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Songs of Palestinian Jews from the Collection of Isaac Lurie (1913)
… The collection of historical Jewish field recordings at the Vernadsky National Library of … with biblical cantillation, prayers and piyyutim (songs of religious content) for Sabbaths, Holydays and life …
Sara Levi-Tanai
… Sara Levi-Tanai was an Israeli choreographer, playwright, … Her innovative teaching materials, including original songs and music, gained significant recognition and have … and the Inbal Dance Theater." Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues , no. 11 (Spring 2006): …
“Unter dem kinds Wiegele” – Beneath the Baby’s Cradle
… Stutschewsky described the Yiddish lullaby as a genre as follows: … Ashkenazi people … Ashkenazim … Cello - Violoncello … Folk songs … Joachim Stutschewsky … Klezmer music … “Unter dem …
Mordekhai Zeira
… Life Mordekhai Zeira was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his … who could sing a Hassidic Niggun and sing Russian Zionist songs,' [1] as explained by Zeira when asked about the …
Ya'akov Orland
… Yaacob Orland was born in 1914 in Tetiev, Ukraine, to Eliezer and Batya Orland. At age five, he survived a pogrom in his hometown that claimed the lives of … ("Tree in the Wind"), a work of reflective and allegorical songs inspired by his youth and homeland, dedicated to a …

Zemerl (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT compiles a wide array of source materials that shed light on the … begin on Saturday night before the wedding... Young men and women would gather at the bride’s home for a “goodbye party” …

Badekns (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology … is badekens (covering the bride’s face). A group of women of the bride’s party, preceded by the klezmorim and … a visit to the bridegroom, inviting him to badekens. The women are treated to delicacies, the klezmorim play a tune, …

Society for Jewish Folk Music
… Violins, Voice and Jews In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian Orthodox … the classical and romantic composers. Aside from the two songs opus 91 by Brahms for viola, contralto and piano, the …
Khäyvoni
… Käyvoni ("The cook") is a wedding song about the woman cook who prepares food for the party. … … Daghestan … The Music of the Mountain Jews … Asia … Folk songs … Judeo-Tat - Juhuri … Mountain Jews … Wedding music … …
Yǝtbārek… wanevāvo
… This prayer can be heard around noon or in the afternoon during the service for Āstaseryo (Aescoly 1951). It opens with … to be acclaimed by those who pray with their prayers and songs. The people of Israel are bound to Jerusalem through …