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Kozatshok (LKT)
… ) , which was and still is widespread among Ukrainian Jews and also in Poland. There can be no doubt about the Ukrainian origin of this dance among Jews outside the Ukraine (in Poland) and to determine those features introduced by the Jews; we find such features in this music... It is …
Lanse (LKT)
… padekater, quadrille, polka, waltz, etc... played for both Jews and non-Jews.” Feldman 1994, p. 10 . “‘R. Siminovitz, with a …
Forshpil (LKT)
… on the Sabbath preceding the wedding... Among the German Jews this celebration was called Spinholz, a medieval German … preceding the wedding, called Spinholz by the German Jews, was a great day in Worms. On the Friday night …
Fatsheylke-tants (LKT)
… at the end of each citation. “Fatsheylke tants...The Jews observed closely an old tradition. Honored guests had a …
Yekhiel Yeshaye Trunk
… of many books. Full biography at The YIVO Encyclopedia Jews in Eastern Europe (Author: Jan Schwarz) A list of his …
Volekh (LKT)
… melody ( beniggun valuchu ) was because in Walachia the Jews suffered the greatest cruelties of the tyrants … in which only the first and third beats are accented. Among Jews, the volekhl is most often played in conjunction with … volekhls, shers, kozakl, polke ... Eastern European Jews were accustomed to invite each guest to an especially …
Taksim (LKT)
… are not typical of doina. No doubt that influenced what the Jews considered taksim; it is possible that some Turkish …
Doyne (LKT)
… Although the doina is quintessentially identified with Jews from Romania and the southern Ukraine, by the early … of the origin and the meaning of the doina.... The Jews adopted the Moldavian doina, and not only the genre as … are not typical of doina. No doubt that influenced what the Jews considered taksim; it is possible that some Turkish …
Bulgar (LKT)
… the part of Bessarabian Gypsy musicians. A favorite among Jews and non-Jews throughout Romania and beyond, this particular tune is … dances were varied according to generation... Middle-aged Jews would dance [sic] ‘balgareske,’ ‘kozatshok’ , and …
Khosid/Khosidl (LKT)
… deed] of dancing with or for the bride. Among Jews from the Bukovina region where Hasidism was … a specific repertoire for Hungarian and Yiddish-speaking Jews consisting of core-repertoire dances of the freylekhs …