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Discovering Jewish Music

A filmed lecture, in the Medem Center, on December 7, 2016. Introduction to Jewish music, by the ethnomusicologist Hervé Roten …

Lecture “French songs, Jewish songs, a creative interference”

A filmed lecture hosted by Hervé Roten, as part of the 1st edition of “Campus en Musique” organized by the Medem Center Arbeter Ring …

Yiddish music in Parisian cabarets after WWII

A filmed conference, presented by Hervé Roten and David Winter, as part of the first edition of "Campus en musique" organized by the Medem-Arbeter Ring …

Potock, Bernard

We know very little about Bernard Potock. Beginning in 1938, he played the trumpet in Stanislaw Laudan’s jazz orchestra “Banda” in Krakow, Poland.He spent the Second World War in the …

Gerro, Henri (approx. 1919-1980)

Henri Gerro (Roizman) was born on August 31, 1919 in Rovno (Volhynia Province), nowadays in Ukraine. He began performing on the Polish stage at the age of 12. After the …

Villers, Alphonse de (vers 1845-après 1896)

We know almost nothing about Alphonse de Villers’s life. His name comes up a few times in the archives of the Israeli Consistory of Paris. It seems that he was …

Franck, Jules (1858-1941)

Jules Franck was born in the French town of Nancy in 1858. A few years later, his family settled in Paris (1). In January 1873, Jules Franck sang with his …

Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880)

Emblematic composer of the second half of the 19th century, Jacques Offenbach was the son of Isaac Eberst, musician and cantor in the synagogue of Cologne. …

Waldteufel, Emile (1837-1915)

Born into a Jewish family of Strasbourg, Emile Waldteufel was the favorite composer of empress Eugénie. He wrote hundreds of waltzes, including the famous Valse des patineurs (The Skater’s Waltz) that all …

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Jewish music and cuisine

A musical and gastronomic conference by Hervé Roten, director of the European Institute of Jewish Music

Les enfants de l’espérance, a score by Graciane Finzi

This original score was composed for the YWAM-Copernic Talmud Torah Children's Choir, directed by conductor Mélanie Levy-Thiébaut. Graciane Finzi composed…

Cantata Shma Kolenu by Itaï Daniel, finally available on score!

The European Institute of Jewish Music publishes the Cantata Shma Kolenu, a major work by ltaï Daniel, for 4-part choir,…

Release of six new scores by Serge Kaufmann

The European Institute of Jewish Music publishes six new compositions by Serge Kaufmann, including Kaddish for solo cello and Parade…