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Tantz ! Klezmer & Gipsy music – Sirba Octet

With the virtuosity that characterizes each of the group's members, the Sirba Octet's album "Tantz!" (La Dolce Volta, 2015) energetically carries away Jewish and Gypsy melodies, revisited with a classical twist …

Shbahoth

During 2.500 years, the Jews from Iraq developed local customs, including for the chanting of the prayers, designated by the word Shbahoth. The Shbahoth were sung by a «Master of prayers» (Abou Shbahoth) …

The Alberto Hemsi Collection

In July 2004, Mme Myriam Capelluto Hemsi, the widow of the ladino collector and composer Alberto Hemsi (1896-1975), donated her husband’s archives to the EIJM. An exceptional collection which includes original manuscripts from the composer …

Hemsi, Alberto (1896-1975)

Born on December 23, 1896 in Cassaba, a Turk village East of Izmir, to Italian parents, Alberto Hemsi studied at the school of the Universal Israelite Alliance …

Poyln – A gilgul

This CD, constituted in chapters inspired by the various stages of the Metamorphosis of a melody, the famous book by I. L. Peretz, features an obscure field of klezmer music repertoire …

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The Association for the Preservation of French and European Jewish Heritage

The Association for the preservation of French and European Jewish Heritage works towards: – the discovery and/or the restoration and conservation of monuments, sights, synagogues, schools, cemeteries, artifacts, material patrimonies, …

Rothschild Foundation – Alain de Rothschild Institute

The Rothschild Foundation ­ Alain de Rothschild Institute concentrates on studying the possibilities for, and taking actions towards improving life conditions and material resources especially in the field of housing …

The Henriette Halphen Foundation

Created under the auspices of the French Judaism Foundation, the Henriette Halphen­-Schumann Foundation contributes to the preservation and diffusion of Jewish music, and to the organisation of musical events in the memory of Henriette Halphen-­Schumann (1911-­2002). …

The Alice and Fernand Halphen Foundation

Created in 1992 under the auspices of the Foundation of France, the Alice and Fernand Halphen Foundation works towards the preservation of Jewish musical traditions. The Foundation supports the actions …