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Journées Européennes de la Culture et du Patrimoine Juifs en France (J.E.C.P.J.-France)

The Association J.E.C.P.J.-France brings together French Communes, Institutions and Associations with the aim of promoting Jewish heritage, real estate, furniture and culture. Its aim is purely cultural. It is therefore secular and open to all …

Goldberg, Leah (1911 – 1970)

Poetess, author of books in prose for children and grown-ups, playwright, translator and specialist of literature, Leah Goldberg is a monument of Israeli literature. Her texts inspired many Israeli singers. …

Sabo, Hector

Born in Buenos Aires, Hector Sabo is a musician (piano, organ, harpsichord), composer and choral conductor. Director of the Polyphonies Hébraïques de Strasbourg and the Chorale juive de France, he is the author of several radio programs and books on Hebraic music …

Biblical cantillation and psalmody – Jean-Philippe Amar

As part of the day of study Vox Aurea-Via Sacra 2014, dedicated to sacred Jewish music, Jean-Philippe Amar, PhD in ethnomusicology and teacher of music education at the Paris academy, …

Fernand Halphen – A Jewish musician in the Great War : conference by Laure Schnapper

Presentation of the French composer Fernand Halphen, killed on duty for France in 1917 by Laure Schnapper, as part of the cycle of conferences : arts and politics, of the …

Dzigan and Shumacher

Native of Łódź in Poland, Shimen (Szymon) Dzigan (1905-1980) and Yisroel Shumacher (Szumacher) (1908-1961), forming the famous Yiddish comedy duet, were known worldwide before and after the 2nd world war. …

Fried, Avraham (1959)

Avraham Shabtaï HaCohen Friedman, also known as Avraham Fried (born March 22, 1959, in New York) is an American Jewish singer with an international recognition in the chasidic circle. He …

Adama

(France) Brothers, Ilan, Momo and Daniel Zaoui, who have always been united by the same passion: to stage and share, in a generous spirit of openness, research and creativity, the most beautiful pages sung and danced in the history of the Jewish people …

Hayea

(France, Judeo-Spanish) HAYEA, from the verb «hayear» : to regive life in Judeo-Spanish. Voice, oud and percussions …

Ruth Rubin Legacy

Over 2,500 field recordings of Yiddish folksongs. You can search by title, performer, genre …

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