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A Pintale Id
… by Argentinian Jewry. The play features both Yiddish songs and Tangos and Milongas, two traditional Argentinean musical styles. Many of the songs and themes of the play deal with what it means to be …
About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture
… Jews of Yemen, both in Yemen and in Israel. The music and songs of the Yemenite tradition are a main focal point … and the bride (in both Yemen and Israel) the singing of songs from the diwan of Shalom Shabazi (the most important …
Almonds and Raisins
… In Almonds and Raisins (named after a popular Yiddish song), director Russ Karel and narrator Orson Welles, scan … star cantor Moyshe Oysher who sings both Yiddish popular songs and Jewish liturgical music. This film is an excellent …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… Piyutim, others were adopted from secular Jewish songs, as well as from non-Jewish sources. Some of these … inventions of the priests. In similarity with folk songs in general, while some were uniquely beautiful with …
Bar Mitzvah
… … 9 … … 1935 … Yiddish Films … Yiddish Theater … Yiddish songs … Yiddish … Boris Thomashefsky … Bar Mitzvah …
Bene Israel [JIMF]
… of this unique branch of Judaism. Through stories, songs, family prayer and community ritual, the film …
Elohim Eshala
… Folkways release by the Israeli singer Geula Gill “Yemenite songs and other Israeli folk songs.” Gill (b. 1932 in Tel Aviv as Geula Levavi from a …
Brakha Tzefira
… one neighborhhod to the next, Brakha was attracted to the songs she heard. The synagogue played a central role in the … of Jerusalem, she and her friends were exposed to Arabic songs and melodies. They used to challenge themselves by …
Aharon Amram
… he read weekly torah portions, recited Haftaras, and sang songs of rabbi Shalom Shabazi and some Israeli songs that he knew. Following this activity, he received a …
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… in the Karaite Musical Tradition The liturgical Karaite song is sung in a responsorial manner, whereas paraliturgical songs are sung either in a responsorial manner or by the …