09/01/2018
Songs of the Jewish people from Tunisia
Listen to a music selection of the best Jewish singers from Tunisia It is through successive diasporas that Jewish culture will gradually take root in the lands of present-day Tunisia. …
06/12/2017
Singing the prayers in the Algiers’ ritual
Listen to a selection of prayers performed by Zabulon Sebban (1911-1983), cantor from 1927 to 1961 in Algiers’ Great Temple …
28/11/2017
The music of Cheikh Raymond
Son of a Christian mother and Jewish father, Cheikh Raymond was the undisputed master of Arab-Andalusian music, called “Malouf” in Constantine …
22/11/2017
Yiddish revolutionary songs
Many revolutionary songs have been written in Yiddish since the end of the 19th century until today Many revolutionary songs have been written in Yiddish, by composers such as David …
15/11/2017
Judeo-Spanish songs: part 3
Judeo-Spanish is the vernacular language of the descendants of Jews chased from the Iberian Peninsula in 1492 and 1497 Following their expulsion, the Sefardi Jews (the word Sefarad means Spain in Hebrew) …
26/10/2017
The Jewish traditional wedding 2nd part
The wedding in Jewish tradition follows certain rules. It’s about celebrating the marriage of two people, but also their belonging to a religious life. Often the future husband and wife …
17/10/2017
Jewish mothers, 2nd part
The stereotype of the Jewish mother fed generations of psychoanalysts and inspired many autobiographic and satiric books. The following playlist is a tribute to all Jewish mothers …
