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Kurt Weill
… and Italian, English subtitles; 97 min. The well-known Jewish composer Kurt Weill was born in Dessau in 1900. His … actress Lotte Lenya. In the US he was influenced by popular music and jazz, he met several of the outstanding figures of … In 1946, four years before his death, he composed the Jewish prayer 'Kiddush,' dedicated to his father. 100 years …
The Mystery of Aris San
… into the mysterious life of Aris San, the Greek (non-Jewish) singer who arrived in Israel as a young man in 1957 … Communication Ltd., Tel Aviv … … 2007 … Israel … Popular music … Greece … Pop … Popular songs … Greek … Documentary … …
The Dybbuk - Der dibuk
… 1912-1917. The idea for the play came to Ansky as he led a Jewish folklore expedition through small towns of Eastern … to become one of the most widely-produced in the history of Jewish theater. Its rich ethnographic tapestry, mystical … actors and historical advisors. The film's exquisite musical and dance interludes evoke the cultural richness of …
American Matchmaker - Amerikaner Shadkhn
… Feature. 87 min. B & W Screenplay by S. Castle Music and Lyrics by Sam Morgenstern, William Mercur Starring … an art deco romantic comedy about male ambivalence and Jewish assimilation. … 6 … Preserved, digitally restored and re-mastered by NCJF, Berkeley … 9 … USA … … 1940 … Music … Yiddish … Yiddish songs … Musicals … Musical revues …
Yiddle With His Fiddle - Yidl mitn fidl
… to produce this film, the most commercially successful musical in the history of the Yiddish cinema, starring Molly … his daughter who, penniless, decide to become travelling musicians. The daughter disguises herself as a boy to … vitality and invincible spirit of traditional small town Jewish life. … 81 … 9 … … Music … Yiddish … Yiddish songs … …
Great Cantors of the Golden Age, Great Cantors in Cinema
… restored and in DVD format … 9 … USA … National Center for Jewish Film, Brandeis … … Hazzan, Hazan, Chazzan, Chazzanut, … Europe … East … Cantorate … Kol Nidre … Cantor … Cantorial music … Documentary … Oysher, Moyshe … Rosenblatt, Yossele … …
The Jazz Singer
… young Jakie Rabinowitz defying the traditions of his devout Jewish family by singing popular tunes in a beer hall. … Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors … 1927 … Music … Cantors - Hazzanim … Assimilation … Kaddish … Musicals … Cantorate … Kol Nidre … Cantor … Cantorial music …
Chants de sable et d'etoiles - Chants of Sand and Stars
… on the importance and utilisation of traditional music in Sephardic Jewish communities - from the Middle East, via America, to Africa. A unique compilation of footage of chazzanot, or Jewish liturgical pieces, from across the Jewish world, and …
The Key from Spain: The Songs and Stories of Flory Jagoda
… modern Ladino songs. This film documents her life and her music. An article about the film by Judith R. Cohen was … - Judizmo,Ladino - Judeo-Espanol - Judezmo ,Judeo-Spanish … Jewish … Song … Ladino - Judeo-Espagnol - Judizmo … Songs … … Holocaust … Balkans … Sephardi music … Sephardi … Sephardic Jewish people … Bosnia … Documentary … Jagoda, Flory … …
Song of the Sephardi
… Ladino folk songs that have been the lifeblood and musical soul of the Sephardi. The film was made with the … Ladino - Judeo-Espanol - Judezmo ,Judeo-Spanish … 1978 … Jewish … Ladino - Judeo-Espagnol - Judizmo … Sephardim … … Sephardi music … Sepharad … Sephardi … Saloniki … Sephardic Jewish people … Istanbul … Sephardi-Yerushalmi … Documentary …