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The Problems of Native Music in Israel
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The first issue that should have occurred to a European-born, reality-sensitive composer upon immigration to the Land of Israel is: Is the musical…

Contributor:

Alexander Uriah Boskowicz

Places:

Tel Aviv, Israel

Date:

1953

Subjects:

Music, Jewish languages, Jewish identity, Ethnography, Mizrahi

Categories:

Pedagogy & Schooling, History, Historical Writing
How to Praise God
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Hallelujah. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in the sky, His stronghold. Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His exceeding greatness. Praise Him with blasts of the horn; praise…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Prayer, Music, Temple

Categories:

History, Lists & Catalogues, Biblical Poetry, Literature, Poetry
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