Come, Let Us Be Joyful!: The Story of Hava Nagila

by Fran Manushkin

Description

Traces the history of the Jewish song of joy, "Hava Nagila," including Moshe Nathanson's composition of its lyrics in the twentieth century.

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Children who have sung and danced to "Hava Nagila" will learn how it may have come to be transformed from a sad Yiddish melody to the musical embodiment of pioneering Zionism. An ebulliently written and illustrated story set in Israel before statehood.

Dec 7, 2009

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This is the true story of how the popular song "Hava Nagila" came to be written! Hear an interview with author Fran Manushkin on The Book of Life's "Israel@60" episode at www.bookoflifepodcast.com!

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