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Leon Blank
… to a busy performing schedule, Blank helped to found the Hebrew Actors Union in 1899. During the 1920’s Blank …
Moshe Nathanson
… Nathanson immigrated to Canada, where he studied Law and Music at McGill University. Mid-degree, Nathanson decided to transfer to the Institute of Musical Art in New York (now the Julliard School of Music). … of Jerusalem,” a weekly WMCA radio program to promote Hebrew culture and song. The first broadcast was released a …
Joel Walbe
… his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and literature to be a foreign influence. Though … Singing of Israel and its Sources: a Contribution to Hebrew Musicology) , which was published as a book in 1975. …
Paul Ben-Haim
… The most prolific of the founding fathers of Israeli music (excluding, perhaps , Marc Lavry ), he wrote over 250 … for audiences. Among his significant works are early Hebrew Lieder, such as Akara , written in a tonal style and … His scholar biography by Jehoash Hirshberg (there are Hebrew and English editions) was the first written about an …
Zalman Zylbercweig
… of Lodz, Poland. His father was Tsvi-Hirsh Zylbercweig, a Hebrew and Yiddish writer. As a young boy, Zalman moved to … when he became involved in the management of a Yiddish and Hebrew theater troupe. It was during this time that … articles, adaptations of novels, and reviews of books, music, and Yiddish theater. In 1922, Zylbercweig began to …
Haim Effendi
… In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime, very few details about the … Maftirim used to perform its ancient repertoire of Ottoman Hebrew music on Sabbath mornings and afternoons at the … four languages: Judeo-Spanish; Turkish; Arabic; and modern Hebrew, along with his command of the religious Hebrew …
Eliakum Zunser
… He was the first badhan to have a rudimentary knowledge of music. By his personal qualities he raised the profession of … with the elite of Vilna, and he was encouraged to study Hebrew literature and history. After his second marriage … becoming his most popular song both in the Yiddish and Hebrew versions. Its theme was the joy of returning to plow …
Joshua (Osias) Abrass
… Abrass’ nickname) and the Bachmanists. For further reading (Hebrew), see: Minkowski, Pinchas. “Misefer Hayyai.” Reshumot … Encyclopedia Judaica ; Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music (Macy Nulman); Jewish Encyclopedia. A biography of …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… Due to the fact that his father founded and directed Hebrew schools in both Warsaw and Moscow, Emanuel's education was grounded in the Hebrew language, the Bible and the fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel Engel and Prof. David Shor. In 1921, …
Joseph Albaradani
… Hannah. Masoret hashira vehapiyut shel yehudey Baghdad (Hebrew) … Liturgical poet (paytan) and cantor in the Great …