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Nahum Nardi
… Following his graduation, Nardi began performing across Europe, playing classical repertoire in his concerts. In … Weisbord, whom he accompanied on the piano, went on tour in Europe. During that tour, while visiting the Jewish … Wedding; Shepherd's Suite; Trumpet Concierto; Eastern Suite for Voice, Cello and Clarinet; and several …
Sholom Secunda
… his recording contract, he decided to embark on a tour of Europe with friend Michalesko and his wife Hymie Jacobson. … Sholom made many important and long lasting contacts in Europe with Yiddish theater stars such as Molly Picon and … Rolland opened a large, state-of-the-art theater on the Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. The Rolland Theater quickly …
Mordekhai Seter
… and at 16 he went to further his musical education in Europe (Paris, 1932-1937, studying with Nadia Boulanger and … generation, he acquired his formative musical education in Europe, and had already become influential in Eretz-Israel … on tunes or motives derived from Mizrahi (Jewish Near-Eastern) traditions. Unlike most composers of that time, …
Abraham Moshe Bernstein
… for Hebrew and Yiddish songs. Published a collection of Eastern European Jewish folk melodies (1927). Two comprehensive …
Joseph Shlisky
… elsewhere in North America, Toronto synagogues looked to Eastern Europe to recruit a cantor and his choir, knowing that a …
Jacob Samuel Maragowsky (Zeidel Rovner)
… in Radomyshl, Ukraine. He officiated as a cantor in several eastern European cities, including Rovno (hence his nickname, …
Neil Levin
… areas of focus embrace comparative considerations of eastern and western spheres of Ashkenazi Jewry in terms of … and academic conferences throughout the United States, Europe, and Israel. Full biography at the Milken Archive. …
Moshe Wilensky
… ("You Are Sacred to My Homeland"). Wilensky's music blended European and Middle Eastern elements, reflecting a style shared by prominent …
Elio Piattelli
… (Apam, Italian, Ashkenazi), Florence (Sephardic), and northeastern Italy (Italian, Sephardi, Ashkenazi). This … of a performance.” His other compositions based on texts by European authors: Quattro liriche sul testo di Schiller, … in particular as a translator. His knowledge of Hebrew and European languages (many still remember him as a teacher of …
Nissan Spivak
… and many of his compositions became famous throughout Eastern Europe and in various Hasidic courts. Especially his …