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The Jester - Der Purimshpiler
… Nowina-Przybylski Set in a Galician shtetl before the First World War, this musical comedy focuses on three main characters: Getsel, a … in a travelling circus. A parade of costume, buffoonery and music, The Jester highlights both the shoemaker's scheme to …
A Cantor on Trial
… Yiddish with English subt. Directed by Sidney M. Goldin Music by Sholem Secunda This short film festures Loui Leybele Waldmann playing three different parts: an old world Eastern European then a German auditioning to be the … Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors … 1931 … Music … Hazzanut … America … Musicals … Hazzanim - Cantors … …
Chants de sable et d'etoiles - Chants of Sand and Stars
… on the importance and utilisation of traditional music in Sephardic Jewish communities - from the Middle … or Jewish liturgical pieces, from across the Jewish world, and an investigation of its influence on other …
The Key from Spain: The Songs and Stories of Flory Jagoda
… The film focuses on the life of Flory Jagoda, a survivor of World War II from Sarajevo, Bosnia. Flory Jagoda is an … modern Ladino songs. This film documents her life and her music. An article about the film by Judith R. Cohen was published in the academic journal Ethnomusicology and can be found at JSTOR Bibliographical …
Italy: Salamone de Rossi -Between Worlds
… Archive Virtual Cinema: … 58 … 58 … 9 … A People and Its Music, The Israel Music Heritage Project … A People and Its Music, The Israel … Pesaro 'ebreo … Italy … Italy: Salamone de Rossi -Between Worlds …
A Man from Munkasc: Gypsy Klezmer
… the Rom and Jews who lived together before and after World War Two in the Carpathian region. Before the Holocaust … festivities, dance etc.), most of the time the klezmer musicians were not Jews but Rom. In fact, the Rom had played … … Holocaust … Klezmer musicians … Klezmer music … Yiddish … World War II - 2nd World War - WW2 … Klezmer … Cult … …
Comedian Harmonists
… turned the city into the cultural capital of the world. Harry Frommermann, a talented, penniless musician, decides, in a sudden moment of inspiration, to …
The Multiple Voices of American Klezmer
… and radical transformation. Originally a European Jewish music, klezmer is now a staple of the world music scene. Although the fusion of instrumental and … umbrella is a significant marker of change between the Old World and revived klezmer repertories, the extension of the …
Oratorio Ester, The Salvation of Israel by Esther (program brochure)
… Program brochure for the gala concert and modern world premiere of Oratorio Ester, The Salvation of Israel by C. G. Lidarti (music) and Rabbi Jacob Raphael Saraval (libretto), May 30th … and short articles about the composer, the oratorio, music in the Portuguese Jewish community of Amsterdam and …
Hava Nagila--Come Let Us Be Joyous
… WWII, the folksong Hava Nagila began to gain popularity worldwide. In 1938, the Barry Sisters (Clara and Mena … They performed a repertoire that fused traditional klezmer music, jazz, Yiddish and popular American songs. Although … on album. Hava Nagila was re-released on the album ‘The World of the Barry Sisters: Memorable Jewish Melodies’ in …