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Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog
… the same time, he became active in the Bnei Akiva (national religious) youth movement not only as a leader but also as a … that reigned in Hungary between the World Wars and the experience of surviving the Holocaust left a deep imprint in … the fabric of the new society. His ties to the national religious movement and his musical and musicological …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… arises in the Judeo-Spanish language regarding life events experienced as a community, such as the festival of Purim, … movement of the fire through the city of Saloniki and the experiences of the displaced residents, concluding with a … this fire was punishment for the sins of not keeping the religious laws of Shabbat ( los pekados del shabbat ).” 8 El …
A Moroccan Synagogue Service
… in detail in that article. Research of Moroccan Jewish religious music has been largely, if not exclusively, … in diverse settlements in Morocco, many of them had experienced a transitional period in their lives when they … Maghrebi) resistance to centripetal forces affecting the religious culture of the Jews from Islamic countries in …
Book review: James Kaplan, Irving Berlin: New York Genius
… generally walk placidly down the middle of avenue of human experience within the limits sanctified by mid-twentieth … books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience….” Kaplan, no more than others of Berlin’s … friends, throughout his career, were also ethnic (if not religious) Jews. A book in such a series might be reasonably …
Andre Hajdu
… Sidi-Bou-Said for solo piano (1960) is a testimony to this experience. Upon his return to Paris, Hajdu gradually … immersed himself in Judaism and started to observe Jewish religious practices. At the same time, he mingled in Paris’ … migrations by design or by force, evolving attitudes to religious and national Jewish identity and tensions between …
The Edith Gerson-Kiwi Legacy
… music to non-Western music, most particularly, the music of religious and ethnic communities in British Palestine. In … and analysis of the liturgical, para-liturgical and non-religious music of the non-European Jewish communities whose … highlight the processes of change that her new life and experiences in Western Asia brought. This transfer and …
Hay ram galeh
… client for this music that also found a place in Jewish religious contexts. It is important to stress that the … thoroughly involved in the singing of piyyutim . This experience resulted in his comand of a wide range of Hebrew … from Arab countries to preserve this musical repertoire in religious contexts. At stake here is the power of Arabic …
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… which Jewish holydays were reimagined and stripped of their religious origins and dimensions. The song shows how in the … through secular prisms and taught to children as part of nonreligious Yiddishist curricula. Its publication in a … in an educational long-play entitled The American Jewish Experience in Song produced on behalf of the board of Jewish …
Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
… in Binder’s book, would sound familiar to most Jews with a religious background but would be meaningful to secular Jews … L’artzeinu. The Yiddish lyrics of this song are deeply religious in nature and talk about the coming of the … a new life and become a core melody of contemporary Jewish experience. Though we cannot know for sure, it seems very …