… new conditions in terms of both Russian politics and European antisemitism. Most of all, it is due to the fact … composer Aleksandr Spendiarov: “You by birth are an Eastern person, for you the East, as they say, is in your … Arthur Wolfson, eds., The Historic Contribution of Russian Jewry to Jewish Music (New York: National Jewish Music …

… the Leonid Nevzin Center for the Research of Russian and European Jewry.   Joseph (Yussl) Achron, Jewish violinist and … gave with great success concerts in various cities of the European part of the Russian Empire. On the occasion of the …

… and stems from Hassidic circles, especially from Southeastern areas of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and was … the Sabbath afternoon liturgy, sung to a melody in Eastern European style. The tune represented the sanctity of the … of Abraham Zvi Idelsohn,  Peamim: Studies in Oriental Jewry 100, (2004), pp. 125-146 (In Hebrew). [3]  Idelsohn, …

… literature. He moved to Berlin, the rapidly growing hub for Eastern European Jews seeking modern education, studied at a … in other sources. This interest in non-Ashkenazi Jewry is shown in his correspondence with Idelsohn from the …

… havoc that Nazi Germany unleashed upon Western Ashkenazi Jewry and its synagogue tradition. [33]   Cantor Michel … that some of its features situate it within medieval European musical culture. Geo-Cultural Provenance All the … rite ( minhag ’Ashkenaz ); we have not discovered any Eastern Ashkenazi ( minhag Polin  and minhag Lita ) …

… ON 859 4/280 of the Institute for the Research of Italian Jewry in Jerusalem.The uniqueness of this version however is … versions appears in the repertoire of Provençal and Central-European Jewish communities prior to its earliest appearance … based off the Italian song  Alla fiera dell’est  (‘At the Eastern Fair’) composed by the Italian singer and …

… Rolland opened a large, state-of-the-art theater on the Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. The Rolland Theater quickly …