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'Et sha'are ratzon
… substantially from the tune for the same text sung in the Eastern Sephardi communities. The last stanza of the poem ( … declaration "Tell Zion that the time for its salvation is near" is a highlight of the Rosh Hashanah services. The …
A Recovered Voice from the Past
… were living in Cincinnati, Ohio and whom I longed to see. Nearly twelve years had passed since I had last seen my … and Father arranged for her to travel to Motza, which is near Jerusalem, for a holiday. During the war, all of the … David Yellin Street to the south, and Mea Shearim to the east. It was one of several neighborhoods in Jerusalem named …
Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… present HTML version the table has been formatted as a linear text for easy online search and mobile viewing. … in the Mažeikiai district municipality located 17 km south-east of Mažeikiai], Semogalen [i.e in the district of … training. Yiska’s memoire: [3a] He was born in Latvia, near Libau, in a town called Felixburg which was renamed …
Lavaba la blanca niña (La vuelta del marido)
… the wool was washed. It depicts a scene of an encounter near a water stream (in ballads, water is a common symbol … the wool. … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean … Lavaba la blanca niña (La vuelta del …
Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues
… a Jewish presence in Gibraltar is documented since at least the 14th century, the modern history of the Jews in … and more materials by him will be uploaded in the near future. The lore of James Levy that we are releasing …
Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur
… or evidence that Zaarur headed such a school, at least not as a formal operation. Moreover, we know that the … His versatile repertoire extended across various Middle Eastern musical genres, from the Iraqi maqam to Egyptian … the family resided at the “Sha'ar Ha-aliyah” transit camp (near Haifa). They later relocated to Pardes Hanna, and …
4. Qta’ah ‘Ala al-Nay (Piece on the Nay)
… center recording “ Taqsim: Instrumental Improvisation in Near Eastern Traditions. ” Recorded in Israel in 1963 (tape 26A, …
A Flowering Debate: A Judeo-Spanish Song (not just) for Tu BiShvat
… piyut . El debate de las flores was still sung in the Eastern Mediterranean until the early-twentieth century as … document of El debate de las flores as it was sung in an Eastern Mediterranean Sephardic community are the recordings … probable adaptation of a local melody from Rhodes or the nearby city of Izmir to El debate de las flores that differs …