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Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… the library of the Hebrew Union College (HUC) in New York City. This German text provides insights into Idelsohn’s … in the district. When I was less than six months old, my parents moved to Libau, [1] where, due to the … the “Chor-shul” and my father used to take me over to that cold, unheated house of worship. The chazan was Abraham …
Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues
… of Morocco were legally permitted to reside in the city (and reciprocally, British nationals were allowed to … there Kahal Kadosh Sha'ar HaShamayim on Engineer Lane, the oldest synagogue in the city named after its homonym in … Academy) established by Isaac Nieto in Irish Town (the old market place) was converted into a synagogue for the …
Bendigamos
… century to the Spanish-Portuguese community of New York City. Performers: Gideon Y. Zelermyer (hazzan) and Raymond Goldstein (piano) … Judeo-Caribbean Currents: Music of the …
‘Le-El ‘Olam’ by Mordecai Dato: In search of a melody for an ancient Italian Hebrew poem
… the Qabbalat Shabbat with Dato’s poems originate in the city of Ancona. Dato also composed a long poem connected to … description of Jewish life in a Renaissance Italian household. In the introduction to the poem, Dato writes: קנזוני דא … that is called Kallah [Bride], and our sages and hasidim of old on the arriving of Shabbat, dressed in decorated robes, …
Léibele Schwartz
… that presented Yiddish musicals and vaudevilles during the Golder Era of Yiddish theatre in Buenos Aires. He appeared as … as cantor at the Congregation Shaare Zedek , the third oldest synagogue in New York City and the Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills , one of the …
Sarah Gorby
… born in 1900 in Kishinev , Bessarabia (now Chișinău, Moldova), was a renowned Jewish singer known for performing … songs, which she performed with a profound sense of authenticity and passion. Her discography includes many traditional …