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09/11/2022
Synagogal music in Paris at the time of the first consistorial temple (1822-1874)
In his thesis, now available in digital version, Gérard Ganvert gives us an indepth study of synagogal music in Paris from 1822 to 1874 …
18/10/2022
KALARASH – KLEZMER MUSIC, YIDDISH AND FRENCH SONGS
This 8th CD of the Discovery Collection gathers klezmer music, Yiddish and French songs by Kalarash, a French group that has been exploring the traditional music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans for 12 years …
28/09/2022
The EIJM ON THE GERMAN NATIONAL RADIO “DEUTSCHLANDFUNK KULTUR”
In order to make the work and objectives of the European Institute of Jewish Music known in Rhineland, the German journalist Bettina Kaps visited the Institute in Paris in March …
13/09/2022
Rosh Hashanah Seder among North African Jews
The Rosh Hashanah Night Seder consists of the consumption of symbolic foods - known as simanim (signs) - and the recitation of prayers. This tradition dates back at least 2,000 years and was first celebrated in the communities of the Mediterranean Area …
27/07/2022
Thieves of Dreams – Zloději snů
Upon the recent passing of her mother, Lenka discovered two tattered notebooks of hand-written poetry that her grandmother, Anna Hana Friesová (1901-1987) wrote in the Terezin (Theresienstadt) concentration camp …
20/07/2022
Journo, Raoul (1911-2001)
By Hervé Roten Born in Tunis in 1911 and deceased in Paris in 2001, Raoul Journo was a singer-songwriter who wrote more than 90 songs in the purest style of …
05/07/2022
Hidden Sides of Jewish Music : Leibu Levin
RADIO PROGRAM hosted by Hélène Engel, broadcasted on Radio SHALOM Montreal in 2014. In this program, Hélène Engel presents two CDs of Leibu Levin's songs performed by the author and his daughter, Israeli Yiddish singer Ruth Levin …
05/07/2022
Hidden Sides of Jewish Music : Lenka Lichtenberg
RADIO PROGRAM presented by Hélène Engel, broadcasted on Radio SHALOM Montreal in 2013. In this program, Hélène Engel presents the CD Embrace by Canadian singer Lenka Lichtenberg released in April 2013 by Sunflower Records …
21/06/2022
THE SUMMER PLAYLIST OF ORIENTAL MUSIC…
To accompany you throughout the summer, here is a selection of the most catchy hits of oriental music. …
21/06/2022
THE SUMMER PLAYLIST OF ISRAELI MUSIC…
To fully enjoy the summer vacations, here is a selection of the most catchy hits of Israeli music. …