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Admor
Admor is an acronym in Hebrew for 'Adonenu, Morenu Ve-Rabenu' (our master, our teacher,…
Hora
Origin of the term
The word originates from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a…
Representations of Jews in the Musical Theater of the Habsburg Empire (1788-1807)
Research on the image of the Jew in eighteenth-century literature and theater has not…
Kaddish
Kaddish is one of the most important and central parts of the Jewish liturgy. Most of it…
Brakha Tzefira
Brakha Tzefira was born in Jerusalem in 1910. Her father emmigrated from Yemen in 1887,…
Aharon Amram
Aharon Amram was born in Sana'a, Yemen, in 1939. His father, Rabbi Shlomo Amram, worked…
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
The Yiddish language, which probably began to develop around the tenth century A.D. in…
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Mythologies and Realities in the Study of Jewish Music
Contrasts between the internal Jewish music narratives of continuity (“myths”) and the…
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Ten Paradoxes and Four Dilemmas of Studying Jewish Music
Emphasizes the vastness of Jewish music in terms of time and place and therefore the…
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
The beautiful Dutch synagogue is also known by its Ladino name, Esnoga, and is one of…