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Tu BiShvat

The holiday Tu Bichvat, which marks the revival of nature, is celebrated by Jewish communities and in Israel with the planting of plants, along with prayers, but also many joyous …

Hidden sides of Jewish Music: Azaféa, a Spanish odyssey

Radio show hosted by Hélène Engel, broadcasted on Radio SHALOM Montreal on February 13, 2015. …

Medieval Jewish music

An overview of medieval Jewish music …

Oy oy oy gevalt ! Jews and punk

The book Oy oy oy Gevalt! published in 2016 in the USA and written by Michael Croland, is an ethnographic study of the relationship between Jews and punks, particularly through music …

Hidden sides of Jewish music: Jews and Trouvères

Radio broadcast by Hélène Engel, on Radio SHALOM Montreal on February 3, 2015 …

Classical Music – Fréderic Hutman

Radio show hosted by Fréderic Hutman, broadcasted on RCJ radio on January 15, 2017. Classical music ; Guest : Hervé Roten, musicologist. …

The musical collection of the synagogue of Neuilly (Paris region, France)

On November 1st 2011, the synagogue of Neuilly deposited to the European Institute of Jewish Music all of its musical archives: more than 370 music scores and archives now available for consultation …

The musical collection of the Great Synagogue of La Victoire (Paris, France)

Preserved and digitized by the EIJM, these archives represent the largest collection of Ashkenazi liturgical music in France …

Four and Twenty Fiddlers, The Violin at the English Court 1540-1690

Four and Twenty Fiddlers gives light for the first time on the history of the origin of the violin in England. An origin marked by the presence of Sephardic Jewish musicians from Venice …

Baroque Jewish Music, 2nd part

Listen to a new selection of Jewish Baroque music with works by Rossi, Grossi, Saladin, Caceres and Lidarti …