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Eliyahu Hacohen
… There are scholars of Jewish and Israeli culture whose crucial contributions … the oral testimonies of veterans of the Yishuv (the Jewish community of Palestine prior to the establishment of …
Isaac Levy
… Isaac Levy was born in Manisa near Izmir to a Sephardic Jewish family. At the age of three, he moved with his family … verses and piyyutim written by poets of the golden age of Jewish culture in Spain, such as Rabbi Yehudah Halevi, Rabbi …
Esther Rokhl Kaminska
… Esther Rachel Kamińska was a Polish Jewish actress. She began her professional career as a … in reestablished Yiddish theaters in Poland. Today, the Jewish Theatre, Warsaw is named after the two actresses. … …
Moshe Havusha
… competition held in Haifa, where he competed against both Jewish and Muslim musicians. Source: Goldstein, Riki. “A …
Shelomo Morag
… the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Morag founded the Jewish Oral Traditions Research Center at the Hebrew … served as the head of Ben Zvi Institute for the study of Jewish communities in the East for several years. He was a … and Humanities, and a fellow of the American Academy of Jewish Research. Full biography at Wikipedia. … Researcher, …
Lekha dodi
… 1505-1584) that is sung to many different melodies in each Jewish community. The Western Sephardi tradition, however, … variants are documented at the different Spanish-Portuguese Jewish centers, already appears in musical notation (without … 18th century. The manuscript, which is now located at the Jewish National and University Library (8 ° Mus 2), was the …
Tzur mishelo akhlanu
… are a favorite location for musical creativity in most Jewish traditions. The Portuguese Jews in New York City …
Kol beru’e ma’ala umata
… Prof. Palache was the Parnas Presidente of the Portuguese Jewish community of Amsterdam before World War II. According … services in the Italian tradition of Padua (see: Italian Jewish Musical Traditions from the Leo Levi Collection , …
Kamti lehallel leshem hael hanikhbad
… ends on the first tone. This tune may have Eastern European Jewish origins. … The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition …
Yigdal elohim hay
… , attributed to Daniel of Rome (14th century), sung in most Jewish communities at the end of the Sabbath-eve or morning …