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Barbara C. Johnson
… traditions of Cochin Jewish women. Her forthcoming book on Kerala Jewish women’s culture in India and Israel is framed … (1995), and Oh, Lovely Parrot!: Jewish Women’s Songs from Kerala (The Jewish Music Research Center, Jerusalem, 2004). … playlist Splendid Singing Birds: Jewish Women’s Songs from Kerala on our website. … Anthropologist, Scholar of Cochin …
79. The Flag of Israel
… in Parur and Chendamangalam, reflects the popularity in Kerala of Jewish flag-raising celebrations for both Israeli … Birds: Zionist songs … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 79. The Flag of Israel …
78. Golden Aliyah
… period of delay before the largest group of Jews left Kerala for their aliyah to Israel in 1954. It names one of … of required medical examinations. Among all the recorded Kerala songs, this exhortation to “take up a rifle” is the … Moshav Nevatim). Its catchy melody is that of a well-known Kerala song from which they also adapted the title, …
77. We Will Not Be Destroyed
… Birds: Zionist songs … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 77. We Will Not Be …
76. Herzl the Great
… famous, Herzl the great, the most famous! This is a 1950s Kerala Jewish tribute to Theodore Herzl (1860–1904), founder … from an unidentified Hindi film that was popular in Kerala at the time. … 52 … 7 … 44415 … Splendid Singing … Birds: Zionist songs … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 76. Herzl the Great …
75. It Is Dawning
… demonstrations and street processions in contemporary Kerala. As pointed out by Dileepkumar (2006), the second … Birds: Zionist songs … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 75. It Is Dawning …
74. The Fifth of Iyar
… from 1948 until their mass departure for Israel in 1954, Kerala Jews celebrated Israeli Independence Day with music … Birds: Zionist songs … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 74. The Fifth of Iyar …
73. Singing, Singing [Zionist]
… Birds: Zionist songs … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 73. Singing, Singing …
72. The Hope in the Jewish Heart
… own caste” [“ jati ”]—a common self-definition among the Kerala Jews—and he stresses the importance of love and unity … Birds: Zionist songs … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 72. The Hope in the Jewish …
71. Our Ancient Hope
… of the Jewish soul turning “to the east toward Zion,” the Kerala poet began his song by proclaiming “The soul of the … and Hebrew words in a manner characteristic of many Kerala Jewish songs, e.g. Yerushalam pattanam (the city of … popularity has spread widely since the aliyah of all eight Kerala communities to Israel, perhaps because of its very …