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Seliha-Selihot
The word Seliha (plural- Selihot) means forgiveness in Hebrew.
In the singular form…
A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky: 12 Stories about John Zorn
Directed by Claudia Heuermann.
John Zorn is a Jewish American composer who has been…
About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture
This film, by renowned ethnomusicologist Johanna Spector, addresses the history and…
Almonds and Raisins
Directed by Russ Karel
Yiddish talking cinema burst into the film scene after…
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
[1]The triple blessing, or the Priestly Blessing, is arguably the most…
Bene Israel [JIMF]
Filmmakers Nathanson and Fernandez spent months living with one family in the Bene…
Brakha Tzefira
Brakha Tzefira was born in Jerusalem in 1910. Her father emmigrated from Yemen in 1887,…
Aharon Amram
Aharon Amram was born in Sana'a, Yemen, in 1939. His father, Rabbi Shlomo Amram, worked…
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
Since the establishment of this community, the Karaites have maintained the basic…