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Avraham Soltes
Avraham Soltes was born on March 3, 1917, in New York City, to parents who recently…
Boaz Tarsi
Boaz Tarsi is a composer, theorist, and a singer. His compositions for…
Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
Idelsohn was born in Filsberg, Latvia (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study…
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern was born on January 27, 1885 in New York City to parents Fanny and Henry…
Elio Piattelli
Biography by Pasquale Troia
Choirmaster of the Tempio Maggiore (Great Synagogue) in…
Sholom Secunda
Sholom Secunda was born on August 23, 1894 in Alexandria, a small town in the Kherson…
Samuel Rosenblatt
Samuel Rosenblatt is the son of the famous ḥazzan Josef (Yossele) Rosenblatt. He was…
Meir Shimon Geshuri
Meir Shimon Geshuri (née Bruckner; April 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli…
Mordekhai Zeira
Life
Mordekhai Zeira was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a…
Contemporary American Jewish Music
Contemporary American Jewish Music Chair: Ruth HaCohen Joel E. Rubin, Department of…