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03/06/2016
The revival of klezmer music – Hervé Roten and Denis Cuniot
As part of the Days of Yiddish culture 2010, Hervé Roten, ethnomusicologist and director of the European Institute of Jewish Music and Denis Cuniot, klezmer pianist, present to us a general view on the revival of klezmer music …
26/05/2016
The musical traditions of the Ethiopian Jews
Discover the history and music of the Ethiopian Jews …
26/05/2016
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Since its creation, the EIJM saved from oblivion tens of thousands of musical documents. To continue its goals,the EIJM needs your support. …
26/05/2016
Yiddish Glik
A special broadcast dedicated to the launching of the songbook "Mir Zingen".
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25/05/2016
Adler, Israel (1925-2009)
Israel Adler died on August 17, 2009 after a prolonged illness. At this early stage, while we stand for his shloshim (end of the first month of mourning), a full …
24/05/2016
Arom, Simha (1930)
Simha Arom is a world known musician and ethnomusicologist, specialized in traditional music, especially from Central Africa. He also collected music by Jews from Ethiopia, when they arrived in Israel …
23/05/2016
Simha, l’africain: film screening, meeting and concert
On June 15, 2016 at 7pm, the Institut Européen des Musiques Juives, the FSJU's Direction de l'Action culturelle and the Musée Dapper are hosting a festive evening dedicated to ethnomusicologist Simha Arom, as part of the 2016 Festival of Jewish Cultures …
19/05/2016
The musical collection of the synagogue of Metz
Between June and September 2015, nearly 500 musical scores and other documents from the Jewish community of Metz have been digitized by the EIJM, which thus preserves an important part of the French Ashkenazi musical heritage …