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The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… the printed edition was hard to acquire, or Ms. Moscow, Russian State Library, Ms. Guenzburg 280/5, Italy, 18 th …
Hag Purim – The story behind its melody
… ensemble. The melody was incorrectly attributed to the Russian Jewish composer Joel Engel in a setting of a German …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… Mahzor at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy in St. Petersburg D 101 (F 69720) includes …
A Recovered Voice from the Past
… with her father: “Shoshana’s love for dancing the horah and Russian kozatskas [read: kozachoks ] always remained with … music. Dymont was born in Kovno, Lithuania (then part of Russia) in 1881. He left for Germany when he was still a …
Israel Adler
… was directed during the Soviet period by the distinguished Russian Jewish musicologist Moise Beregovski. Located at the …
Brakha Tzefira
… singer and as a choir conductor on various occasions. The Russian director Alexander Diki saw her in one of Hakumkum's … of some important figures, such as Albert Einstein and Russian director Sergei Eisenstein. In 1930 they returned to …
Karev Yom
… and yet restrained intensity, recalling the performances of Russian folksongs. Indeed the musician Aharon Shefi vividly …
The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
On March 15, 1899, the distinguished scholar, cantor, composer and avid manuscript…
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
The beautiful Dutch synagogue is also known by its Ladino name, Esnoga, and is one of…