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Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
Ades Synagogue
The Ades synagogue of the Aleppine Jewish community is located in the Nakhalat Zion…
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Society for Jewish Folk Music
Violins, Voice and Jews
In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian Orthodox…
Hora
Origin of the term
The word originates from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a…
Brakha Tzefira
Brakha Tzefira was born in Jerusalem in 1910. Her father emmigrated from Yemen in 1887,…
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Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
Since the establishment of this community, the Karaites have maintained the basic…
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
This film from the 1970s depicts the history of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. The…
Communal singing
* This entry is a summarized version of the full artice about communal singing, by…
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The World Centre for Jewish Music in Palestine, 1936–1940: Jewish Musical Life on the Eve of World War II
A survey of the history and personalities of an ambitions pre-World War II attempt to…