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Herman Svet
Gershon (Herman) Svet was born January 1, 1893, in Shpole (Kiev province of the…
Simeon Bar-Isaac
Born in Mainz, Germany. An important scholar of his time. As a paytan he composed…
Marcus Hast
Born in Praga (near Warsaw). After serving as a cantor in Poland and Germany, he moved…
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
Kashtan (Shlomoh ben Shimshon, or Salomon, the son of Samson), aka Salomon Weintraub…
Yankele Hershkowitz (Herszkowicz)
Yankele Hershkowitz, a tailor by trade, was a popular street performer in the Lodz…
Eliezer S. Abinun
The Rev Eliezer Abinun Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1912. He began his studies at the…
Kurt Weill
Kurt Julian Weill was born in Dessau, Germany in 1900. His father was a cantor and his…
Sigmund Schlesinger
Sigmund Schlesinger was one of the most influential figures among the group of mid- to…
Else Lasker-Schüler
Else Lasker-Schüler was a German-Jewish poet and playwright famous for her bohemian …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
Meir Shimon Geshuri (née Bruckner; April 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli…