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Many skeptics have denied the existence of Jewish music. Some lump it together with Oriental music; others refuse to admit its independence a priori, by virtue of the nomadic fate of the Jews, who…
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Society for Jewish Folk Music
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Moscow, Russian Empire
(Moscow, Russia)
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1913
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My only, best and devoted friend, as I can express myself, nonpartisan, true friend Yankev Dinezon!
I really cherish the letter that I received from you last week. But unfortunately, I am so busy with…
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Esther-Rukhl Kaminski
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1914
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Among the figures of contemporary ballet on the Maryinsky’s stage, Mathilda Kshesinskaya constitutes a phenomenon of exceptional interest. Her name enjoys great fame, her talent—unusually brilliant…
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Akim Volynsky
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
(St Petersburg, Russia)
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1911
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Marx Brothers, Marx Brothers, Marx Brothers, Marx Brothers, Marx Brothers
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New York, United States of America
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1914
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Siegfried Berisch, Josefina Kline
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Berlin, German Empire
(Berlin, Germany)
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1916
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Vilna Troupe
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Warsaw, Russian Empire
(Warsaw, Poland)
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1917
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June 1, 1918
Jewish music is the face of a frozen sphinx which, after the millennium of its antiquity, is still only on the path to discovering its secret, is only now waking to life…
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Aleksander Krein
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
(Russia, Russia)
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1918
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In three acts by the famous author Yitsḥak Katzenelson.
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Karmel, a rich Jewish timber merchant Mr. Kharaz
Yoḥanan, his son Mr. Mikhalesko
Bill, a gypsy captain Mr. Landau
Tarta, an old…
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Unknown
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Warsaw, Russian Empire
(Warsaw, Poland)
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1917
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The ballet season has begun with Swan Lake, in which the young ballerina Tamara Karsavina performed twice. The public is clearly interested in ballet, and among various segments of the Petersburg…
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Akim Volynsky
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
(St Petersburg, Russia)
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1911
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Al Hirschfeld
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New York, United States of America
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1980