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Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
The Yiddish language, which probably began to develop around the tenth century A.D. in…
Mothers of Today - Hayntige Mames
Directed by Henry Lynn
This film, starring Yiddish radio star Esther Field is about…
Off the Beaten Track in Israel
Directed by Stephen L. Sharff
This short film depicts a tourist traveling through…
Steiger
A term in use in the European Jewish musical tradition to refer to the different modal…
Inventing Jewish Music
One of the first attempts to trace the archaeology of the concept of Jewish music in…
The Unfortunate Bride
Directed by Maurice Schwartz
This 1926 silent film was re-edited and had dialogue and…
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
The beautiful Dutch synagogue is also known by its Ladino name, Esnoga, and is one of…
Andalusian Nuba
In this article we will review the development of the Nuba, which is considered the…
Arvit
Arvit is the last of the three daily services of the Jewish liturgy, along with Shaharit…