… Life Mordekhai Zeira was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, … He also heard Hassidic music in his house that was 'full of Jews who could sing a Hassidic Niggun and sing Russian Zionist songs,' [1] as explained by Zeira when asked …

… a relatively new Jewish settlement in Silesia] next to the Prussian border during [the Rebbe’s] journeys to the springs … to Berlin, the rapidly growing hub for Eastern European Jews seeking modern education, studied at a gymnasium and … with its mixture of [music from the] peoples within which [Jews] dwelled and to introduce instead the song that …

… and mazurkas and waltzes [which were popular] in the ‘30s. [Russia and Poland, 1930s].” Alpert 1996a, pp. 16-17 . … tunes of non-Jewish origin played by klezmorim for non-Jews, and also, at times, for Jews within a limited geographical region (such as the …

… was born in Belz, Bessarabia, and sang on Italian and Russian opera stages. At the advice of the poet Haim Nahman … Melodies: Volume 9 The Folk Song of the East European Jews . Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister. Noy, Dov and Meir Noy. …

… Some of the most complex Henna ceremonies among Jews took place in Morocco where a special repertoire of … ceremony remains very popular, and is performed also by Jews from areas that did not have a Henna tradition before … red color that remains after spreading it on the skin.  The Jews of Morocco share patterns of the Henna ceremony with …

… (Polish: Chernikhov) in the Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire, today Chernihiv in Ukraine and died in New … of 25. During World War I, Hershman was drafted into the Russian Army, but it is said that his officer was so … of these events, see below). After the war, Hershman toured Russia and Europe, performing at synagogues and as a soloist …

… it is originally a Jewish or a non-Jewish song adapted by Jews; 2) If it is of Jewish origin, did it originated in … parody, H assidic, and satirical versions in Yiddish and in Russian appeared in the Eastern European communities. The … of “E h ad mi yodea” that were later adopted by Ashkenazi Jews. Sharvit (1972) claimed that since the Eastern versions …

… [1]  It has been retold by generation after generation of Jews in various vernacular languages, in both oral and … Isaac has constituted a common motif in works of art among Jews throughout the ages (Sabar 2009, 9–27). In Jewish … the Binding of Isaac. At times they depict the persecuted Jews as Isaac bound on the altar. Others connect the stories …