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Joseph Shlisky
… a means of support. Shlisky never heard a note of Western music until his rise, but joined the Toronto Waves … and left it after a short time. He never thought about a musical career until, one day, he was singing at his sewing … appeared regularly on the radio, and in at least one major film—along with Rosenblatt, David Roitman, Joseph Shapiro, …
Moishe Oysher
… to act periodically. His best known roles were in the films The Cantor's Son (1937), The Singing Blacksmith … made numerous recordings of both secular and liturgical music, collaborating on several occasions with Yiddish music … New York at the age of 51. … Cantor, Yiddish theater & film actor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
Karel Reiner
… 27, 1910 in Žatec (Western Bohemia). Reiner studied law and musicology at the Charles University in Prague, and … a talented pianist, dedicated to propagating contemporary music throughout Europe. Reiner concertized regularly and … compose symphonic and chamber works, and began to dabble in film music writing. Reiner died in Prague on October 17, …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… by Ascap Today as, 'a major force in today's liturgical music.' Issachar Miron has made a name for himself … of Dr. Michael Naida. His popular compositions, songs, film and video scores, signature tunes, and instrumental … multiple Gold and Silver Medals of the International Film and Television Festivals of New York . Robert Sherman …
Moshe Wilensky
… Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … Gamlielit on the Hametate stage. He also composed music for films produced by the Jewish National Fund ('Hakeren … Eres Negbi " ("Negev Lullaby"). Wilensky also composed for films like " Amud Haesh" ("The Pillar of Fire") and "Dan and …
Richard Newman
… and received a master's degree from the Vienna Academy of Music. In 1937 he emigrated with his family to the United … Army and Fought in Europe. After the war, he directed the musical education program for the allied forces in the … Later, as a composer, he collaborated with the UN Film Department. In the 1950s and 1960s he conducted the …
Nahum Heiman
… has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan calls Nahum … says that the families of Heiman, Asaf and Yedoton were the musicians of the first and second temple.' Nahum Heiman … day, Ze'ev Havatzelet (Poet, folk dance choreographer and film director) asked Heiman to go to Kibbutz Geva to check …
Ehud Manor
… First Channel', is a virtuoso translator of theater and musical plays. He has instilled in our bloodstream dozens of … songs he sang in youth movements he listened to American music on records he received from his uncle from the USA, so … website. … Lyricist. Wrote for singers, bands, television, film and theater … Lyricist … Shirei Eretz Israel … Theater …
Jo Amar
… In the early 1960’s, Jo Amar was a Mizrahi music star. He combined ‘paytanut’ and poetry to create … he had written. Addiitonally, he completed a documentary film about his life, and during the filming collaborated with Avihu Medina to perform a special …
Leon Blank
… he was offered roles in Broadway plays and Hollywood films, but Blank preferred to remain on the Yiddish theater …