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Freylekhs
Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still used as…
James Levy
The musical lore of James Levy's family has deep roots in Gibraltar. Toward the end of…
Léibele Schwartz
Schwartz was born in Brod, Poland, on March 22, 1928 as Yehudah Leib Kirzner. He began…
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
Since the establishment of this community, the Karaites have maintained the basic…
Contemporary Jewish Music: A New Series of the JMRC (2009)
Contemporary Jewish Music: A New Series of the JMRC
With the release of “Writing FROM…
Quadrille (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Paul Ben-Haim
Paul Ben-Haim (Munich, 1897- Tel-Aviv, 1984, emigrated to Palestine in 1933) was the…
Brakha Tzefira
Brakha Tzefira was born in Jerusalem in 1910. Her father emmigrated from Yemen in 1887,…
Zay gezunt (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…