… in Egypt but also a scion to a family of Iraqi Jewish musicians. Both of these musicians immigrated from the lands of origin, Iraq and … distinctive sharki (“oriental”) style of the accompanying musicians. This juxtaposition created a unique amalgam in …

Directed by Russ Karel   Yiddish talking cinema burst into the film scene after…

… Romania and southern Ukraine, and were favored by Jewish musicians from an even wider area. In much of the Balkans, …

… set of Ladino songs from Saloniki recorded by contemporary musicians Orit Perlman and Kobi Zarco, based on field …

Feature. 89 min. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue…

Born in Vilnius in 1956, studied at the Ciurlionis School of Arts and Vilnius…

Feature. USA, 95 min. Yiddish with English subtitles. Director: Edgar Ulmer Yiddish…

… on the eve of the Russian Orthodox Easter, two Russian musicians met in an encounter that was to have impacts on … of Russian Jewry. He inspired a group of likeminded musicians of Russian Jewish origin, who together formed the … world view with their musical Jewish origins.  Many of the musicians who were members of the Society or who were …

… George Szell. Rather than associating with fellow Czech musicians, Krása often preferred to socialize and work in …