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Mizmor le-david (Psalm 29)
… Sephardi Jews are strikingly similar to those used at the synagogues in then major urban centers of Morocco, a further proof of the liturgical music links between these Jewish centers in the past and of … of hazzanim of North African origin in Western Sephardi synagogues. Prior to the 20th century, lay members of the …
Keter
… It shows the influence of 19th century Ashkenazi cantorial music on this hazzan and composer. Upon arrival to New York … Lopes Cardozo tried to introduce this melody to his new synagogue, but he was asked by Captain Naftali Taylor … it and, in general, not to introduce changes in the local music customs. Not all the sections of this composition are …
Hallelu et adonay kol goyim (1)
… Hallel , the festive psalms (113-118) that are sung in the synagogue during the morning services of festivals and …
Sonic Ruins: Accessory Images for Book
… image) … Image 8.1 Detail of decoration El Transito synagogue (view enlarged image) Image 8.1a El Transito synagogue general view (view enlarged image) … Sonic …
A Recovered Voice from the Past
… in the Jewish past. A case in point is the scholar and musician Avraham Zvi Idelsohn, the founding father of modern … was built on the remains of a crusader building. In 1905, a synagogue was built inside the compound. Next to the inn … Pinkasowicz (1886-1951) was serving at the Adass Jisroel Synagogue of Berlin (dedicated in 1904). Around the same …
Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… appeared in 1935. The English one was published in Jewish Music Journal 2, no. 2 (1935): 8-11. The Hebrew one appeared … hear Zalman Shochet, though very old, or Orkin of the Zamet Synagogue. [2] Little did I realize that Rabinovitz will … write German. [3b] As a child his father Azriel took him to synagogue to sing every day and not only on Sabbath and high …
James Levy
… The musical lore of James Levy's family has deep roots in … "Moroccan" cantor to lead High Holidays services at the synagogue of the newly created Congregación Israelita Latina … religious songs that his father sang so beautifully at the synagogue and at home. The deep attachment between James and …
Revisiting a Forgotten Treasure in Philadelphia
… is very well known among scholars and collectors of Jewish music for its rich musical resources. The most substantial … and composer Hugo Chaim Adler (1894-1955) for the Haupt-Synagogue of Mannheim. Cantor Adler was the Oberkantor (Chief Cantor) of this synagogue during the two decades preceding World War II. …
The Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Liturgy
… Few Jewish liturgical music traditions have been as consistently maintained as … to the remarkable, stability of their liturgical music. In addition the performers of this music, the … liturgical repertoire as it was maintained in the synagogues of Amsterdam, London and New York is presented …
Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues
… Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues: An introduction Introducing the … Kahal Kadosh Sha'ar HaShamayim on Engineer Lane, the oldest synagogue in the city named after its homonym in London and …