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Thread #96154   Message #2116192
Posted By: Wilfried Schaum
01-Aug-07 - 02:22 AM
Thread Name: Playing kletzmer music (klezmer)
Subject: RE: Playing kletzmer music (klezmer)
The spelling kletzmer is utterly wrong; maybe originated in Germany where z is prononced like ts.

The word is composed of hebr. kle (instruments) and zemer (music); the z is pronunced like in English (a voiced sibilant).