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Scaria Zacharia
… research significantly contributed to the documentation of Jewish Malayalam literature and oral traditions. He collaborated with members of the Cochin Jewish community and scholars such as Barbara Johnson , … advocated for a dynamic and inclusive approach to literary culture, emphasizing the multilingual and "hyphenated" …
Barbara C. Johnson
… is an anthropologist and formerly served as coordinator of Jewish Studies at Ithaca College in New York. She has … extensive research on the oral song traditions of Cochin Jewish women. Her forthcoming book on Kerala Jewish women’s culture in India and Israel is framed by translations, …
Eliezer Goldberg, alias Leyzerke Kremenitser
… called ‘the guardian of music tradition’ or ‘the master of Jewish composition and harmony’. His style was grounded on … are mostly within the modal system of the Eastern European Jewish liturgy and are characterized by expressive cantorial … show features akin to the surrounding non-Jewish musical cultures, especially Eastern European religious and art …
69. So It Is Proclaimed and Declared!
… vanish then, and poetic knowledge will grow. Science and culture will combine, together making the world to shine. … the repeating chorus attached to three different Kerala Jewish piyyutim sung during the holiday of Simḥat Torah, … Lane notes that other stanzas can be compared to two non-Jewish Malayalam songs or poems. One is a 1932 poem …
62. Eternal Living God
… stanza 17 as embodying an essential element of Kerala culture—the God Who will behave the same toward all people …
59. The Document Box
… rude reminder (Ginzberg 1968, 4:399, 6:464n105). In Indian culture, to even turn the sole of one’s foot toward someone … pot are decidedly in the style of Purim dramas from other Jewish cultures, as well as that of many Kerala folk dramas. As in …
33. In the Ship
… was performed at parties during the week after a Jewish wedding. Its portrayal of the bridegroom and bride … The theme of a pleasure trip by boat is grounded in the culture and coastal geography of Kerala. Although there is no overtly Jewish content in the song until the addition of stanza 4, …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… during a party on the day after the wedding for non-Jewish friends and neighbors of the wedding party and … families.” The bride and groom were seated on a stage, with Jewish women on opposite sides singing as the guests … the depth of Jewish participation in Kerala folk culture, this song contributes particularly evocative poetic …
13. Manacheri Women! Mattancherry Women!
… 2. Oh, the women of Mattancherry!—těy těy Oh, women of the Jewish Street!—těy těy 3. Oh, thief of the utensil for … also as a clear example of “Judaizing” an inherently non-Jewish song. Remembered as one of many songs heard from … Each of the first three items, integral to Kerala women’s culture, is expressed in just one Malayalam word. The …
6. Parur Synagogue Song
… again after that and served as the center of a vibrant Jewish community until the mass aliyah of the 1950s. … country boatman as emblematic of traditional Kerala culture in its nurture of religious plurality and respect … Parur paḷḷi, they may well have been elements of the Jewish building at whatever time the song was composed. The …