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Nikolai Kaufman
… psalms from holy books. He loved to sing old songs in Yiddish…but his children never learned them. Only my mother … alphabetically), performance ensemble/number of voices, culture (Sephardic or Ashkenazic), and holiday or occasion (religious or secular). The songs are in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and Bulgaria. Also the extensive …
Singing for Survival: Songs of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940-45
… a brief history and overview of the ghetto and its music culture as well as analysis, lyrics, and music of dozens of … of Illinois Press … … 1992 … Folk songs … Holocaust … Yiddish … Persecutions … Ghetto … Poland … Lodz … Eastern …
Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World
… 'Klezmer' is a Yiddish word for professional folk instrumentalist-the … at weddings throughout Jewish eastern Europe before the culture was destroyed in the Holocaust, silenced under … recreating this restless volatile, and vibrant musical culture. Firmly centered in the United States, klezmer has …
Tenement Songs: the Popular Music of the Jewish Immigrants
… helped shape and give life to American popular culture (from 'Ethnomusicology') … 101 … 101 … 1 … 37919 … … … Songs … Song … 1982 … Song … History … Songs … America … Yiddish … USA … Immigrants … Pop … Mark Slobin … Tenement …
Voices of the People: The Story of Yiddish Folksong
… writer, and crusader for the vanishing legacy of the Yiddish world, Voices of a People remains the only general introduction to Yiddish folksong. A priceless collection of song texts in … this volume brings the Jews' ancient, itinerant culture alive through children's songs, dancing songs, and …
The Evolution of a Musical Symbol in Yiddish Culture
… … Mark Slobin … The Evolution of a Musical Symbol in Yiddish Culture …
Jews in Music: from the Age of Enlightenment to the Mid-Twentieth Century
… stage directors in the musical theater. The place of the Yiddish operetta, so beloved by the broad masses of the … in brief, is a reliable survey of a world-wide musical culture created or influenced by Jews - a scholarly and …
Too Early To Be Quiet, Too Late To Sing
… Documentary. Yiddish and Hebrew w/ English subtitles. 53 min. Too Early To Be Quiet, Too Late To Sing,' wrote Yiddish poet Binem Hiller, expressing the status of Yiddish … in Chava Alberstein's film. A flourishing Yiddish culture of poetry, music, drama, and literature came to an …
Klezmer on Fish Street (JIMF)
… will you have met a Polish Jew? Is the revival of Jewish culture in Poland today only the culture or is Jewish life … years earlier. As this 'next generation' of proponents of Yiddish culture explores their roots, the grandmother … … … 2003 … Klezmer musicians … Klezmer music … America … Yiddish … Klezmer … Poland … American … Documentary … …
Vagabond Stars: a world history of Yiddish theater
… This book provides an illustrated world history of the Yiddish theatre covering five continents and more than 300 … … … 1996 … Jewish … Eastern Europe … Folk songs … America … Yiddish … Ashkenaz … Immigration … Europe … Ghetto … Ghetto songs … Diaspora … Chorus … Culture … Immigrants … Composers … Ashkenazi … Nahma Sandrow …