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MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤAZZAN — (pl. Ḥazzanim) (Heb. חַזָּנִים ,חַזָּן), cantor officiating in a synagogue; used in this specific sense since the Middle Ages. History of Role and Function The word frequently occurs in talmudic sources, where it denotes various types of communal … Encyclopedia of Judaism
History of religious Jewish music — This article is about the sacred and religious music of Judaism from Biblical to Modern times. For the main article on religious Jewish music, see Religious Jewish music.The history of religious Jewish music spans over two millennia and covers… … Wikipedia
Ades Synagogue — Infobox religious building building name=Ades Synagogue caption= location=Flagicon|ISR Corner of Beersheba and Shilo Street, (off Bezalel St.), Nachlaot, Jerusalem, Israel geo= religious affiliation=Orthodox Judaism rite=Sephardic (Aleppian)… … Wikipedia
Song of the sea — For the 1952 Brazilian film, see Song of the Sea (film). Song of the Sea from a Sefer Torah The Song of the Sea (Hebrew: שירת הים, also known as Az Yashir Moshe) is a poem that appears in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible, at … Wikipedia
DANTO, LOUIS — (1929– ), ḥazzan. Danto was born in Suwalki, Poland, and sang in synagogue choirs there as a child, appearing with the ḥazzanim Steinberg and Berman. He spent WWII in Russia and studied voice development and cello at the Minsk conservatory. He… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GANCHOFF, MOSES — (Maurice (Moshe) (1905–1997), ḥazzan. Ganchoff was born in Odessa but came to the United States as a child. During his formative years he studied with Simon Zemachson and later came under the influence of the creative talents of Mendel Shapiro… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Louis Danto — (born 2 May 1929, Suwalki, Poland) is a lyric tenor and cantor who has won acclaim across the world for his concert appearances and recordings of Italian, Russian, and French opera repertoire, as well as in the Yiddish (Jewish) and cantorial… … Wikipedia
Marcel Lang — Marcel Lang, né le 13 juin 1956 à Bâle et mort le 27 juin 2009 à Bâle, était un hazzan (cantor) et un chanteur ténor suisse. Biographie Marcel Lang a grandi à Bâle dans une famille juive ashkénaze cultivant la tradition du… … Wikipédia en Français
AMSTERDAM — AMSTERDAM, constitutional capital of the netherlands . Ashkenazim until 1795 DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY The beginning The first Ashkenazim arrived in Amsterdam from the end of the 1610s onwards. They left the German countries owing to the Thirty… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
