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A Cantor's Tale
… Documentary. The tradition of Eastern European Jewish cantorial music is alive and well in modern America in no small part thanks to the efforts of Brooklyn-born Cantor Jacob Mendelson. …
The Singing Blacksmith - Yankl der schmid
… subtitles. Director: Edgar Ulmer Yiddish musical, with cantorial legend Moishe Oysher. Moishe Oysher, the renowned cantor and star of Yiddish radio, stars in … become a mensch. Recently rediscovered footage makes this the most complete extant version of Ulmer’s lively folk …
Kurt Weill
… English, French and Italian, English subtitles; 97 min. The well-known Jewish composer Kurt Weill was born in Dessau in 1900. His father was a cantor and his mother had rabbinical roots. After …
The Cantor's Son - Dem Khazns Zindl
… uncredited) This Yiddish feature film musical drama marks the screen debut of singer and cantor Moishe Oysher. Shot in Pennsylvania near the Pocono Mountains, the film features Oysher in the title …
A Cantor on Trial
… three different parts: an old world Eastern European then a German auditioning to be the synagogue cantor. Displeased with what they've heard and unable to …
Ouverture to Glory - Der Vilner shtot khazn
… B&W, Yiddish with English subt. Directed by Max Nosseck The cantor of the Vilna Synagogue, played by the great real-life cantor …
Great Cantors of the Golden Age, Great Cantors in Cinema
… with English subt. Directed by Rich Pontius Produced by Cantor Murray E. Simon Great Cantors of the Golden Age includes highlights from Yiddish filmmaker Joseph Seiden’s 1931 film The Voice of Israel, with performances by Adolph Katchko, …
The Jazz Singer
… Feature. 89 min. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, its release heralded the commercial ascendance of the 'talkies' and the decline … popular tunes in a beer hall. Punished by his father, a cantor, Jakie runs away from home. Some years later, now …
Chants de sable et d'etoiles - Chants of Sand and Stars
… English subtitles Director: Nicolas Klotz. Documentary on the importance and utilisation of traditional music in Sephardic Jewish communities - from the Middle East, via America, to Africa. A unique … … … Hazzan, Hazan, Chazzan, Chazzanut, Hazzanim, Hazzanim – Cantors, Cantors – Hazzanim, Cantors … Hazzan, Hazan, …
Europe Toward the 20th Century
… Hebrew version Complete film on Youtube, courtesy of the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive Virtual Cinema: … 5 … 5 … 9 … A People and Its Music, The Israel Music Heritage Project … A People and Its Music, … … … Hazzan, Hazan, Chazzan, Chazzanut, Hazzanim, Hazzanim – Cantors, Cantors – Hazzanim, Cantors … Hazzan, Hazan, …