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Tribute to Fernand Halphen

Throughout 2014, various events in honor of Fernand Halphen will be organized to commemorate the centenary of the 14-18 war …

Musical instruments in biblical times

March 24, 2014, at 6 pm, Hervé Roten's lecture on "Musical instruments in biblical times" at the Institut Universitaire Européen Rachi (Troyes, France) …

Jewish Songs

Seven traditional and contemporary melodies played in the style of modern instrumental jazz express the emotion of exile but also the happy days of Jewish communities of the past …

Mystical chanting in the Jewish tradition

Lecture on mystical chanting in the Jewish tradition, by Hervé Roten, as part of Vox Aurea-Via Sacra 2013, focusing this year on the study of ecstatic practices supported by chant as a medium specific to mysticism …

Second summer university of Judeo-Spanish in Paris

7 – 12 JULY 2013 in the Centre Edmond Safra – 6 bis rue Michel-Ange – Paris 16e …

The psalms of the Jews from Constantine

The Great Rabbi René Guedj, André Taïeb, Yohan Bismuth and Ylane Zerbib present a selection of psalms interpreted in the purest tradition of Constantine (Algeria) …

Traditional and liturgical music of Algerian Jews

December 9, 2012 at 3pm and 5pm. As part of the "Jews of Algeria" exhibition (September 28, 2012 - January 27, 2013), the MAHJ and the IEMJ are organizing an exceptional concert of traditional and liturgical Algerian Jewish music …

First Summer University of Judeo-Spanish in Paris

From July 8 to 13, 2012 at the CENTRE EDMOND J SAFRA in Paris, presentation of the full richness of Sephardic culture through language, cooking and singing workshops, lectures and round tables, shows, screenings and a multimedia exhibition …

VIIth Summer University of the Institut Maïmonide – Montpellier

From July 5 to 12, 2012 at the Espace cultuel hébraïque médiéval of the Institut Maimonide - Lecture, talk and concert …

Norbert Glanzberg, his “own carousel”

June 13, 2012, musical conference on Norbert Glanzberg, and his fascinating story told in pictures and music by Serge Glanzberg, his son …

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