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 …
11/03/2020
Beregovski, Moisei Iakovlevich (1892–1961)
Born in Ukraine in 1892, Moisei Beregovski listened very early to religious music through his father, who taught in a Jewish music school in Kiev, and who was a ba’al …
12/02/2020
Listening to the sacred
Audio recording of the conference "Listening to the sacred", organisde by the Villa Gillet and the Institution des Chartreux in Lyon, on January 30, 2020, with the participation of Hervé Roten, Jean During, Jean-Clément Jollet and François-Xavier Szymczak (moderator) …
04/02/2020
Cohen, Judith
A singer and performer on medieval and traditional instruments, ethnomusicologist and university lecturer, Judith Cohen was born in Montreal (Canada). Since the 1970’s, she travelled frequently (Eastern Europe, Spain, Portugal, …
27/01/2020
Yarkoni, Yaffa (1925-2012)
Yaffa Yarkoni was born in Givatayim in 1925. One of her most famous songs is called “Bab-el-Oued” (1948), dedicated to the Israeli soldiers who were killed during the war of …
23/01/2020
Jewish music: when singular is plural
Lecture by Hervé Roten on the singular plurality of Jewish music given on November 6, 2019 at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (Italy), as part of the session Art as/in Dialogue: Jewish and Christian Music …
11/12/2019
Emile Jonas (1827-1905), from the Portuguese Synagogue to the Operetta, and from there to the Imperial Guard
Born into a Jewish family in Paris on March 5, 1827, Emile Jonas left his mark on his era, composing works for both synagogue and opera …
03/11/2019
Erlanger, Jules (1830-1895)
Jules Erlanger was born in Wissembourg (Lower Rhine) in 1830 and died in Brussels on February 15, 1895. He was the son of Israël Susskind Erlander, Rabbi from Wissembourg, and …
29/10/2019
Offenbach, Isaac (1779-1850)
Isaac Eberst, this was his original name, was born in the city of Offenbach on the 26th October 1779. His father was the Schutzjude (protected Jew) Juda Eberst or Eberstadt. His mother’s …
15/10/2019
Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864)
Giacomo Meyerbeer was born Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer to a wealthy Jewish family on September 5, 1791, near Berlin in Tasdorf. His father, Juda Herz Beer (1769-1825) was very involved …
