to contemporary representations of Jews in the spoken theater. Yet these parallels existed and … them sheds new light on the European perception of Jews at this time. David Buch’s new study offers the earliest identifiable musical depictions of Jews in European theater (specifically in the Habsburg …
A Free People
… She'amda , while the narrator points out the symbolism of Jews singing this song in the State of Israel, since it is …
About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture
… Johanna Spector, addresses the history and rituals of the Jews of Yemen, both in Yemen and in Israel. The music and … … Traditions … Israel … Johanna L. Spector … About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… the Halakhot that were customary for the Ashkenazi Jews in that period. His version would become the template of practice for all of the Jews of Ashkenaz. There are different traditions regarding … contrast with their western brethren, the Eastern European Jews did not use seasonal melodies for the Priestly …
Bene Israel [JIMF]
… film introduces the viewer to three generations of Indian Jews. Description taken from and more information can be …
Elohim Eshala
… performance by men and children accompanies the Yemenite Jews in Sabbaths and holidays, as well as their family … going back (in the minds of romantic Orientalist European Jews) as far as the tunes of the ancient Levites of the … , a text that specifically addresses the returning of the Jews to Zion in messianic times and is set to a melody far …
Brakha Tzefira
… in Jerusalem, where most of the residents were Sephardic Jews from Salonika. Tzefira had unpleasant memories from her … because of the hardship and humiliation they endured as Jews in Europe, and the will to take pride in their culture. … of the orient: of the land of Israel, and the 'oriental' Jews. Hirshberg writes that Tzefira acted as the ideal …
Aharon Amram
… Magic Carpet' that was designed to bring Yemenite Jews to Israel, Amram and his family immigrated to the Land … musical instruments, which was recognized among Yemenite Jews, Yemenite singing was traditionally accompanied with …