Tag: music
Auschwitz survivor who used music to help combat racism, anti-Semitism dies at 96
Holocaust survivor Esther Bejarano died on July 10 at the Jewish Hospital in Hamburg, Germany, at the age of 96, according to The Associated Press.
Born in 1924 in the French-occupied German town of Saarlouis, Bejarano...
Fusing bluegrass with Judaism, Nefesh Mountain seeks to uplift during challenging times
Thanks to the Jewish holiday of Shavuot and the Torah, Mount Sinai is the best-known mountain in Jewish history. If the husband-and-wife bluegrass team of Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff continue their climb through...
May 12, 1928: Burt Bacharach, Composer, Pianist, Songwriter an Singer was born
Award-winning songwriter/composer Burt Bacharach is the man behind a wide array of hits, including "What the World Needs Now Is Love," "I Say a Little Prayer," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," "Close to...
“Der Rebbe Elimelekh” collection, from the world to your home
Der Rebbe Elimelekh 25 versions from all over the world presented by SaveTheMusic.
"Der Rebbe Elimelekh" is a Yiddish song written in 1927 by Moyshe Nadir and loosely based on the song Old King Cole.
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Going a capella for the period of Jewish mourning
When comedian Mendy Pellin posted on Twitter that “Sefira music is the audio equivalents of Pesach cereal,” he was referring to the recent trend of Orthodox singers to produce albums and singles of a capella music...
“Partizaner-himen” (Partisans’ Hymn) or “Zog nit keyn mol,” performed by The JPPC
Lyrics: Hirsh Glik (1922-1944)
Melody: Dmitry Pokrass (1899-1978)
Musical arrangement: Binyumen Schaechter (2018)
Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus
דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר
(formerly Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC)
Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor
בנימין שעכטער, דיריגענט
Seth Weinstein, pianist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBdTnthBw2o
A bereaved Israeli mother shares her son’s legacy of optimism
Daniel Marash was 22 when he returned to Israel from Belgium, where he attended a music festival featuring many of the artists that he had followed and loved.
It was the summer of 2014, and...
Traditional passover songs for listening, singing and enjoying!
The Maccabeats - Dayenu - Passover - דיינו
Music video for “Dayenu," a multi-genre twist on the classic Passover Seder song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZgDNPGZ9Sg&list=RDCZgDNPGZ9Sg&start_radio=1
Gad Elbaz - Ma Nishtana גד אלבז - מה נשתנה
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1rH7rYuZQE
Prayer-eoke: The Four Questions (Mah Nishtana...)...
March 12, 1999: Violinist Yehudi Menuhin Dies at 82
Music, the world-famous violinist who first dazzled audiences as a child and who later became a statesman in promoting music as a path to international understanding, died March 12 in a Berlin hospital after...
Adam Kleinberg – Ordinary Man (Official Video)
After winning an international competition, Adam Kleinberg, a Mexican artist who made aliyah 7 years ago and studied music at Rimon, Israel, releases his new single that promises to be a great success.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvcwyfABpWA