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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Jews United States"
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Demonstrations at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival

Demonstrations at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival

Date
Description
"One black and white print, and 16 color prints, with negatives. Various demonstrations at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival. P79-772 Bertha Sconion (Miami) with cornshuck brooms P79-773, P79-774 Rufus Adams (Mayo) making cornshuck bottom chairs P79-775, P79-776 Nancy Greenberg (Miami) with her Yiddish Katabut (Jewish marriage contracts) P79-777, P79-778 Pedro Gomez (Miami)rolling cigars P79-779 Iva Campbell (Miami) and her pine needle crafts P79-780 Rhyne Moldes rolling cigar P79-781 Tina and Juanita Osceola (Naples) doing beadwork P79-782 Azzie Johnson, Bertha Sconions and Phyllis Eisman with grass weaving crafts P79-783 Azzie Johnson with grass doll P79-784 Quilt made by Ruth Sheppard (Gainesville) P79-785 Lucreaty Clark (Jefferson County) P79-786 O.B. Osceola (Naples) P79-787 Guitar made by Paris Banchetti (Miami) May 1979"
Collection
Folklife in South Florida

Folklife in South Florida

Date
1985-08
Description
One proof sheet with twenty-four black and white images. 1: Limone Joseph playing Haitian music; 2-5: Salma Sinclair, Lebanese/Jamaican, of West Palm Beach making peas and rice; 6-7: Salma Sinclair embroidering; 8-9: Miami architecture; 10-11: Jesus Rodriguez, of Miami, playing the Venezuelan harp; 12-13: Nancy Greenburg, of Miami, creating Ketubah (Jewish Marriage contracts); 14: Roy Lee Walker of Kendall, Florida performing a shoe-shine rag; 15-21: images of a bar mitzvah ceremony.
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Israeli Dance Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Israeli Dance Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date
1990-05-27
Description
One reel to reel recording. Speaker did not use a mike, so is hard to hear. Each year at the Florida Folk Festival, the Florida Folklife Program emphasized a particular culture, tradtions, or geographic area. In 1990, they emphasized celebrations of various Florida groups. including Haitians, Trinidadians, Greeks, and Jewish peoples.
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Klezmer Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Klezmer Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date
1990-05-27
Description
One reel to reel recording. (Also copied onto cassette C90-13.) Each year at the Florida Folk Festival, the Florida Folklife Program emphasized a particular culture, tradtions, or geographic area. In 1990, they emphasized celebrations of various Florida groups. including Haitians, Trinidadians, Greeks, and Jewish peoples.
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Purim Celebration Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Purim Celebration Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date
1990-05-27
Description
One reel to reel recording. Purim is a Jewish holiday celebrating the victory of the Jewish people over its enemies, as told in the Book of Esther. Literally a Celebration of Lots, it is a joyous time celebrating fun and happiness. Each year at the Florida Folk Festival, the Florida Folklife Program emphasized a particular culture, tradtions, or geographic area. In 1990, they emphasized celebrations of various Florida groups. including Haitians, Trinidadians, Greeks, and Jewish peoples.
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Purim Play Performance at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Purim Play Performance at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date
1990-05-27
Description
One reel to reel recording. Each year at the Florida Folk Festival, the Florida Folklife Program emphasized a particular culture, tradtions, or geographic area. In 1990, they emphasized celebrations of various Florida groups. including Haitians, Trinidadians, Greeks, and Jewish peoples.
Collection
Sunday performances at the 1959 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday performances at the 1959 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date
1959-05-03
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1959 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1.
Collection
Sunday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)

Sunday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)

Date
1996-05-26
Description
One audio cassette tape. Tozzer served as emcee. Joel Fox, Cantor (of Jacksonville, FL), discusses Jewish sacred music, the "Festival of Wheats" and a cantor's responsibilities. He describes how he became a cantor, studying in Israel for three years. He also discusses languages and music. He cants the 23rd Psalm, which is used at funerals. He talks about his favorite pieces, bringing back traditional music and children's songs. A cantor (Latin for "singer") is often called a hazzan in the Jewish church. This person leads the synagogue in singing. Fox was from Dallas, Texas. As a teen, his family moved to Israel. While there, Fox attended the Rubin Academy of Art and Israel Institute of Cantorial Art. From 1989 to 1992, he served in the Israel Defense Force, then moved North Florida, where he became the Jacksonville Jewish Center's cantor.
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The Kineret Dancers  performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

The Kineret Dancers performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date
1991-05-26
Description
One reel to reel recording. Devine served as the emcee.
Collection
Yiddish katubut (ketubah) art

Yiddish katubut (ketubah) art

Date
1979-06-15
Description
Three black and white prints with negatives. Nancy Greenberg displaying her Jewish marriage contract art, known as Katubut/Katabbah. Jewish law requires men to give women a marriage contract on their wedding day. A katubbah, usually written in Yiddish, guarantees her financial rights upon his death. The contracts are designed with art and motifs of the local Jewish community. 15 June 1979.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Demonstrations at the 1979 Florida Folk FestivalDemonstrations at the 1979 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageFestivals
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Craft
Demonstrations
Domestic arts
Decorative arts
African Americans
Cornhusk craft
Furniture
Religious art
Marriage contracts
Jews United States
Guitar
Quilts
Seminole Indians
Artisans
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Folklife in South FloridaFolklife in South FloridaStill ImageKetubah
Marriage contracts
Jews United States
Harps
Musical instruments
Religious rites
Food habits
Food preparation
Shoe shiners
Artisans
Musicians
Harpists
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a_s1576_t90-086Israeli Dance Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Workshops (Adult education)
Demonstrations
Jews United States
Dance music
Arts, Jewish
Jewish Americans
Dancers
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a_s1576_t90-083Klezmer Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Workshops (Adult education)
Demonstrations
Klezmer music
Jews United States
Music performance
Purim
Arts, Jewish
Jewish Americans
Musicians
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a_s1576_t90-085Purim Celebration Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)SoundActors
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Workshops (Adult education)
Demonstrations
Holidays
Jews United States
Holidays and festivals
Oral communication
Purim
Arts, Jewish
Jewish Americans
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a_s1576_t90-084Purim Play Performance at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Workshops (Adult education)
Demonstrations
Acting
Jews United States
Theater
Purim
Arts, Jewish
Jewish Americans
Drama
Actors
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a_s1576_t77-089Sunday performances at the 1959 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Arts, Jewish
Jews United States
Jewish Americans
Gospel music
Gospel songs
Religious songs
Choir singing
Choirs (music)
Students
Choruses
Musicians
Singers
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a_s1576_64_c96-084Sunday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Oral performance
Oral narratives
Personal experience narratives
Judaism
Arts, Jewish
Jewish Americans
Jews United States
Religious music
Religious songs
Religious rites
Singing
Cantors (Judaism)
Pianists
Singers
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a_s1576_t91-091The Kineret Dancers performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)SoundDancers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Dance music
Dance
Arts, Jewish
Jews United States
Jewish Americans
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Yiddish katubut (ketubah) artYiddish katubut (ketubah) artStill ImageJews
Religious art
Religion
Marriage
Marriage rites
Judaism
Jews United States
Marriage contracts
Art
Painting
Legal contract
Legal practices
Material culture
Ketubah
Arts, Jewish
Decorative arts
Artists
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