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Society for Jewish Folk Music
Violins, Voice and Jews
In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian Orthodox…
A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky: 12 Stories about John Zorn
Directed by Claudia Heuermann.
John Zorn is a Jewish American composer who has been…
Brakha Tzefira
Brakha Tzefira was born in Jerusalem in 1910. Her father emmigrated from Yemen in 1887,…
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
Since the establishment of this community, the Karaites have maintained the basic…
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
The Yiddish language, which probably began to develop around the tenth century A.D. in…
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
Directed by Peter Rosen
In this film Leonard Bernstein tells his story, from his…
Bazetsens (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Gas-nign (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Tants nign (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
In 1958, on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Society for Jewish Folk…