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Edge of the West

… to Purim festivities in which children act out a Purim play and the book of Esther is read using the local tropes. …

Karaite Jews Musical Tradition

… by instructions such as, ' ve-tenagen be-niggun galut ' (play a Diaspora niggun), ' be-niggun bnei keidar ' (sung … does not only reflect a joint past but also the forces in play that influence all of Karaite music, namely, …

Brakha Tzefira

… Brakha was attracted to the songs she heard. The synagogue played a central role in the lives of the families she grew … 'That very evening … I begged him to sit at the piano and play the songs I would sing to him, and try to improvise an … from a traditional galut (Diaspora) perspective. His playing and the simple harmonies electrified me. I felt that …

A Pintale Id

… Director: Alan Ezequiel Jais This film is about a play about a Jewish Argentinean radio show and about the … decline of the usage of Yiddish by Argentinian Jewry. The play features both Yiddish songs and Tangos and Milongas, … musical styles. Many of the songs and themes of the play deal with what it means to be both Argentinean and …

Musical instruments of the Mountain Jews

… substantially smaller. The role of the left hand is to play bourdons (drone tones) while the right hand plays the melody. The northern garmoshka has left-hand keys for playing chords and bass notes like the accordion. Sound …

Ofer Ronen

… northern village Abirim, in the western Galilee. He began playing the guitar at a young age, and later he also began to play the oud. His work includes composing, arranging and … Ana/ composed by Ofer Ronen: … Flamenco guitarist & Oud player, Musician, composer … Composers … 0 … Composer … oud …

Moyshelekh Un Shloymelekh (part 2)

… Jewish children of Bialik during the Holocaust. They do not play anymore beneath the green trees, but hide in their … a seemingly simple image of Jewish children that used to play beneath the trees, but now are afraid to do so. Both …

Dos Fartribene Taybele (The Exiled Dove)

… ca. April 1920. Dos Fartribene Taybele is from Godlfaden's play Ben Ami, with music arranged by Louis Friedsell. Ben … Sigmund Mogulesko and music director Louis Friedsell. The play premiered in December of 1907, approximately one month before Goldfaden's death. After Goldfaden passed, the play continued to run for six months with overwhelming …