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Re: Hava Nagila
- From: Stephen <steves...>
- Subject: Re: Hava Nagila
- Date: Mon 09 Nov 1998 12.46 (GMT)
According to Idelson it was a Sadigora (Bukovina) hassidic melody
brought to Jerusalem. He wrote it down in 1915. In 1918 he needed a
popular tune for his mixed choir (alsi in J'lem). And that's how it
got really started. It was then considered to be a Palestinian song!
Stephen Simpson
Rehovot, Israel
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