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Platon Brounoff
Conductor, arranger, and composer of Yiddish music. Born in Yelisavetgrad in…
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Sigmund Feinman
Born near Kishinev, Feinman acted in Bessarabia and Romania, went to New York …
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Moses Michail Milner (Melnikoff)
Moses Michael Milner was born in Rokitno, Ukraine. He sang with famous cantors in Kiev,…
Tamar de Sola Pool
Tamar de Sola Pool (née Hirshenson), was Born in Istanbul to a family from Jerusalem.…
Shmerke Kaczerginski
Born in Vilna to a poor family and educated at that city’s Talmud Torah, Shmerke…
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David Putterman
Born in New York City, USA. Studied with leading cantors of his time (Zeidel Rovner,…
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Jacob Samuel Maragowsky (Zeidel Rovner)
Jacob Samuel Maragowsky, also known as 'Zeidel Rovner,' was born in Radomyshl, Ukraine.…
Naomi Shemer
Naomi Shemer was a prolific singer and composer who built a unified Israeli cultural…
Johanna L. Spector
Born in Libau, Latvia. During WWII she was imprisoned in various concentration camps,…
Bezalel Shulsinger
Born in Uman, also know as 'Bezalel Odesser.' Served as cantor in Odessa for about…