Nigunim Hasidiyim (Hassidic tunes),,
Collection of Hassidic Nigunim for whole year round. Collected, transcribed and edited by Joachim Stutschewsky.
Collection of Hassidic Nigunim for whole year round. Collected, transcribed and edited by Joachim Stutschewsky.
A collection of Eastern European Jewish folk melodies, title and introduction also in Yiddish.
This is a standard version of the four questions of the Seder, sung in the learning formula of the East European Heder and common among the Hasidim. The first version is in Hebrew only, and the second juxtaposes the Hebrew and the Yiddish versions, phrase by phrase.
Documentary, Israel 2008, 61 min. Hebrew, Engl. subt.
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This entry is part of an online exhibit entitled: "Hava Nagila: From Idelsohn to Belafonte & Beyond," prepared by Eva Heinstein with help from the JMRC staff. To view the exhibit in its entirety click on the link above.
Documentary. English.
Director, script, editor: Tlalim, Asher
Executive Producer: Jochsberger, Tzipora
Hebrew version
Complete film on Youtube, courtesy of the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive Virtual Cinema:
The most important anthology of Jewish music. The first five volumes contain music of Oriental Jewish communities which Idelsohn heard in Jerusalem during the years 1907-1921. The other five volumes contain music of Ashkenazi communities which Idelsohn collected from different sources. Volumes VI and VII are based on the manuscripts of the Birnbaum Collection at the Library of the Hebrew Union College Cincinnati.