French song
05/01/2021
Zaraï, Rika (1938 – 2020)
Rika Zaraï, born under the name Rivka Gozman, was born on February 19,1938, in Jerusalem, in Palestine. Her father was a Russian from Odessa and her mother was a Pole …
13/03/2018
Messia, Danielle (1956-1985)
Danielle Messia, born Mashiah, on the October 27, 1956 in Tel Aviv-Jaffa in Israel, was an author, composer and singer. She was 3 years old when her parents settled down …
13/03/2018
Monty, Line (1926-2003)
Line Monty, whose real name was Éliane Serfati, was born in 1926 in Algiers into a music lovers family. …
21/11/2017
Macias, Enrico (1938)
Enrico Macias is a French singer, musician and composer born in Constantine in Algeria, the 11th of December 1938. His real name is Gaston Ghrenassia, and he is the son …
22/05/2017
Lecture “French songs, Jewish songs, a creative interference”
A filmed lecture hosted by Hervé Roten, as part of the 1st edition of “Campus en Musique” organized by the Medem Center Arbeter Ring …
06/04/2017
Marc-Alain Ouaknin invites Hervé Roten on his radio show « Talmudiques » broadcasted on France Culture
Radio Program on April 9 and 16, 2017, from 9h10 am to 9h42 am. The blooming encounters of Jewish traditional songs with French variety gave birth to a very rich musical expression …
23/12/2015
Route of the Jewish songs in France
A musical journey through a representative selection of Jewish songs, from the 13th century to the present day, sung or edited in France In the 13th century, France is a …
06/05/2014
Lebas, Renée (1917-2009)
Born in Paris on April 23rd, 1917, Renée Lebas (born Leiba) lived with her parents, Romanian Jewish immigrants in France, and her younger sister in the Bastille neighborhood. At the …