Hannukah at the Phonoteqah

[Francesco Spagnolo <yuval.italia...>]

For those of you who are not (yet) familiar with the amazing 
collection of the Jerusalem "Phonoteqah," aka the National Sound 
Archives (NSA) of the Jewish National and University Library in 
Jerusalem, Hannukah is a perfect time to become acquainted with it.

I just checked the NSA Hannukah page at:

http://jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/music/hanukkah/

and had the pleasure of finding a wonderful selection compiled by Ruti Freed.

Of course, the Italian-Ashkenazi "Ma'oz tzur" is included. This a 
very important melody, as "ancient" as they come. It takes us 
straight back to the time when German Jews were fleeing Germany and 
moving Southbound to Venice, Italy, and its environs...

You will find several tunes for candle lighting, five different 
versions of "Ma'oz tzur," a song in Yiddish and one in Ladino. All 
tunes come also as downloadable Mp3 files.

Hag sameah,
Francesco

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