From India to Israel - April 6th and 7th 2008
April 6, 2008
From India to Israel—
The Musical Heritage of Cochin
(Flyer) (pdf file)
For centuries Jewish women along India’s Malabar Coast filled notebooks with music they sang in Malayalam at weddings, community celebrations and rituals. Now they have been painstakingly re-discovered, performed and recorded in Israel, and been the subject of international exchange on the cultures of Hindus, Christians and Jews in India’s vibrant multi-ethnic Kerala region. A unique local and international partnership will present this music and those key to its revival at three Metropolitan Washington DC area events.
Co-sponsored by
the Embassies of India and Israel,
University of Maryland Center for Jewish Studies International Affairs Office,
B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum,
and Library of Congress Asia Division.
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Stamp Student Union,
Prince George’s Room (1210),
University of Maryland, College Park
A combined musical and academic panel will focus on
Malayalam-language songs and expert commentary.
For further information,
contact Dr. Saul Sosnowki at (301) 405-4772 or sosnowski@umd.edu
April 7, 2008
Time: 12.00 noon
Venue: Mumford Room, Library of Congress, Washington DC
A short introduction to the songs and stories. The program will be accompanied by a special exhibit of books on the Cochin Jewish community from the Asian collections of the Library of Congress in the Asian Reading Room, LJ–150, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress from 10:00 am–5:00pm.
For further information,
contact Dr. Allen Thrasher at (202) 707-3732 or athr@loc.gov
April 7, 2008
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater,
Washington DC Jewish Community Center,
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington DC
Jewish Community Center
“The Women Who Kept the Songs”, The Nirit Singers, Israeli women, of Cochin, Indian origin, will sing and share the stories of a nearly lost cultural treasure with American and Indian experts who helped in the music’s revival.
The songs and discussion will be followed by a reception in honor of this cultural achievement. $15, Discounted Member, Senior, Under 25 and Student Price $10Online purchase of tickets at www.washingtondcjcc.org/dialogues
Information: Stephen Stern (202) 777-3207 dialogues@washingtondcjcc.org
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From India to Israel—
The Musical Heritage of Cochin
(Flyer) (pdf file)
For centuries Jewish women along India’s Malabar Coast filled notebooks with music they sang in Malayalam at weddings, community celebrations and rituals. Now they have been painstakingly re-discovered, performed and recorded in Israel, and been the subject of international exchange on the cultures of Hindus, Christians and Jews in India’s vibrant multi-ethnic Kerala region. A unique local and international partnership will present this music and those key to its revival at three Metropolitan Washington DC area events.
Co-sponsored by
the Embassies of India and Israel,
University of Maryland Center for Jewish Studies International Affairs Office,
B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum,
and Library of Congress Asia Division.
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Stamp Student Union,
Prince George’s Room (1210),
University of Maryland, College Park
A combined musical and academic panel will focus on
Malayalam-language songs and expert commentary.
For further information,
contact Dr. Saul Sosnowki at (301) 405-4772 or sosnowski@umd.edu
April 7, 2008
Time: 12.00 noon
Venue: Mumford Room, Library of Congress, Washington DC
A short introduction to the songs and stories. The program will be accompanied by a special exhibit of books on the Cochin Jewish community from the Asian collections of the Library of Congress in the Asian Reading Room, LJ–150, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress from 10:00 am–5:00pm.
For further information,
contact Dr. Allen Thrasher at (202) 707-3732 or athr@loc.gov
April 7, 2008
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater,
Washington DC Jewish Community Center,
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington DC
Jewish Community Center
“The Women Who Kept the Songs”, The Nirit Singers, Israeli women, of Cochin, Indian origin, will sing and share the stories of a nearly lost cultural treasure with American and Indian experts who helped in the music’s revival.
The songs and discussion will be followed by a reception in honor of this cultural achievement. $15, Discounted Member, Senior, Under 25 and Student Price $10Online purchase of tickets at www.washingtondcjcc.org/dialogues
Information: Stephen Stern (202) 777-3207 dialogues@washingtondcjcc.org
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Labels: Cultural exchange, Interfaith Dialogue, Performing Arts
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