Here cobbled alleys lead to synagogues, bohemian cafes and restaurants with live klezmer (Jewish folk music).

BBC: A taste of Krakow

The idiom of this music often moved away from the poignant, seductive minor-key flavor of Balkan, Arabic and Klezmer music.

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At the Galicia Jewish Museum there are klezmer music concerts, film shows, and even Hebrew and Yiddish classes on offer.

BBC: Yiddish classes are given at the Galicia Jewish Museum

Whistling, like klezmer music, was a shtetl thing to do.

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It sounds like a stretch for a band that specializes in klezmer, the clarinet based dance music of Eastern European Jews to record a whole album of Woody Guthrie songs.

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Here flickering candles and often live klezmer set the scene for solid home cooking such as garlicky borscht (beetroot and onion soup), pierogi (filled dumplings fried in butter) and honey-roasted lamb.

BBC: A taste of Krakow