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Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… 1930s, appeared in 1935. The English one was published in Jewish Music Journal 2, no. 2 (1935): 8-11. The Hebrew one … the special favor of the Duke who allowed her, as the only Jewish pupil, to visit his German primary school. All her … meals, we would often forego a meal for these. Military service in World War I English version: I was enlisted in …
James Levy
… He became the first "Moroccan" cantor to lead High Holidays services at the synagogue of the newly created Congregación Israelita Latina of Buenos Aires in 1891 ( The Jewish Presence in Latin America ). He also composed …
Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues
… his sons allows us to explore one of the most challenging Jewish music traditions. Although a Jewish presence in Gibraltar is documented since at least … reservations about the less formal Moroccan style of services in comparison to the formality of the …
Abraham Beniso
… he was invited to appear in concerts and public events (Jewish and non-Jewish) on a worldwide scale. His travels took him to … of his life Hazzan Beniso continued to conduct regular services, ceremonies, and serving the communal needs of the …
From Destruction to Rebuilding in the Iberian Peninsula
… circumstances which led to the establishment of a Jewish settlement at the tip of the Iberian Peninsula just … of the late Chazzan Abraham Beniso. Mr. Beniso led the services at the ' Nefutsot Yehuda ' synagogue for … seven decades and is the most recognized voice of the Jewish Gibraltarian liturgical singing tradition. The main …
‘Le-El ‘Olam’ by Mordecai Dato: In search of a melody for an ancient Italian Hebrew poem
… around the mid-sixteenth century from the circles of Jewish mystics of Safed and spready rapidly throughout the Jewish world, especially to Italy. One key figure in these … is performed either at the beginning or the end of morning services, depending on local tradition. How can one explain …
Enrico Fink
… and coordinators of the Online Thesaurus of Italian Jewish Music, international project devoted to the study of Italian Jewish musical repertoires. As a musician, he has devoted … but also giving classes, workshops, participating in service leading. In recent years one of his main activities …
1. El atán, el atado y el ara (Et sha'arei ratzon)
… ( piyyut ) of the ‘ akedah type included in the morning service of Rosh Hashanah, preceding the blowing of the … The texts recorded come from free translations of the Jewish liturgy into Judeo-Spanish (that is, not from …
3. The Little Sister (Aḥot qetanah)
… La nación judía recita oraciones (The Jewish nation recites prayers) This piyut belongs to the … precedes the qadish opening of the eve of Rosh Hashanah service in Sephardic and Eastern synagogues. It was composed …
Léibele Schwartz
… , and on the bilingual radio program La Hora Israelita (The Jewish Hour) in the Radio Porteña station. In 1947, at the … Zedek , the third oldest synagogue in New York City and the Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills , one of the oldest … (additional noon prayer) and ‘Sim shalom’ (for the morning service), the later one with the celebrated cantor and …