12/01/2026
Kosma, Joseph (1905-1969)
A composer of Hungarian Jewish origin, Joseph Kosma left his mark on the history of French song and cinema for over 30 years, notably composing nearly 150 songs (Les Feuilles mortes, Barbara, La rue des Blancs-Manteaux, etc.) and 120 film scores (Les visiteurs, Les enfants du Paradis, La grande illusion, etc.) …
07/01/2026
du Closel, Amaury (1956-2024)
Conductor and composer Amaury du Closel founded the Forum Voix Etouffées (Silenced Voices Forum) and worked tirelessly to revive the music of artists persecuted by Nazi and totalitarian regimes …
19/11/2025
Ashkenazi Jewish Liturgy – André Stora
Website of André Stora, Cantor who officiated at the Nancy synagogue and an emblematic figure of the Ashkenazi tradition in Alsace-Lorraine, offering downloads of Ashkenazi liturgical scores …
18/11/2025
S & P Central
A rich, multilingual website listing the locations, practices, and traditions of the main communities of Spanish and Portuguese Jews around the world …
30/10/2025
Piyyut and contemporary Israeli song
Piyyut refers to religious poetry, often sung today in liturgical or paraliturgical settings. This article explores the influence of piyyutim on contemporary Israeli song …
19/08/2025
Zemereshet
(Israel, Hebrew website) Website dedicated to preserving and disseminating the repertoire of Hebrew songs from the beginnings of Zionism to the creation of the State of Israel …
06/06/2025
Deutsch de la Meurthe, Henry (1846-1919)
Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe was a great philanthropist, putting his fortune at the service of his two passions: aeronautics and music …
02/06/2025
Camondo, Isaac de (1850-1911)
Born into an illustrious Italian family of Constantinople bankers who had settled in Paris in 1867, Isaac de Camondo was an art collector, patron and composer …
28/05/2025
Halphen, Georges (1913-2003)
Son of Fernand Halphen (1872-1917) and Alice de Koenigswarter (1878-1963), Georges Halphen was a passionate art collector, fully involved in public life …
18/05/2025
Ashkenazi liturgical music in France
Lectures filmed on October 21, 2024 at the Auditorium of the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO - Paris), as part of the Symposium Ashkenazi music in France, at concerts or in synagogue - State of the art, origins, influences, traditions and (re)creations …
