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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 …
Goldfaden's Legacy: The Origins of Yiddish Theater
… Jewish population, as well as the influence of the New York Yiddish Theater on popular American culture. The film touches on modern revivals of popular Yiddish theater productions, specifically the activity of …
Contemporary American Jewish Music
… Music, Department of Music, SOAS, University of London Yiddish song in 21st century America At the beginning of the … Jews and non-Jews alike, the idea of a thriving secular Yiddish song culture seems absurd. Most scholarly discussions suggest …
Avraham Soltes
… after week, he interwove the threads of Israeli history and culture with its musical heritage and that of Judaism at … love- songs, Ladino prayer- songs, American folksongs, Yiddish lullabies, and Hebrew melodies; to his creative …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… Belarus, and his exposure to the Haskalah and modern German culture that spread to the new Jewish settlements of … acquainted with a vast array of popular and traditional Yiddish songs, as well as, later on, the new “rebirth” songs … Poland and Belarus (formerly Brest-Litovsk,Brisk De-Lita in Yiddish). However, Geshuri’s life, as those of many young …