Recording session in China with the Gu Zheng
Last month, Irene Orleansky, an Israeli musician who is traveling around the world making recordings of Jewish music, stopped in Kaifeng. Here are some...
29 June, 2012
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Bene Israel (India)
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund visited the Bene Israel community in Mumbai in June 2012. Here is a selection of pictures. [nggallery id=149]...
26 June, 2012
The revitalization of Jewish life in Vilna, Lithuania
[caption id="attachment_9203" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Only pre-war synagogue that is still open in Vilna"][/caption] Vilna was one of the most famous Jewish cities in pre-World...
26 June, 2012
Jewish students in Vilna sing…in Yiddish
Jewish students at Vilna Jewish school perform the classic "A Yiddishe Mama" - in fluent Yiddish! [youtube]https://youtu.be/ICanEsD_3gw[/youtube] Here's the translation: I’d like to ask of you...
26 June, 2012
Pictures from the Vilna community
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund was in Vilna last month. Here are some pictures from the community. [nggallery id=147]...
25 June, 2012
Kindergarten in Vilna
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund was in Vilna last month and visited a Jewish kindergarten – a moving testament to the unprecedented revitalization...
25 June, 2012