From Turkey to France, in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino: Have a listen!
We have collected some holiday favorites from Jewish communities around the world. Have a listen to these recordings of Chanukah songs and blessings from the Library’s National Sound Archive.
Ashkenaz Candle Lighting Blessing
Performed by Eliyahu Kum
Recorded by the National Sound Archives
Chabad Synagogue, the Old City, Jerusalem, Chanukah 1968
YC 1945
Carlebach Style Candle Lighting Blessing
Performed by Shlomo Carlebach accompanied by instruments and audience
Recorded by Ephraim Yaakov
Wise Auditorium, Jerusalem, Chanukah 1979
YC 1537
Hungarian Candle Lighting Blessing
Performed by Abraham Ahrenfeld
Recorded by Avigdor Herzog
The National Sound Archives studio, 1975
Y 1851
Algerian Candle Lighting Blessing
Performed by Meir Zini
Communaute Israelite
France, 1966
YC 2930
Sephardic Candle Lighting Blessing
Performed and recorded by the Recanati Family
Chanukah 1968
YC 2865
Ashkenaz Version – Maoz Zur
Arranged and conducted by Arieh Levanon
Performed by Kol Israel Choir
1962
MCD 74
Germany, Frankfurt – Maoz Zur
Performed by Mr. Friedenberg
Recorded by Avigdor Herzog
Jerusalem, 1957
Y 3336
Hungary – Maoz Zur
Performed by Abraham Ahrenfeld
Recorded by Avigdor Herzog
The National Sound Archive studio, 1975
Y 1851
Boyan Hassidim – Maoz Zur
(Yewanim Niqbezu Alay)
Performed by a group of Hassidim
Recorded by Yaakov Mazor
“Tisch” on “Zot Chanuka”
Tif’eret Yisrael Yeshiva,
Jerusalem 1987
Y 5623
Italy, Verona (Ashkenaz) – Maoz Zur
(Variant of the tune transcribed by
Benedetto Marcello in the 18th century)
Performed by Mario Volterra
Recorded by Leo Levi
Italy, Bologna, 1956
Y 156
Algeria, Oran
Performed by Meir Zini
Communaute Israelite
France, 1966
YC 2930
France, Alsace
Performed by Michel Heymann
Recorded by Chana Englard
Mulhouse, France, 1988
Y 5913
Turkey
Performed by Bienvenida Aguado
Recorded by Susana Weich-Shahak
Bat-Yam, 2001
CD 2980
Dak il tas, toma’l tas
Las muchachas meten bas
En Sabat de Chanukah
Ocho dias de Chanukah
Lehadlik ner shel Chanukah.
El vino de la serada
Que a mi muncho m’agrada
A beber en Chanukah
Ocho dias…
Mete la carne al tandur
Taneremos un buen santur
En Shabat de Chanukah
Ocho dias…
English translation:
Strike the tray, take from the tray
The girls play
On Shabbath Chanukah.
Eight days of Chanukah
“To light a candle of Chanukah”
Try these articles as well:
Bringing Darkness to Light: Singing Chanukah Songs Through the Holocaust
The Enigmatic Researcher of the Magic of Music
The Majesty and the Mystery of Kol Nidre
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