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Zohar
… Eran Riklis; Script: Moshe Zonder, Amir ben David; Musical director: Avihu Medina; with Shaul Mizrakhi, Daphna Dekel a.o. Feature film about the life and career of Zohar Argov, one of the key figures of …
A Cantor's Tale
… 'hazzanut'( Jewish liturgical music) while taking us on a musical voyage that spans the Atlantic, originating in his … most renowned cantors in the synagogue was part of a lifestyle that provided American Jewry with a rich cultural …
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 … lyrics of Yiddish poet Itzik Manger and the memorable musical score of Abraham Ellstein, as well as the talents of … and invincible spirit of traditional small town Jewish life. … 81 … 81 … 9 … 35787 … … Music … Yiddish … Yiddish …
The Cantor's Son - Dem Khazns Zindl
… (& Sidney Goldin, uncredited) This Yiddish feature film musical drama marks the screen debut of singer and cantor … Excerpt from the film featuring Oysher with real life wife Florence Weiss singing Mayn Shtetele Belz: … 101 … … 1937 … Music … Cantors - Hazzanim … Musicals … Cantor … Cantorial music … Feature … Oysher, …
Ouverture to Glory - Der Vilner shtot khazn
… The cantor of the Vilna Synagogue, played by the great real-life cantor Moishe Oysher, leaves behind his prayers to … Featuring perhaps the most convincing scenes of synagogue life in any fiction film, Overture to Glory begins during … Synagogue … Synagogue music … Yom Kippur … Rosh HaShanah … Musicals … Cantorate … Kol Nidre … Cantor … Cantorial music …
Song of the Sephardi
… of the traditional Ladino folk songs that have been the lifeblood and musical soul of the Sephardi. The film was made with the …
Klezmer on Fish Street (JIMF)
… culture in Poland today only the culture or is Jewish life being revived as well? These and other questions will … musicians - traveling to Poland on a self-initiated 'musical goodwill tour'. Translating for them is singer Shira … childhood neighborhood for any remaining vestiges of Jewish life. These vignettes of Poland are intercut with an …
The Comedian Harmonists - Documentary
… a baritone, two tenors, a piano player and one who imitated musical instruments, was a huge success. They appeared in … the history of these six performers, but this is not a musical, but a documentary, utilizing archival footage and … between them and deals with questions concerning their life under a totalitarian regime and the manner in which …
Nuba of Gold and Light - Nuba d'or et de la lumiere
… word nuba is “taking turns.” This is the name given to a musical genre that developed in Morocco beginning in the 9th … Izza Génini, who has been exploring various aspects of the life, history, and culture of her birthplace Morocco for … our first edition. This year, she offers us a historical musical journey that touches upon the roots of her identity. …
The Most Musical Nation: Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire
… 'No image of prerevolutionary Russian Jewish life is more iconic than the fiddler on the roof. But in the … Jewish culture … Russian Empire … James Loeffler … The Most Musical Nation: Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire …