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18/11/2025
S & P Central
A rich, multilingual website listing the locations, practices, and traditions of the main communities of Spanish and Portuguese Jews around the world …
30/10/2025
Piyyut and contemporary Israeli song
Piyyut refers to religious poetry, often sung today in liturgical or paraliturgical settings. This article explores the influence of piyyutim on contemporary Israeli song …
15/10/2025
Bible poems & Jewish prayer
These two CDs by Semjon Kalinowsky (viola) and Torsten Laux (organ) invite us to discover—or rediscover—the musical works of some fifteen composers from the 19th and 20th centuries, inspired by Jewish liturgy or the Bible …
13/10/2025
Weiss – Psalms and Hymns & The echo of the temple
In March 2025, Polish musicologist and organist Jakub Stefek donated two CDs and a 33-rpm record to the European Institute of Jewish Music. The recordings are the result of his research on synagogue music in Poland and its composers, both past and present …
09/10/2025
Music of David Eisenstadt
David Eisenstadt (Dawid Ajzensztadt), conductor, educator, and composer, was born in Nasielsk, Poland, in 1890. He was murdered in Treblinka in 1942 after the Nazis liquidated the Warsaw Ghetto. This 33 RPM record, released in 2024, pays tribute to Eisenstadt by reviving some of his works for the first time …
08/09/2025
Release of 12 new scores by Serge Kaufmann
The IEMJ has added twelve new scores by Serge Kaufmann to its catalog of publications. These include Ahava, a lyrical song for violin; Tikva, a song for cello; and the oratorio Un matin à Varsovie (One Morning in Warsaw), which was inspired by the infamous photograph of the young boy in the Warsaw ghetto …
19/08/2025
Zemereshet
(Israel, Hebrew website) Website dedicated to preserving and disseminating the repertoire of Hebrew songs from the beginnings of Zionism to the creation of the State of Israel …
23/06/2025
European Festival of Jewish Choirs
After nine editions in other capitals, Paris hosts the European Festival of Jewish Choirs for the first time. Nine of the finest vocal ensembles have accepted the invitation of the …
06/06/2025
Deutsch de la Meurthe, Henry (1846-1919)
Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe was a great philanthropist, putting his fortune at the service of his two passions: aeronautics and music …
02/06/2025
In the music salons of Paris
This concert, part of the 20th Festival of Jewish Cultures, will feature works by Isaac de Camondo, Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe, Reynaldo Hahn, Fernand Halphen and Albert Cahen d'Anvers …