The "Israelisches Tanzhaus e.V." is a registered charity ("e.V" is a legal title in Germany and stands for "eingetragener Verein" - registered charity) based in Munich and founded in 1992 by [[Matti Goldschmidt]]. According to its statutes, the ITH promotes Israeli folk dancing in Germany (and also in Austria and Switzerland).
On November 24, 2017, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the ITH was honoured by the Lord Mayor of the City of Munich, Dieter Reiter, with a certificate for "its contribution to the cultivation of folk dance."<ref>Winkler-Schlang, Renate: Wiege, Wiege, links zwei drei…, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung 72 (2017), no. 258 (Nov 10, 2017), PMO R9 (Regionalbeilage München).</ref> <ref>The City of Munich Honors Israeli Folk Dance, in: Rokdim-Nirkoda (2019), Nr. 101, 13, 36 </ref>.

== Activities ==

* The first activity of the ITH was the organization of a dance trip to Israel in 1993. 43 participants joined back then Matti Goldschmidt as the dance and tour leader. Until 2013 16 more dance trips took place under his leadership.
* Since 1994 the ITH hosted annually two choreographers or session leaders for a weekend seminar in Munich, until 2020 a total of 53 weekend seminars were organized. The first choreographer to come to Munich under the auspices of the ITH was [[Moshiko Halevy]].
* In 1995 the 1st [[Machaneh Aviv]] took place, with guest choreographer [[Yankele Levi]].
* In 2007 the 1st [[Hora Sheleg]] took place, a dance camp for beginners.

== Weekend Seminars ==

So far choreographers and/or session leaders from Israel and the U.S.A. were invited to Munich for a total of 53 weekends; camp director: Matti Goldschmidt.

Our 54th weekend with [[Yaron Carmel]] had to be postponed due to the corona crisis.

For a list of dances taught at the weekend seminars please open this [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagea38.html website]

The list with 39 entries is in alphabetical order:

* [[Avi Amsalem]] (2002)
* [[Meir Amsalem]] (2009)
* [[Seffi Aviv]] (1996)
* [[Sagi Azran]] (2012)
* [[Michael Barzelai]] (2019)
* [[Mishael Barzilai]] (1995)
* [[Dudu Barzilai]] (1999, 2012, 2017)
* [[Itzik Ben Dahan]] (2020)
* [[Yaron Ben Simhon]] (2016)
* [[Eran Biton]] (2016)
* [[Gadi Biton]] (2000, 2010)
* [[Yaron Carmel]] (2008, 2009, 2010, 2015)
* [[Yaron Elfasi]] (2019)
* [[Moshe Eskayo]] (1995)
* [[Victor Gabai]] (2002)
* [[Shmulik Gov-Ari]] (2001, 2014)
* [[Moshiko Halevy]] (1994, 2004)
* [[Naftali Kadosh]] (1998)
* [[Yankele Levi]] (1994)
* [[Avi Levy]] (2011)
* [[Yaron Malichi]] (2013)
* [[Shlomo Maman]] (2000)
* [[Kobi Michaeli]] (2008)
* [[Avner Naim]] (1997)
* [[Avi Peretz]] (2001, 2014)
* [[Eli Segal]] (2007)
* [[Israel Shabtai]] (2005)
* [[Tamir Shalev]] (2017)
* [[Meir Shem-Tov]] (1996, 2003, 2009)
* [[Israel Shikker]] (1997, 2006)
* [[El'ad Shtammer]] (2015)
* [[Oren Shmuel]] (2005)
* [[Chen Shporen]] (2018)
* [[Ronni Siman-Tov]] (1999)
* [[Ilan Swisa]] (2013)
* [[Tuvia Tischler]] (1998, 2007)
* [[Israel Yakovee]] (2003)
* [[Rafi Ziv]] (2006, 2011, 2018)
* [[Yankele Ziv]] (2004)

'''Related Links:'''

* Forthcoming Weekend Seminars: [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagee10.html website]
* German wikipedia: [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matti_Goldschmidt Matti Goldschmidt]
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Israelisches Tanzhaus

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Matti Goldschmidt

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[[Category:People|GOLDSCHMIDT]]

'''Matti Goldschmidt''' (* born on 18 July 1951 in Graz) is an Austrian-Israeli choreographer and author, living in Munich (Germany). He is particularly occupied with Israeli folk dance.

