The “Nocturne Ville d’Avrayen” by George Enescu (1881-1955)
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Emile Jonas (1827-1905), from the Portuguese Synagogue to the Operetta, and from there to the Imperial Guard
Ever so often it happens that a composer’s fame during his lifetime, begins to slowly fade after his death and finally falls into oblivion. This also seems to be the
Judeo-Spanish from the Balkans – Series 12
The Recordings by Julius Subak (1908) and Max A. Luria (1927)
Erlanger, Jules (1830-1895)
Jules Erlanger was born in Wissembourg (Lower Rhine) in 1830 and died in Brussels on February 15, 1895. He was the son of Israël Susskind Erlander, Rabbi from Wissembourg, and
Offenbach, Isaac (1779-1850)
Isaac Eberst, this was his original name, was born in the city of Offenbach on the 26th October 1779. His father was the Schutzjude (protected Jew) Juda Eberst or Eberstadt. His mother’s
Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864)
Giacomo Meyerbeer was born Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer to a wealthy Jewish family on September 5, 1791, near Berlin in Tasdorf. His father, Juda Herz Beer (1769-1825) was very involved
Jewish music and cuisine
An audiovisual conference hosted by Hervé Roten about songs speaking of the culinary specialties from Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, Oriental and Israeli traditions
Cantor Haim Ischakis
Released in 2018 by the Europäische Zentrum für Jüdische Musik (EZJM) in Hanover, this 4 CD boxset offers a wide musical panorama of the liturgical tradition of Romaniote Jews from
The yiddish cabaret – Korngold / Schulhoff / Desyatnikov
Harmonia Mundi, 2019
Sutzkever Project
The CD Sutzkever Project was created in 2010 when the composer Olivier Milhaud, grand-nephew of Darius Milhaud, met the Yiddish teacher and translator Batia Baum. During this meeting, Batia Baum speaks of