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Jacques (Yaakov) Stroumsa
Jacques Stroumsa was born in Salonika in 1913, the son of a distinguished teacher and…
Don Harrán
Artur Rubinstein Professor Emeritus of Musicology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.…
Amnon Shiloah
Born in Lanus, Argentina in 1928 to a family of Jewish immigrants from Syria, Shiloah…
Vocal and Folk-Polyphonies of the Western Orient in Jewish Tradition
Gerson-Kiwi's analyses the different types of polyphonies and uses the polyphonies of…
Musical Tradition and its Transmitters between Synagogue and Church
The article consists of two parts. The first, published here, critically examines the…
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
Had Gadya
Written in Aramaic, Had Gadya appears at the very end of the Passover Haggadah.…
Freylekhs (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Bulgar (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Doyne (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…