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David Menahem
Rabbi David Menachem was born in 1980 to a family who immigrated from Iraq in the 1950s…
Zalman Polak
1901: Born in Yugoslavia.
1919: Immigrated to Israel with his mother.
1920: Injured in…
Israel Alter
Born in Lvov, (today Ukraine), studied music in Vienna, and officiated as a cantor in…
Abraham Baer
Abraham Baer was born in Wielen, Poland. He worked as a cantor and teacher in several…
Gershon Ephros
Cantor and composer. Gershon Ephros was born in Serotsk, Poland. His father died when he…
Aron Friedmann
Born in Szaki, Lithuania, Friedmann studied in Berlin and in 1882 was…
Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
Idelsohn was born in Filsberg, Latvia (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study…
Yehoshu'a Leib Ne'eman
Born in Jerusalem, Israel. Studied under Solomon Rosowsky, later becoming a popular…
Josef (Yossele) Rosenblatt
Born in Belaya Tserkov, Ukraine, immigrated to the U.S. in 1912. Widely considered the…
Geoffrey Goldberg
Ph.D., Department of Musicology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dissertation: Maier…