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Various Artists’ Sacred Music of the Moroccan Jews

In 1959, the American author and composer Paul Bowles recorded several hours of religious singing by Jews in two Moroccan cities. These Jewish communities were in transition; having survived World War II, their population had started trickling away to the … Continue reading

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Ellen Kushner and Shirim Klezmer Orchestra’s The Golden Dreydl

This review is by Judith Gannet . It was the busted TV. It was as big as she was, no, bigger! It was growing to the ceiling!” The Golden Dreydl is subtitled “A Klezmer Nutcracker for Chanukah.” It combines a children’s … Continue reading

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