30/11/2015
The cantor or chazan : a vector of synagogal chanting – Jacques Arnold
As part of the day of sudy Vox Aurea-Via Sacra 2014, dedicated to sacred Jewish music, Jacques Arnold, chazan, rabbi and member of the Jewish choir of France invites us …
24/11/2015
Cash, Dave (Louis/Ludwig Slomniker) (1910-1981)
Dave Cash, whose real name was Ludwig (Louis) Slomniker, was born on October 3, 1910 from the union of Zygmunt and Amalia Slomniker in the Polish city of Lemberg in …
05/11/2015
Hemsi, Alberto (1896-1975)
Born on December 23, 1896 in Cassaba, a Turk village East of Izmir, to Italian parents, Alberto Hemsi studied at the school of the Universal Israelite Alliance …
15/10/2015
Kaufmann, Serge (1930)
Composer, journalist, producer for radio and television and filmmaker, Serge Kaufman composed numerous scores for radio, television, as well as cinema and the stage. His works stand out for their …
18/09/2015
Sebban, Zabulon (1911-1983)
Born on December 11, 1911 in Géryville, near Oran (Algeria), Zabulon Sebban lived a full life. With his wife, Odette Rachel Cherqui, he had seven children and was negotiator and …
01/09/2015
Cooper, Adrienne (1946-2011)
Adrienne Khana Cooper (September 1, 1946 – December 25, 2011) was a singer – one of the great Yiddish performer’s of our time – and an activist. She played a …
01/06/2015
Singing the woman – Yiddish songs Workshop
Watch excerpts of this workshop, with many yiddish songs and melodies from the women's repertoires …
02/02/2015
Halphen, Fernand (1872-1917)
Born in 1872, Fernand Halphen was killed on duty fighting for France in 1917. He was captain of the 13th territorial regiment of infantry and music chief. He entered the …
02/02/2015
Halphen, Alice (1878-1963)
Born in 1878, Alice Halphen, born Koenigswarter, died in 1963. Officer of the French Legion of Honour, she was a member for many years of the Committee of the Israelite …