== Life ==
Goldschmidt grew up mostly in Germany and emigrated to Israel in January 1976, where he began dancing at Kibbutz [[Ma'agan Micha'el]] with Moshe Pinkas. He continued his original hobby in Haifa with [[Bentzi Tiram]] as well as with [[Jossi Abuhav]] (Be'er Scheva) and in Jerusalem with [[Eddi Sasson]].

In 1979 he graduated from the Teacher's Seminary in Jerusalem under the guidance of [[Bracha Dudai]], the so-called Ulpan, a training to become a dance master for Israeli folklore dances. In parallel, he studied computer sciences and the history of Islamic countries at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After finishing his studies he worked as a programmer and systems analyst in Israel, New Zealand and Germany. In 1983, he completed another one-year didactic course in dance at the same university, under the direction of Cyrelle Foremann and Shulah Bareqet.

In 1988, Goldschmidt took his first job as a dance teacher in Wellington (New Zealand).<ref>Centre News, April 1988, p. 1 [The official public relations newsletter of the Wellington Jewish Community Centre].</ref> The following year he returned to Germany and took over the dance teaching courses at the Youth and Cultural Center of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, which he still directs today (as of March 2021). In 1992 he founded the [[Israelisches Tanzhaus]] e.V., a registered charity, which he has chaired since the beginning, in order to popularize Israeli folk dance in German-speaking countries. On November 24, 2017, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, ITH was honoured by the Lord Mayor of the City of Munich, Dieter Reiter, with a certificate for "its contribution to the cultivation of folk dance."<ref>Winkler-Schlang, Renate: Wiege, Wiege, links zwei drei…, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung 72 (2017), no. 258 (Nov 10, 2017), PMO R9 (Regionalbeilage München).</ref> <ref>The City of Munich Honors Israeli Folk Dance, in: Rokdim-Nirkoda (2019), Nr. 101, 13, 36 </ref> In addition to leading several hundreds of dance workshops within Germany, Goldschmidt has also taught in other European countries, such as Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, England, France, Italy, Russia, or Switzerland.

Since 2012, he has been chairman of the Bavarian "Landesverband Tanz in Bayern e.V." (formerly "Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Tanz in Bayern"), holding the position of vice-chairman since 2006.

Goldschmidt wrote several books and numerous articles in German on the subject of "Israeli folk dance", e.g. in the periodicals Leipziger Folksblatt, the world music magazine "Folker" or the former association periodical "Tanzen" of the federal association "Deutscher Bundesverband Tanz e.V." (DBT), as well as sporadically for the professional periodical [[Rokdim]], published in Tel Aviv in Hebrew and English. As a journalist, he wrote mainly for the monthlies Jüdische Zeitung (Berlin) in 2006-2012, and since 2014 more irregularly for Jüdische Rundschau.

He created a number of dances himself, including ''Yam Adonai'', ''Shakharuth'' or ''Ha-Aviv Tzokheq'' as well as a couple version of ''Or ha-Ganuz''.<ref>http://israelidances.com/search.asp?S=A&PageNo=1&ChoreographerName=Matti%20Goldschmidt</ref> Since 1983 he has been a member of the union-affiliated "Irgun ha-Madrichim", the association of dance masters and choreographers for Israeli folklore dances in Israel.

== Book publications ==
* ''The Bible in Israeli Folk Dances.'' Choros-Verlag, Viersen 2001, ISBN 3-933512-12-3.
* ''Shiru ha-shir - Israeli folk dances''. Volume 1, 1st edition. Obalski & Astor, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-922645-21-6.

== English Publications in periodicals (selection) ==
* Visiting Rivka Sturman, in: Rokdim (2001), no. 56, 39-41.
* The Bible in Israeli Folk Dances, in: Rokdim (2001), no. 57, 50-54.
* Celebrating in a Jewish Mode: Dance in Europe, the Yishuv and Israel. The Multifaced Nature of Israeli Folk Dance,in: Rokdim-Nirkoda (2018), no. 99, 35-37.
* July 2018: 20 Years of Machol Czechia, in: Rokdim-Nirkoda (2019), no. 101, 32-35.
* Camp Bitnua in Eilat. The World's Largest Camp for Israeli Dance and Folklore, in: Rokdim-Nirkoda (2020), no. 104, 46-48.
* His First Encounter with Folk Dance Has Changed His Life. A Conversation with Yoav Ashriel 23 Years Ago, in: Rokdim-Nirkoda (2021), no. 105, 8-12.

