In a project directed by Dr. Leo Levi, the Italian National Center for Studies of Popular Music has begun recording traditional Jewish folk melodies as they have developed in different Italian Jewish communities.
The program calls for the recording of some 500 songs, many of which must be saved soon since the communities in which they developed have already been dissolved or face liquidation due to a shortage of members. This conscious attempt to save a portion of Jewish culture has already brought about the recording of ritual themes and festive music from more than a dozen cities.
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