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Nili Belkind
… 2020) is an ethnographic study of the complex relations of musical production to political life in the context of the conflict. The book is an … intimacy, as constructed and reflected in different musical case studies, in the context of the conflict and …
The Edith Gerson-Kiwi Legacy
… the preservation and research of these distinctive Jewish musical repertoires. Her activities led to the … universities and colleges, developing a focus on the Jewish musical practices in the Middle East. Significantly, she was … of Israel. Beyond her local foci of research and public life concerns in Israel, Gerson-Kiwi is a very significant …
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… such as seli h ot . I have studied in great detail the musical setting of this poem in Sephardic communities, … among various communities, there seems to be an underlying musical structure tying together all the documented versions … traditions in Israel. Professor Edith Gerson Kiwi, whose life and work are the subject of a major research project of …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… A lengthy introduction provides ample historical and musical contexts. Karnes did not spare any effort in trying … disclosing Karnes’s intimate familiarity with Melngailis’s life work. The survey also includes a brief general history … the cultural life of Jews in Latvia, with emphasis on their musical ecosystem. According to Karnes, folk songs were …
Book review: Hernan Tesler-Mabé, Mahler’s Forgotten Conductor
… (5). And thus, it would seem that this chronicle of Unger’s life promulgates a non-identarian perception of Jewishness … to Mahler, according to Tesler-Mabé, is not only a musical and personal issue. Mahler, he argues, deeply affected Unger because he musically expressed a shared German-Jewish experience of …
Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… early years by Ian Whitcomb (1987), still one of the most musically literate surveys, and a journalistic rehash of the … of what was Jewish – or at least ‘Jew-ish’ – about Berlin’s life and achievements. Berlin transcended Abie by realizing … of Jewish figures upon [inter alia] … cultural and economic life and the arts and sciences … deeply informed books that …
Purim Lanu, Pesah a la Mano: Celebrating Flory Jagoda (1923-2021)
… Sephardic-American artist. Jagoda, slightly later in her life, became one of the most remarkable folk performers of … patterns animate its language, poetical structure and musical setting, as seen below. Purim, Purim Lanu (Ladino …
Moshe Cordova
… m . Cordova was born in Edirne, an important Ottoman Jewish musical hub since the late 17 th century. Our knowledge … early years there is meager. A turning point in his life was the move to Istanbul, together with many of the … career as a synagogue singer and composer. Parallel to his musical career he developed a business in the field of …
Stutschewsky's 13 Jewish Folk Tunes
… In the framework of the JMRC project dedicated to the life and work of cellist, composer, researcher and pedagogue … downloadable program notes on the genesis of this work, musical analysis of the composition, and an extensive …
Alicia Benassayag Bendayan
… her 99th birthday on June 29. Throughout Alicia’s long life, she treasured within her memory the Judeo-Spanish … Alicia on Zoom in relation to my research concerning her life and repertoire. At the age of 98 years, she displayed a … Jewish communities of North Morocco, including their rich musical lore. It has truly been an honor to study the life …