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Unintentional History: Musical Moments in 1930s Yiddish Films
… As Israel Adler has shown in a lifetime of work, the history of Jewish music is really a … a given Jewish community and time in terms of its musical life. One type of situation, which I call 'unintentional … that suddenly passes due to the turbulence of Jewish life. The commercially-inspired music of the …
Aristophanes’ Phrynichos and the Orientalizing Musical Pattern
… awareness of archaic Athens’ receptivity to the Eastern lifestyle and culture. The insistence of scholars on reading … investigation of the αβpoσυvη — the luxurious style of life (and clothing) “consciously taken over from the East …
Soothing Lyres and epôidai: Music Therapy and the Cases of Orpheus, Empedocles and David
… 1995–1996; Franklin 2002) from material aspects of human life to the kosmos . A strong bridge between the …
Self-Revelation and the Law - Arnold Schoenberg in his Religious Works
… Aaron - which preoccupied him during so many years of his life? Does not the 'dying statement' to Rufer, in a strange …
Rabbi Meir Eleazar Atiya
… been born and raised in Rabat but then spent most of his life in Israel, where he received his rabbinical education. … as well as in ceremonies celebrating the stages of the life cycle, such as circumcisions and weddings. He was not …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… the fire played a catalytic role in ending an era of Jewish life in Saloniki. Greek authorities viewed the fire’s … comprised of a few hundred vital years of cultural life, tragically bookended by the expulsion from Spain … and the Judeo-Spanish language, Ladino. The Jewish musical life that developed in Saloniki consisted of these forms …
The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… Kikhlot yeini . However, what about its previous “Jewish” life? The Jewish versions Ashkenazi lineage Ayelet …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… to other parts of Christian Europe. Toward the end of his life he wandered to England, and most likely passed away … Translation from B’nai Jeshrun: http://www.bj.org/spiritual-life/music-of-bj/invitation-to-piyyut-na/el-eliyahu/ …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… Palestine in 1926. He was extremely active in the musical life of the Yishuv, working extensively also for the Israeli …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… youth first brought her music into the mainstream of Jewish life and into their synagogues, where many worshippers were …