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Nahum Heiman
… the ears of thousands of Israeli singing fans. The Israeli folk song (Zemer Ivri) is the soul of our life in this … has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan calls Nahum … the student of the composer Matitiyahu Shalem and the dancer Tirza Hodes. He began playing in Hodes's folk dancing …
Ehud Manor
… First Channel', is a virtuoso translator of theater and musical plays. He has instilled in our bloodstream dozens of … Manor was a member of the working youth movement and he danced folk dances. He was 15 when his father died. Along with the …
Joel Walbe
… his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and … with music arrived when he joined a mandolin and balalaika folk music band. This restrictive environment, together with … settling Zionists in Palestine . He composed Horas (Israeli dance) like 'Hora Medura,' with words by Natan Alterman, …
Mark Isakovich Rabinovich
… of the Russian Empire; now Brusilov, Ukraine). He studied music under the guidance of his grandfather, the klezmer violinist and composer … 1937-1938 he was the head of the State Ensemble of Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian SSR. The ensemble performed on …
Yinam Leef
… A selection from his biography on the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance website: 'President of the Jerusalem Academy of Music … sessions of the Composers Conference in Vermont, Yale at Norfolk and Tanglewood. Leef's catalogue ranges from small, …
Karel Salmon
… He immigrated to Palestine in 1933, and was the first musical director of the Palestine Broadcasting Service … Salmon also taught at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. His works include orchestral and chamber music, … style with near-Eastern, Mediterranean, and Jewish folklore. Salmon often used themes related to Judaism in his …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… and studied their repertoire. He had a good voice and musical hearing, as well as a good memory and perception, … and a man I knew from Asmara, who was a professional dancer, encouraged me with his dance. To the surprise of all … with his choir, and lectured about the Jewish Yemenite folklore. Additionally, 'Adaki worked with the musician …
Abraham Eilam-Amzallag
… Aliyah. He studied at the Tel Aviv Teachers' College of Music and the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. He studied … ("Bakkashot") Among Morocco Jews", under the guidance of Professor Amnon Shiloah and received a doctorate in … at the University of Haifa. He lectures in the fields of folklore and musicology at universities in Israel. …
A hassidic ritual dance: the "mitsve tants" in Jerusalemite weddings
… … 57 … 2 … 164-224 … Jerusalem … Jewish Music Research Centre, Magnes Press … Yuval; Studies of the … Research Centre … … 1994 … Israel … Wedding … Customs … Dance … Folklore … Hasidim … Hasidism … Marriage … Society … …
Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World
… 'Klezmer' is a Yiddish word for professional folk instrumentalist-the flutist, fiddler, and bass player that made brides weep and guests dance at weddings throughout Jewish eastern Europe before … Stalin, and lost out to assimilation in America. Klezmer music is now experiencing a tremendous new spurt of interest …