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Communal singing
… * This entry is a summarized version of the full artice about communal singing, by Talila Eliram. To … or end of a social activity they would sing translated songs, songs that they knew from home songs of pining for the Land of Israel. In addition to those mentioned, they would …
Israeli folksongs
… * This entry is a summarized version of the full artice about Israeli folksongs by Talila Eliram. To read the full article, see below. … who usually have less of a connection to the land), can identify with. These include: scenery, history, …
Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German
… Although the song Hatikvah became the emblematic lyrical signifier of Zionism, other contemporary songs of Hatikvah contented for that spot in the late … pattern AABBCC -- and the last word of each stanza is “Vaterland.” The first stanza is repeated at the end with minor …
Uncle Moses
… This 1932 film, based on Shalom Asch's novel, was one of the first American Yiddish films. It deals with many of the issues that occupied the newly landed immigrants from Eastern Europe including workers … for Jewish Film (2007) … … 1932 … Yiddish Films … Yiddish songs … Yiddish … Wedding … New York City … Immigrants … …
Atah Ehad
… The classification of traditional Ashkenazi melodies into … addition, some Ashkenazi tunes were reincarnated as Zionist songs, becoming Israeli folk songs and folk dances in both … (“Almost all the songs in this new edition are sung in the Land of Israel in schools and are in the mouth of the …
Had Gadya
… Written in Aramaic, H ad Gadya appears at the very end of the Passover Haggadah. Like E h ad Mi … article by Menachem Zvi (Harry) Fox, “On the history of the songs ‘E h ad mi yode’a’ and ‘ H ad Gadya’ in Israel and … English parallels were located in the folklore of New England . A German folk-song, ‘ Der Herr der Schickt den Jokel …
Had Gadya in Israeli Culture
… On the eve of Passover, our Song of the Month for April 2014 is … One only kid [young goat]), one of the most popular songs sung at the Passover seder in some of its contemporary … English parallels were located in the folklore of New England . A German folk-song, ‘ Der Herr der Schickt den Jokel …
In Zaltsikn Yam - A Yiddish Workers' Song
… In honor of May Day and the tradition of Jewish political radicalism in late … Bund, the General Union of Jewish Workers in Lithuania, Poland, and Russia (Der Algemeyner Yidisher Arbeter Bund in … the Bund’s anthem. Despite the popularity of these two songs among Bund members and the strong rhetoric of “In …
Likhvod Hatanna Haelokai (In Honor of the Holy Tanna)
… History of the Hillula of Rabbi Shim’on Bar Yohai in Mount Meron The … found that the “Musta'aravim” (Jewish residents of the Land of Israel, who, for generations, had lived with Arabs … in the same fashion. [4] The Hillula at Mount Meron and the Songs of Rabbi Shim’on Bar Yohai The Hillula in Meron begins …
Freylekhs (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT … other by the shoulders, or by kerchiefs...” [Russia and Poland, 1930s]. Alpert 1996a, p. 18 . “Freylekhs: A lively … accompanied by singing... The possibility that such songs (e.g., frejlaxs ) were sung in other Ukrainian …