Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Jews In Cuba

I don't know much about the history of Jews (and Jewish music) in Cuba outside of Irving Fields 'Bagels and Bongos' and Roberto J. Rodriquez recordings. I ran across this lovingly made video this afternoon. It's a slide show of mostly pre-Castro Cuban Jewish life with a soundtrack from The Barry Sisters 'Hannah from Havanah' and Cesaria Evora's 'Besame Mucho."

HAVANA LA HABANA Jews in Cuba


For additional information you can check out any of these websites:

http://www.jewishcuba.org
http://www.thecajm.org
http://www.jewban.org
http://www.adathcuba.com
http://www.haruth.com/JewsCuba.html

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