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Abyadi Ana
… and include the ritual bath, the exhibition of the dowry, exchanges of presents between the families, and finally the … full of love Zohra El Fassia The complex cultural, social and economic picture depicted in this poem reflects …
In Zaltsikn Yam - A Yiddish Workers' Song
… in 1897. The poem was first published in the Yiddish socialist journal Der Arbayter in 1902. It was later … his main political allegiance was to the Narodniks, the social revolutionaries that saw the peasant class as the … of the poem rendering the form: abab acac etc. The only change to this scheme occurs in the fourth, seventh, and …
Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah Songs
… the plight of the worker, the importance of unionization, social solidarity and resistance against tyranny in its many … right. It was through his close connection to the poet and socialist Greenblatt that Guthrie became more acquainted … The different character of Hanukkah Dance is created by a change in guitar accompaniment, which does not accentuate …
«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
… scenarios, it was not only political crisis or the changes to Jewish identity but also the evolution of Russian … So too did the form and content of Russian antisemitism change as well. Within the Soviet Union, a heavy dose of … and Aesthetics in Modern Jewish Culture,” Jewish Social Studies n.s. 15, no. 2 (Winter 2009), 2-36; Ruth …
Karev Yom
… approach to Israel. He often expressed political and social criticism towards Israel and its policies. It took … years after the establishment of the state as well as their social networks abroad (e.g. Bikel’s own collaboration with … he speaks to Mick Houghton: “ Folk Songs of Israel really changed my way of thinking. Although the album only credits …
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… in the process of its reception and musical performances, changes and adaptations. The printed version of 1886 is … (i.e. from the former Ottoman Empire). It is in this social context of difference that we need to read the Igly … religious circles. In the 1930s there was a propensity by socialist Zionists to replace it with Haim N. Bialik’s …
Qad Zawajunī - Here I Was Wed
… its cultural context and the functions that it upheld have changed because of the extreme transformation that the … difficulties of day-to-day life and even criticism of their social status in their communities: 'At their parties they … the performances of the song 'do not aspire to change the social order, but rather provide a space to express the …
Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
… such commonplace songs. Some of them became popular in one social circle or another and later entered the canon of … CD, there is no mention of the song anywhere. In an email exchange [11] with Lorin Sklamberg, founding member of the … at Brandeis University). Dr. Kellman, in an email exchange, shared the following: I learned the song (by ear) as …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… Benjie-Ellen Schiller, “The Hymnal as an Index of Musical Change in Reform Synagogues,” in Sacred Sound and Social Change , eds. Lawrence A. Hoffman and Janet R. Walton (Notre …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… song we have listened to so far, is also indicative of a change in the role of Ladino music over the past century, … Footnotes: 1. Albertos Nar, “Social Organisation and Activity of the Jewish Community in …