Judith R. Cohen Collection

Identifier: irn722792
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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The Judith R. Cohen Collection is comprised of digital sound recordings of English and Ladino songs, oral testimony, radio programs, and academic presentation examples representing research among the Sephardic refugee community in Montreal, Canada. Ethnomusicologist Dr. Judith Cohen of York University, Toronto, began collecting works in the 1970s. Dr. Cohen's major informant was Bouena Sarfatty Garfinkle (1916-1997). Digital files in the collection also consist of photos, descriptions of repertoire, biographical material, powerpoint presentations, and other items collected and prepared by Dr. Cohen in the course of her research work.

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Canciones Judeo-Espanoles de Tesalonica
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn702475
- English
- 1998
- Updated 7 months ago
Excerpts from David Saltiel's "Canciones Judeo-Españoles Del Tesalonica" released in Germany, 1998. Track 9 La galana y la mar Track 14 El parto feliz
Bouena Sarfatty Garfinkle repertoire
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn722797
- English
- 1980-1997
- Updated 7 months ago
Complex repertoire of Bouena Sarfatty Garfinkle (BSG) (November 16, 1916 to July 23, 1997), a Sephardic woman from Salonika who lived in Montreal for several decades. Includes taped interviews with BSG during the early1980s in Montreal. Bouena’s repertoire from the 1940s until her death includes four categories of contents: 1 - songs: rather than the long narrative ballads (romances) based on historical Spanish ballads favored by Moroccan Sephardic women, BSG sang mostly songs that were popular in Salonika in her youth, giving a fascinating picture of daily life. These include extracts from...
Canciones de Sefarad
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn722798
- English
- 2001
- Updated 7 months ago
Canciones de Sefarad. Pneuma. 2001. Track 1 Mi Al Har Khorev. Artist: Judith R. Cohen; Composer: Ovadiah Ha-Ger Track 2 Dror Yigra. Artist: Judith R. Cohen; Composer: Dunash Ibn Labrat Track 3 Hayizkor Hakhen Yedida. Artist: Judith R. Cohen Track 4 Alla en el Midbar [Instrumental]. Artist: Judith R. Cohen; Composer: Susana Weich-Shahak Track 5 Ay, madre, buscaime con quien duerma. Artist: Judith R. Cohen / Eduardo Paniagua Track 6 La envenenadora. Artist: Judith R. Cohen / Eduardo Paniagua Track 7 De Burgos Partio el Rey (La Muerte del Principe Don Juan) [Instrumental]. Artist: Judith R. Co...
Dans mon chemin j'ai rencontré
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn722799
- English
- 1994
- Updated 7 months ago
Dans mon chemin j'ai rencontré: Songs of Meetings and Travelling, Radio Canada/Interdisc (Prix Marcel Blouin 1994), features Judith's talented daughter, Tamar (born in 1986), and fellow ethnomusicologist Robb Simms, performing songs from the 13th - 20th centuries grouped around the theme of meetings and encounters. In addition to traditional Sephardic songs, the recording features tunes from French Canada (Quebec and the Maritimes), France, Italy, Spain, England and Bosnia. Cohen even adds a few Yiddish songs to round out her collection of European and North African music. With Judith R. Co...
Dized' ay trobadores
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn722800
- English
- 1993
- Updated 7 months ago
Dized' ay trobadores. Recorded in Madrid, 1993. Featuring Judith Cohen (voice, recorder, percussion) with assisting vocalists (Tamar Cohen Adams, Meme Eugenio, Pilar López, Alberto Alonso, Juan Manuel Rivero, Manuel Díez), and José Escudero (Galician bagpipes). Consist of 15 Tracks: (1) Ecce tempus gaudii (2) Dized', ay! trobadores : Cantiga 260 / Alfonso X (3) A chantar m'er / Beatriz de Dia (4) Non sofre Santa María : Cantiga 159 / Alfonso X (5) Quantas sabedes amar : Cantiga de amigo #5 / Martín Codax (6) Dela la rivière (7) Marie-Talon & Bele Doette (8) La sexte estampie real ...
De fiestas y Alegrias
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn722801
- English
- 1985
- Updated 7 months ago
De fiestas y Alegrias. Ladino songs by Gerineldo, Judith's performance group, a Moroccan Judeo-Spanish ensemble. . Recorded in Montréal, 1985 26 TRACKS
Me Vaya Kappara Tecnosaga
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn722802
- English
- 1990
- Updated 7 months ago
Me Vaya Kappara Tecnosaga. Sephardic songs by Gerineldo, Judith's performance group, a Moroccan Judeo-Spanish ensemble. Recorded in Montréal, 1990 25 TRACKS
En Medio de Aquel Camino
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn722803
- English
- 1994
- Updated 7 months ago
En Medio de Aquel Camino. Ladino songs by Gerineldo, Judith's performance group, a Moroccan Judeo-Spanish ensemble. Recorded in Montréal, 1994 16 TRACKS
Primavera en Salónica
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn722804
- English
- 1993
- Updated 7 months ago
Primavera en Salónica Judith R. Cohen. Madrid: Saga, 1993. Track 1 Istemen bagacigim+no quiero madre Track 2 C'est dans la nouvelle France Track 3 Santa María amar nº7 Track 4 Aber mi doide Track 5 minush Track 6 Suite uskudara Track 7 zolst azoy lebn Track 8 Primavera en Salónica Track 9 Ya se va el rabino+El doctor, mi madre Track 10 Hermanas reina y cautiva Track 11 Delba Delile Track 12 Keng Gold+Rivkelle di shabesdike Track 13 Suite La vuelta del marido Track 14 La meva xiqueta Track 15 U komsii svatba ima Track 16 Ako sam ja rozha Track 17 ansí se me arrimó Track 18 Ah siniora novia T...
Sefarad en diaspora
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn722805
- English
- 2010
- Updated 7 months ago
Sefarad en diaspora Judith R. Cohen. Pneuma. 2010 28 TRACKS
Radio Sefarad broadcasts with Judith R. Cohen
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn722806
- English
- 2011
- Updated 7 months ago
Excerpts of Judith Cohen broadcasts on Radio Sefarad, a communication project of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain. Track 1 Descubriendo la música sefardí (15/1/2011). Personal chronological history of her discoveries of Sefarad and the formation of her group Gerineldo. Introduction to Sephardic songs, starting with Bosnia, Spain (Barcelona), Turkey (Istanbul) and discoveries of vestiges of Sepharadim in Montreal. Mentioned influences from Spanish Galicia, Joaquin Diaz, and medieval Spain. Track 2 Hoy en Radio SefaradL Los romanceros. Introduction to the world of romanceros. Usi...
Judith R. Cohen and Tamar Ilana perform with Ensemble Strada
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn722807
- English
- Updated 7 months ago
Judith Cohen and her daughter, Tamar Ilana (https://tamarilana.com), perform with Ensemble Strada, a Quebec-based band. Possibly recorded in May 2002. Track 1 A padeirinha Track 2 Ale brider Track 3 Ay madre Track 4 Ecce tempus 2003 Track 5 Istemem+no quiero Track 6 Jove malaj mome Track 7 Majka Rad Track 8 Pile peje JC,TICA 2003 Track 9 Ya nur