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Sarah Gorby
… culturally rich environment, significantly influencing her musical career. Gorby showed an early interest in music and classical singing. Her family's relocation to … of authenticity and passion. Her discography includes many traditional Yiddish songs, Russian romances, and French …
Sara Levi-Tanai
… she worked as a teacher and kindergarten instructor, using music and dance to educate children and pass on Yemeni … Her choreography often presented biblical stories, traditional Yemenite dances, and themes of exile and … Levi-Tanai's life and work exemplify the integration of traditional heritage with modern expression. Her …
4. Las Tablas de la Ley (The Tablets of the Law)
… example of the vicissitudes of Sephardic oral memory. The music of ‘The Tablets of the Law’ has been preserved among … The revered Law (BAECS 129b) and as a refrain, it adds the traditional blessing of the beginning of the year which, as …
Haim Louk
… Talmudic studies, piyyutim (Jewish liturgical poetry), traditional chanting of Psalms, and Hebrew grammar. The … charismatic teacher who greatly influenced Louk's musical path. At the age of 10, Louk met Rabbi David … of a school, a position he held for 22 years. Louk's musical career, which began in Morocco, further developed …
Flory Jagoda
… Singer, musician, and composer Flory Jagoda has widely promulgated and enriched the Sephardic musical tradition in the United States. Born in 1923, in … and a grandmother who sang Sephardic songs and recited traditional prayers. Flory escaped from Nazi-occupied …
A cantor’s pledge in the High Holyday’s Provençal liturgy (Minhag Carpentras)
… unique texts such as the selection of Psalm verses whose music is discussed below. The memory of the melodies and … remaining leaders of this unique community to preserve in music notation whatever was left from the liturgical … from Spain…They did not mingle with German Jews…Their traditional tunes differ to a great extent from those of all …