28/05/2020
Cheikh Mwijo (1937-2020)
Cheikh Mwijo, whose proper name was Moshe Attias, was born in Meknes (Morocco) in 1937 and died in Kiryar Atta (Israel) on April 30, 2020. He was one of the …
19/05/2020
Chasidism and music
Chasidism, the mystic Jewish movement born in Eastern Europe in the middle of the 18th century, enabled the emergence of a lot of music aimed to transcend the impurities of this world …
14/05/2020
Jerusalem of gold, a song by Naomi Shemer
Jerusalem of gold (in Hebrew : ירושלים של זהב – Yerushalayim shel zahav) is the name of a popular Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer in 1967. It was first …
30/04/2020
Schwartz, Abe (1881-1963)
Abe (Abraham) Schwartz was one of the most famous and most recorded Jewish conductors in New York for decades. He was also a reknowned violonist for dance orchestras. His national …
26/04/2020
Lévy, Solly (1939-2020)
Tribute by Judith Cohen Solly Levy was born in Tangier (Morocco) on November 1st, 1939. He emigrated to Canada with his wife, Madeleine, and their two children Claire and Eddy, in …
11/04/2020
Shira u’tfila
Native of Belgrade, Shira u’tfila was founded in 2000 by Stefan Sablic (Asher Alkalay), singer and musician
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02/04/2020
Three Passover songs: Adir hu, Echad mi yodea and Chad gadya
Learn everything about the three songs that end the Passover seder : Adir hu, Echad mi yodea and Chad gadya …
02/04/2020
Passover
Passover (Pessah) - פֶּסַח - is one of the three pilgrimage festivals of the Jewish calendar (with Shavuot and Sukkot), in which we commemorate the Hebrews who got out of Egypt. …
24/03/2020
Katz, Mickey (1909-1985)
Mickey Katz was an american singer and clarinet player specialized in Jewish comedy and in cover of songs with a Yiddish flavour …
18/03/2020
Arrouasse, Maurice (1932-2017)
Born in Tlemcen (Algeria) on July 31, 1932, in a brotherhood of ten children, Maurice Arrouasse came from a modest but happy family. The social life went also well between …
