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Klezmer (pl. Klezmorim)
Eastern-European Jewish folk musician, generally instrumentalist. Also used as modifier…
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Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
A tune used mostly for dancing. The Hebrew term is likely a translation of the earlier…
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Niggun
A monophonic folk music composition, vocal or instrumental, with or without text,…
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Freylekhs
Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still used as…
Hora
Origin of the term
The word originates from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a…
Brakha Tzefira
Brakha Tzefira was born in Jerusalem in 1910. Her father emmigrated from Yemen in 1887,…
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Choose Life
Directed by Edward B. Gerard.
This film features Yom Kippur services at two synagogues,…
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
The Yiddish language, which probably began to develop around the tenth century A.D. in…
LeBelibo Agas VeGam Tapuach
This musical television special, hosted by Ehud Manor and conducted and arranged by…
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Ve-Hi She-’Amda – Piyyut from the Passover Haggadah
This piyyut appears in ancient Haggadot and the author is unknown. It addresses how,…