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27/04/2026
Bolaffi, Michele (1768-1842)
Michele Bolaffi (Florence 1768-Livorno 1842) was a Florentine composer of Sephardic Jewish descent. A man of broad cultural interests, his activities spanned music, literature, teaching, and music theory. He was a talented singer (tenor), poet, literary figure, translator of Hebrew texts …
26/04/2026
Jewish Baroque Music
Recorded in 2008 by the Salomone Rossi Ensemble, this CD features 20 iconic pieces of Baroque Jewish music by Salomone Rossi, Carlo Grossi, Avraham Caceres, Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti, and Georg Friedrich Händel …
24/04/2026
Ensemble Salomone Rossi
(Italy) The Ensemble Salomone Rossi was founded by violinist Lydia Cevidalli in 1991, with the aim of exploring the theme of the Jewish presence, and its contribution, in Western musical culture …
14/04/2026
Concerts of the European Festival of Jewish Choirs, Paris 2025
Watch the concerts from the European Festival of Jewish Choirs, which took place in Paris from July 2 to 7, 2025, under the auspices of the EUAJC …
16/03/2026
Nehama Lifshitz Collection
In March 2026, Roza Litay, daughter of singer Nehama Lifshitz (1927–2017), donated a collection of autobiographical materials (photos, archives, etc.) to the IEMJ that document her mother’s role in preserving Yiddish song in Eastern Europe and later in Israel …
06/03/2026
Lifshitz, Nehama (1927-2017)
Born in Lithuania, Nehama Lifshitz was a renowned Yiddish singer …
04/03/2026
International Nehama Lifshitz Vocal Competition
(Vilnius, Lithuania) Annual international competition for classical singers, whose aim is to promote Jewish music in tribute to the Lithuanian soprano of Jewish origin, Nehama Lifshitz …
03/03/2026
Box set – I believe
Released shortly after World War II, I believe is a box set of three 78 rpm records (30 cm, mono), featuring six songs from the Jewish resistance and the ghettos of Eastern Europe …
24/02/2026
Purim songs in Ladino
A selection of Judeo-Spanish songs for the festival of Purim, performed by Joaquín Díaz, Clara Bénitah, Judith Cohen, Raphael Yair El Nadav, Avraam Pereira, Flory Jagoda, Claire Zalamansky, and others …
24/02/2026
Purim songs in Yiddish
A selection of Yiddish songs for the holiday of Purim, performed by Pesach Burstein, Arkady Gendler, Sarah Gorby, Masha Benya, The Bursteins, and others …