Jewish music and culture is quintessentially global and diasporic. Despite being a primarily insular, rather than evangelical, ethnic, cultural and religious grouping, a history of suppression, discrimination, expulsion and genocide has forced Jews into continual waves of exodus, dispersing them as migrants and refugees around the world. As a result, Jewish music, while maintaining a […]
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Jews have been involved in the growth and development of almost every mainstream musical genre. Direct references to Jewish themes and culture, however, have mostly been reserved for Jewish and Israeli music. Then again, there is that little jazz ditty about bagels. If you’ve never heard it, that’s understandable, as it’s gradually been forgotten with […]
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Musical scores for 250 hours of network television and a melodic tribute to California are among Ron Ramin’s accomplishments. Ramin, 65, lives in Mill Valley and is now composing an orchestral work he hopes will inspire multigenerational conversations about gun violence in America. J.: “Seventeen” is your work in progress, which chronicles the emergence of student […]
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Introducing a new and exciting duo from Johannesburg, South Africa named “Derech Achim.” The group is comprised of two brother in laws, Reuven Garber, and Jared Lazarus. The vision of Derech Achim is to compose music that first moves your soul before it moves your body, using a diverse palette of musical genres not traditionally […]
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Unfortunately, Israeli is not world-renowned for its music industry. While Israel is very well-known internationally, this is primarily because of its political affairs, its innovative startups, and its growing tourism industry. For example, Israel’s tourism industry grew by around 25% from 2016 to 2017, and that growth is continuing in 2018. Israel has also revolutionized […]
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Izmir Bet Israel Synagogue hosted an interesting and highly academic concert featuring soprano Linet Saul, mezzo soprano Lori Sen, pianist Jerfi Aji and Linet & Moris Saul’s daughter Kamilla. Soprano Linet Saul who is an associate professor at 9 Eylul University State Conservatory, mezzo soprano Lori Sen who is doing her doctorate on vocal performance […]
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The late Bruce Adler sings Louis Gilrod’s A malke af pesekh with clarinetist David Krakauer and the Barcelona Symphony, conducted by Elli Jaffe. Milken Archive recording session, 2001. Credit: Milken Family Foundation
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ove it or hate it, the Eurovision has always held a special place in the heart of many Israelis. The contest many love to hate has produced some of Israel’s best-known and most-loved songs over the years. So with Eurovision 2019 less than 2 months away, Kan Broadcasting recently posted a survey to ask viewers, […]
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Jewish music has a deep meaning in its melodies, which help us to be better people. Together we can!
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On March 11, the world lost someone who was very special, who made a mark and touched people with his voice, as a singer, a humorist and writer. Born in Tel Aviv in 1944, Danny Ben-Israel began his musical career while serving in the Israeli Defense Forces and enjoyed a string of pop hits before […]
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