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Embrace me
… Documentary. The film follows Jo Amar, a liturgical poet, singer and … stages of his life and take him back to the regions of his youth, the exotic landscapes of Morocco. The film tracks the … Aliyah to Israel, his first steps in the world of Israeli music, the recordings and performances around the world. …
Kurt Weill
… English, French and Italian, English subtitles; 97 min. The well-known Jewish composer Kurt Weill was born in Dessau … actress Lotte Lenya. In the US he was influenced by popular music and jazz, he met several of the outstanding figures of … to his father. 100 years after Kurt Weill's birth, young Dessau-born filmmaker Sven Dufer cinematically …
The Mystery of Aris San
… 80 min. Hebrew with English subt. A journey into the mysterious life of Aris San, the Greek (non-Jewish) singer who arrived in Israel as a young man in 1957 and within five years became a megastar, … Communication Ltd., Tel Aviv … … 2007 … Israel … Popular music … Greece … Pop … Popular songs … Greek … Documentary … …
Yiddle With His Fiddle - Yidl mitn fidl
… to his native Poland from America to produce this film, the most commercially successful musical in the history of the Yiddish cinema, starring Molly … anxiety about unforseeable problems that could befall a young woman 'out in the world.' They then join together with …
Mamele
… Konrad Tom Starring: Molly Picon Picon stars as Khavtshi, a young woman who promises her dying mother that she will take care of her family. She's so busy … until she discovers the violinist across the courtyard! The musical score also includes Picon's trademark theme song, …
The Cantor's Son - Dem Khazns Zindl
… (& Sidney Goldin, uncredited) This Yiddish feature film musical drama marks the screen debut of singer and cantor Moishe Oysher. Shot in … the film features Oysher in the title role of a wayward youth who makes his way from his Polish shtetl to New York's …
The Jazz Singer
… Feature. 89 min. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized … of Atonement' by Samson Raphaelson. The story begins with young Jakie Rabinowitz defying the traditions of his devout … Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors … 1927 … Music … Cantors - Hazzanim … Assimilation … Kaddish … …
Song of the Sephardi
… English. This is a feature-length documentary film about the Sephardim, the descendants of the Jews who were expelled from Spain in … Ladino folk songs that have been the lifeblood and musical soul of the Sephardi. The film was made with the …
Toward Jerusalem
… joined by Ehud Bannai. Hebrew version Complete film on Youtube, courtesy of the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive Virtual Cinema: … 57 … 57 … 9 … A People and Its Music, The Israel Music Heritage Project … A People and Its …
Teiman, Music of the Yemenite Jews
… Tlalim, Asher Executive Producer: Jochsberger, Tzipora Music of Yemenite Jews without musical instruments, men's songs, Achinoam Nini's Hinna and Wedding ceremony, the Hoshana Raba service at a Yemenite synagogue, video clip of Ofra Haza Hebrew version Complete film on Youtube, courtesy of the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film …