== Web links ==
* [http://www.israelidances.com/choreog-mattigoldschmidt.htm a short biography at israelidances.com]
* [http://www.israeltanz.de Israelisches Tanzhaus e.V.]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMYsKwHE4-E A broadcast on Bavarian state tv, July 19, 2017]
* [http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/choreograf-und-autor-wiege-wiege-links-zwei-drei--1.3742049 Die Süddeutsche Zeitung (9. Nov. 2017)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9nHM4-dOc&t=505s an interview with Matti Goldschmidt (Juni 29, 2020)]
* [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagea70.html More articles in German language]

== Sources ==

Machaneh Aviv

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Machaneh Aviv aka Machol Germania is a 5-day dance camp in Lower Frankonia (not too far away from Nuremberg, Germany), created and run by [[Matti Goldschmidt]] and the [[Israelisches Tanzhaus]]. While the first two camps (1995 and 1996) took place in Hesselberg (West of Nuremberg), in 1998 the venue was moved to Pappenheim (South of Nuremberg).

The 25th Machol Germania with [[Ilai Szpiezak]] was scheduled for 2020 and 2021. Both dates had to be cancelled due to the corona crisis.

== Dance Teachers ==

* [[Yankele Levi]] (1995)
* [[Moshe Telem]] (1996)
* [[Marco Ben-Shim’on]] (1998, 2002, 2007)
* [[Boaz Cohen]] (1999)
* [[Eyal Ozeri]] (2000, 2001, 2008)
* [[Levi Bar-Gil]] (2003)
* [[Yig'al Triki]] (2004)
* [[Shim'on Mordechai]] (2005)
* [[Yaron Meishar]] (2006)
* [[Eithan Mizrachi]] (2009, 2010, 2011, 2018)
* [[Ilan Benedict]] (2010)
* [[Ohad Atia]] (2012)
* [[El'ad Shtammer]] (2013)
* [[Sagi Azran]] (2014)
* [[Ofer Elfasi]] (2015)
* [[Dror Davidi]] (2016, 2017)
* [[Tamir Scherzer]] (2019)
* [[Hila Mukdasi]] (2019)

Co-instructor in all camps was [[Matti Goldschmidt]]. For a list of the dances having been taught so far please open this [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagea39.html list].

'''Related Links:'''

Machaneh Aviv [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagee30.html website]

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Yekkedancer:

Machaneh Aviv aka Machol Germania is a 5-day dance camp in Lower Frankonia (not too far away from Nuremberg, Germany), created and run by [[Matti Goldschmidt]] and the [[Israelisches Tanzhaus]]. While the first two camps (1995 and 1996) took place in Hesselberg (West of Nuremberg), in 1998 the venue was moved to Pappenheim (South of Nuremberg).

The 20th Macheneh Aviv is scheduled for May 21 - 25, 2015.

== Dance Teachers ==

* [[Yankele Levi]] (1995)
* [[Moshe Telem]] (1996)
* [[Marco Ben-Shim’on]] (1998, 2002, 2007)
* [[Boaz Cohen]] (1999)
* [[Eyal Ozeri]] (2000, 2001, 2008)
* [[Levi Bar-Gil]] (2003)
* [[Yig'al Triki]] (2004)
* [[Shim'on Mordechai]] (2005)
* [[Yaron Meishar]] (2006)
* [[Eithan Mizrachi]] (2009, 2010, 2011)
* [[Ilan Benedict]] (2010)
* [[Ohad Atia]] (2012)
* [[El'ad Shtammer]] (2013)
* [[Sagi Azran]] (2014)
* [[Ofer Elfasi]] (2015)

Co-instructor in all camps was [[Matti Goldschmidt]]. For a list of the dances having been taught so far please open this [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagea39.html list].

'''Related Links:'''

Machaneh Aviv [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagee30.html website]

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The Bible in Israeli Folk Dances

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[[file:Goldschmidt Bible in Israeli Folk Dances front cover.JPG|thumb|front cover (graphic: Inna Sitschow)]]
== Basic Details ==

The Bible in Israeli Folk Dances

by [[Matti Goldschmidt]]

Choros Verlag, Viersen 2001 (Germany), ISBN: 3-933512-12-3

The book is catalogued worldwide in many libraries.

