Alsace-Lorraine

Michel Heymann and the Ashkenazi liturgy of the Rhine Valley

In the “Life courses” series, Michel Heymann, one of the last representatives of Ashkenazi liturgy in the Rhine Valley, recounts his 50-year career as a cantor in the Alsatian and Luxembourg communities …

Michel Heymann Collection

This important archive, donated by the Luxembourg cantor Michel Heymann, consists of several hundred scores, audio and video recordings, and illustrates the transmission of the Ashkenazic cantorial tradition in the Rhine Valley over more than a century …

Michel Heymann has entrusted his entire music archives to the EIJM

On December 7, 2022, Michel Heymann has given to the EIJM his entire musical archives accumulated during his long career as a cantor in Haguenau, Mulhouse and Luxembourg …

Loeb, Robert (1903-1965)

Robert LOEB, (whose Hebrew name is Eliezer Ben Hachover Moshe) was born on April 7, 1903 in Basel, in Switzerland, from Alsatian parents, Moses Loeb, born in Duppigheim and Mathilde …

The selichot in the Western Ashkenazi rite

A selection of selichot performed by Adolphe Attia, Joseph Borin, Michel Heymann, Emile Kaçmann, Samuel Lison and Max Warchawski... …

La source de vie : Nancy’s heritage

Overview about the music of Jews from the town of Nancy, in Josy Eisenberg's TV show, directed by Pascale Kenigsberg-Cahen and broadcasted in 2001 on French Télévision …

La source de vie : Metz, the revival

A TV program by Josy Eisenberg, directed by Pascale Kenigsberg-Cahen, with the participation of the Consistoire Central and the Lucien Lévy Foundation, featuring an excerpt of a concert filmed in …

Choir Le Chant Sacré

(Strasbourg, France) Male voice choir composed of about twenty passionate singers whose main repertoire is Ashkenazi Jewish liturgy, the central Europe and german jewish tradition …

Judaism of Alsace and Lorraine

(Strasbourg, France) Complete website with many online ressources, including audio and video files …

Binn, Sylvain (1911-1999)

Sylvain Binn was born in Luxembourg on March 8th 1911. His father, Salomon Binn, native of Lithuania, was a cantor in the Jewish community of Luxembourg. His mother, Sidonie Guggenheim, …