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Flory Jagoda

Listen to Flory Jagoda perform this song.

Many thanks to Craig Taubman's Celebrate Series for permission to share

this sound file and commentary.

Flory Jagoda performs this song on

Kantikas Di Mi Nona (Songs of My Grandmother)

Judeo-Spanish Songs From the Bosnian Tradition

and on Craig Taubman's Chanukah compilation, Celebrate Hanukkah.

From the Celebrate Series:

Flory Jagoda maintains one of Judaism's rarest and richest cultural

traditions through her performance of authentic as well as original

compositions of Sephardic songs. Flory grew up in this Sephardic

tradition in Sarajevo, Bosnia in the musical Altarac family.

One of the few Altarac members who survived World War II, Flory

with her own children, is intent on preserving and passing on the traditions

of her heritage so that they will not be lost and tragically forgotten.

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Celebrate Series: Creating soundtracks for Jewish life and celebration.

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