It may be purchased at:

* worldwide: [http://www.jewishaustralia.com/shop/item.asp?ProductID=1252 Australian Data Base Israeli Dances.com]
* [http://www.tanzversand-shop.de Dieter Balsies Versand, Kiel (Germany)]
* [http://www.literaturhandlung.de Literaturhandlung Munich (Jewish books)]

The book is accompanied by two CDs - purchasable at the same suppliers as above.
* [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagea72001.html CD 1 - Table of Contents]
* [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagea72002.html CD 2 - Table of Contents]

== Contents ==

* 53 Israeli Bible-quoting dances
* full texts in Hebrew, transliteration in Latin letters, and English translation
* 56 dance notations
* 45 photographs b/w
* bibliography
* 192 pages

== The Author ==

[[Matti Goldschmidt]] (living currently in Munich, Germany), one of the most knowledgeable instructors of Israeli folk dances in the German-speaking countries and at the same time a very competent author on the subject, provides the reader with the information he needs to do just that. He has examined every Israeli folk dance at hand and chosen those whose lyrics can be traced back to the Bible. He has researched the development of the dances and describes their origins. Wherever necessary, such as in dealing with preconceived notions of supposedly "biblical" dances, he sets the record straight. Wherever possible, Matti Goldschmidt also has included detailed descriptions of the dances and pictures for illustration. The result is a resource full of information and inspiration for those who, in their own dealings with Israeli folk dances, are interested in the dances' connection to the Bible and want to use the provided information in their field work.

More about the author:
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matti_Goldschmidt wikipedia in German language]
* [http://www.israelidances.com/choreog-mattigoldschmidt.htm Australian Data Base Israeli Dances.com]

== Dances Included ==
The following dances are included in the present book:
* ''Akhoth Lanu Q'tanah''
* ''Al Thir'uni''
* ''Al Thira''
* ''Anah Halach Dodech''
* ''Ashre'i ha-Ish''
* ''Debka he-Khamor''
* ''Dodi Li''
* ''Dodi Tzakh we-Adom''
* ''El Ginath Egoz''
* ''Eretz Zavath Khalav''
* ''Esheth Khail''
* ''Eth Dodim Kalah''
* ''Ethen ba-Midbar''
* ''Ha-Duda'im''
* ''Halleluyah be-Tsil'tsele'i Shama''
* ''Ha-Yosheveth ba-Ganim''
* ''Hinach Yaffah''
* ''Hineh ha-Stav Avar''
* ''Hineh Mah Tov''
* ''Hodu la-Shem''
* ''Ithi mi-L'vanon''
* ''Ken Yovdu''
* ''Ke-Shoshanah ben ha-Khochim''
* ''Kol ha-Neshamah''
* ''Libavthini''
* ''Mah Navu''
* ''Mal'ach mi-Sulam Ya'akov''
* ''Mayim Mayim''
* ''Mezareh Israel''
* ''Mi ha-Ish''
* ''Mi Kamocha''
* ''Mizmorim''
* ''Nitzanim Nir'u va-Aretz''
* ''Od Evnech''
* ''Od Yishama''
* ''Ozi we-Zimrath Yah''
* ''Qol Dodi''
* ''Qumi Uri''
* ''Sh'khorah Ani''
* ''Shabekhi Yerushalayim''
* ''Shirath ha-Yam''
* ''Sissu eth Yerushalayim''
* ''Th'filathi''
* ''Tzadiq ke-Thamar''
* ''Uri Zion''
* ''U-Vanu Bathim''
* ''Wa-Yineqehu''
* ''Wa-Yiven Uziyahu''
* ''We-Hayah ke-Etz Shathul''
* ''We-Shavu Banim''
* ''Yarad Dodi le-Gano''
* ''Yehoshua''
* ''Yevarechecha''

[[Category:Publications|Bible in Israeli Folk Dances]]

Other sources of information

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== {{SITENAME}} Pages ==

[[Dances with Unusual Meters]]

[[Comparison of DJ software]]

[[Dances with a step for every count]]

== Where to Dance ==

[http://www.harokdim.org/search/choice.php Find a session in Israel] (harokdim.org; in Hebrew)

[http://www.jewishaustralia.com/?Page=dance-sessions-world Sessions around the world] (Jewish Australia)

[http://www.israeltanz.de/pagea80.html Sessions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland] (Israelisches Tanzhaus)

== Useful Links ==

[http://www.israelidances.com/search.asp IsraeliDances.com search engine]

[http://www.jsifd.com/heb_search.asp IsraeliDances.com search engine בעברית]

[http://folkdancenotes.com/folknote.htm Folkdancenotes.com], a large repository of transcribed folkdances (not just Israeli)

[http://folkdancecamp.org/Dances.html Stockton Camp dance descriptions] (also not just Israeli)

The [http://www.sfdh.org/ Society of Folk Dance Historians]

[[The Bible Project]], a resource connecting Hebrew songs and Israeli dances with their original sources in the tanach.

