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Tin Pan Alley
Nickname for the popular songwriting and sheet-music publishing industry centred in New…
Badhan
Hebrew lit. entertainer. A merrymaker, rhymester, and musician who entertains primarily…
Diwan
In Arab culture, a Diwan is an anthology of poems by one or several poets. In the…
Mitsve Tants
The Mitsve Tants, or Kosher Tants, is a ritual dance imbued with mystical significance.…
Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
A tune used mostly for dancing. The Hebrew term is likely a translation of the earlier…
Admor
Admor is an acronym in Hebrew for 'Adonenu, Morenu Ve-Rabenu' (our master, our teacher,…
Freylekhs
Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still used as…
Hora
Origin of the term
The word originates from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a…
Tipat Mazal (A Bit of Luck)
This film is directed by and stars Ze'ev Ravach. It is about Zuzu, a popular Jewish…
Aharon Amram
Aharon Amram was born in Sana'a, Yemen, in 1939. His father, Rabbi Shlomo Amram, worked…