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Jewish Music—National Music
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“There is no Jewish music!” Thus concluded not only our assimilationists but also most of our nationalists. We will not argue with the former at all, since, according to them, because there is no…

Contributor:

Avraham Tsvi Idelsohn

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)
Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine (Jerusalem)

Date:

1907

Subjects:

Music, Jewish identity, Performing arts, Jewish languages

Categories:

Political Culture, History, Science & Philosophy
A Call to Collect Jewish Folk Songs
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There is no need to provide evidence concerning the great value of folk songs when one wishes to study the history of a people—any people—and all it has undergone. Alongside the history books of each…

Contributor:

Shaul Ginsburg, Peysakh Marek

Places:

Russian Empire (Russia, Russia)

Date:

1898

Subjects:

Music, Folklore, Jewish identity, Community, Dance

Categories:

Political Culture, Science & Philosophy, History