Hora Sheleg

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Hora Sheleg is a camp in the Southern Bavarian Alps near the village of Schliersee (Germany). The Hebrew word "sheleg" means snow. The first camp took place from Dec 29, 2007 until Jan 1, 2008 (it normally includes Sylvester). The 4-5 day camp was created by [[Matti Goldschmidt]] and the [[Israelisches Tanzhaus]] as course for beginners with beginners' dances, starting with the very first basic steps like grapevine, Yemenite, and others. Hora Sheleg is also open for folk dance teachers who are interested in didactical progress and/or who would like to learn some of the old Israeli pioneer dances.

For a list of the dances having been taught so far please open this [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagea32.html list].

The 8th Hora Sheleg is scheduled for Dec 28th, 2014 - Jan 1st, 2015.

'''Related Links:'''

Hora Sheleg [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagee36.html website]

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Machaneh Aviv

2013-12-24T21:11:48Z

Yekkedancer:

Machaneh Aviv aka Machol Germania is a 5-day dance camp in Lower Frankonia (not too far away from Nuremberg, Germany), created and run by [[Matti Goldschmidt]] and the [[Israelisches Tanzhaus]]. While the first two camps (1995 and 1996) took place in Hesselberg (West of Nuremberg), in 1998 the venue was moved to Pappenheim (South of Nuremberg).

The 19th Macheneh Aviv is scheduled for June 6 - 10, 2014.

== Dance Teachers ==

* [[Yankele Levi]] (1995)
* [[Moshe Telem]] (1996)
* [[Marco Ben-Shim’on]] (1998, 2002, 2007)
* [[Boaz Cohen]] (1999)
* [[Eyal Ozeri]] (2000, 2001, 2008)
* [[Levi Bar-Gil]] (2003)
* [[Yig'al Triki]] (2004)
* [[Shim'on Mordechai]] (2005)
* [[Yaron Meishar]] (2006)
* [[Eithan Mizrachi]] (2009, 2010, 2011)
* [[Ilan Benedict]] (2010)
* [[Ohad Atia]] (2012)
* [[El'ad Shtammer]] (2013)

Co-instructor in all camps was Matti Goldschmidt. For a list of the dances having been taught so far please open this [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagea39.html list].

'''Related Links:'''

Machaneh Aviv [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagee30.html website]

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Israelisches Tanzhaus

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Hora Sheleg

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Yekkedancer:

Hora Sheleg is a camp in the Southern Bavarian Alps near the village of Schliersee (Germany). The Hebrew word "sheleg" means snow. The first camp took place from Dec 29, 2007 until Jan 1, 2008 (it normally includes Sylvester). The 4-5 day camp was created by [[Matti Goldschmidt]] and the [[Israelisches Tanzhaus]] as course for beginners with beginners' dances, starting with the very first basic steps like grapevine, Yemenite, and others. Hora Sheleg is also open for folk dance teachers who are interested in didactical progress and/or who would like to learn some of the old Israeli pioneer dances.

For a list of the dances having been taught so far please open this [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagea32.html list].

The 7th Hora Sheleg is scheduled for Dec 28, 013 - Jan 1, 2014.

'''Related Links:'''

Hora Sheleg [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagee36.html website]

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Hora Sheleg

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Yekkedancer:

Hora Sheleg is a camp in the Southern Bavarian Alps near the village of Schliersee (Germany). The first camp took place from Dec 29, 2007 until Jan 1, 2008 (it normally includes Sylvester). The 4-5 day camp was created by [[Matti Goldschmidt]] as course for beginners with beginners' dances, starting with the very first basic steps like grapevine, Yemenite, and others. Hora Sheleg is also open for folk dance teachers who are interested in didactical progress and/or who would like to learn some of the old Israeli pioneer dances. For a list of the dances having been taught so far please open this [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagea32.html list].

The 7th Hora Sheleg is scheduled for Dec 28, 013 - Jan 1, 2014.

'''Related Links:'''

Hora Sheleg [http://www.israeltanz.de/pagee36.html website]

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