Ashkenazic and Italian Liturgy Chair: Eliyahu Schleifer Sharon Bernstein, Cantor…

… of isolation and abandonment. The very nature of Jewish identity was being questioned from within Jewish society and … from without. Traditional music, once a symbol of Jewish identity and an embodiment of Jewish community through …

  Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still used as…

The Fifteenth World Congress Of Jewish Studies Jerusalem Session: Between Israeli and…

… … Palestine … Immigration … Germany … Immigrants … Identity … Twentieth (20th) Century … Composers … German …

… … Israel … Immigration … Aliyah … Germany … Immigrants … Identity … Twentieth (20th) Century … Composers … Jews … …

… namely, emphasizing distinct Eastern and Western Karaite identity, as well as the continuous renewal that takes place … one hand, and their efforts to preserve and express their identity, on the other hand. The developments and … as well as the importance of music as a symbol of identity and belonging, are principles that have been …

… the complexities of meaning-making and cultural identity among immigrants labeled “ falashas ” (foreigners) … a means of identifying with “blackness” as primary identity (alongside a delinquent lifestyle) over … Herman, Marilyn, 2012,  Gondar’s Child: Songs, Honor, and Identity among Ethiopian Jews in Israel .  Trenton, NY: Red …