Jewish Music

Dave Tarras (1897-1989) was the individual most responsible for the development of a uniquely American style of Jewish klezmer music. Born into a large klezmer family in Podolia, central Ukraine, Tarras immigrated to New York in 1921. Here his talent was immediately recognized, and he was quickly conscripted into the local music scene. The year […]

Dr. Diana Matut University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, Online Presentation in English Nov. 30 11 AM PT 2 PM ET Admission:Free but advance registration required Henech Konis best known today as the composer of the film score for the 1937 filmDybbukand songs such as”Shpil zhe mir a lidelein Yidish”.He was also a brilliant pianist and musicologist, and […]