Chanukah – חנוכה is the Jewish feast that commemorates the re-inauguration of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BC, following the victory of the Maccabees over the
The songs of Chanukah
Release of 3 new works by the composer Serge Kaufmann
The EIJM’s publishing house is happy to announce the release of 3 new music scores by Serge Kaufmann: Ima ou la Mère dépossédée, Cantata for mezzo-soprano solo, narrator, mixed choir,
Prayers to the tune of La Marseillaise!
The Jewish liturgy is full of surprises! In 1993, while I was coordinating the activities of the Yuval Association for the preservation of Jewish musical traditions, under the direction of
Conference: Synagogal music in Bordeaux: from the Temple of the Rue Causserouge (1812) to the inauguration of the Great Synagogue (1882), by Hervé Roten
The Consistoire Israélite de la Gironde is organizing a series of events and cultural activities to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Great Synagogue of Bordeaux and to commemorate the
Synagogal music in Paris at the time of the first consistorial temple (1822-1874)
Presentation text and digitized version of Gérard Ganvert‘s thesis [1]Doctor in music history and musicology, qualified to direct research, former associate professor of Music and Musicology at the Sorbonne University
KALARASH – KLEZMER MUSIC, YIDDISH AND FRENCH SONGS
RELEASE OF THE 8th CD FROM THE “DISCOVERY” COLLECTION RELEASE OF THE 8th CD FROM THE “DISCOVERY” COLLECTION
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
Rosh Hashanah Seder among North African Jews
Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה) is a holiday marking the beginning of the Jewish New Year. It is celebrated, in Israel as well as in the Diaspora, on the first two
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 where
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