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Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… the newly established neighborhood of Montefiore, known today as Yamin Moshe. The Mizrahi family made their living by … in a special program in Hebrew, broadcast every Monday. When one of the Monday programs fell on Shavuot, he … In February of 1957, a year after Tunisia gained independence from France, Habib Burgiba, the president of …
Mordekhai Zeira
… while writing 'documentary' songs. Orland replied: 'No. Today it seems that way. While paralleling the songs to the … the passing time is what dictates it. What I mean is that today these songs sound very Zionistic, but back then, they … in 1948, he went to the southern frontier of Israel's independence war, and went from base to base to teach his …
Yosef Hadar
… played by Shabtay Portugaly, a famous piano tuner of the day. After graduating from high school, Hadar volunteered for the 'Notrim' police unit. During the War of Independence he participated in the Battle of Latrun and in … Choir; and Kefar Shemaryahu Choir. Following the War of Independence, Hadar wrote his first song, 'El Ha'ayin,' in …
Moshe Wilensky
… Ben Ezra " and "Miriam Bat Nissim. " During Israel's War of Independence, he composed songs for the Palmah band, "The … hymns are embedded in Hebrew culture and are sung to this day." In 1986, he received the ACUM Prize for Lifetime …
Ram Da-Oz
… in the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) during the War of Independence, he was wounded and lost his eyesight. … role in the musical life of Haifa , where he still lives today. Sources: Encyclopedia Judaica, Grove Music Online. …
Pnina Salzman
… must be declared a pianistic genius. She can already today be counted as one of the five greatest pianists of our … returned from his studies in Paris to fight in the War of Independence and was killed in 1948). Salzman made her New … Carlo Maria Giulini, as the chosen soloist of an eighty-day world tour of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra that …
Israel Adler
… from the military following service in Israel’s War of Independence, he moved to Paris where he studied at the … by Adler, was the 12th century Genizah fragment of 'Obadayah the Proselite,' a manuscript that became the logo of …
Mordechai Breuer
… to Jerusalem from Berlin. From that year until the War of Independence he studied external studies at the University … due to the British leaving the country and the War of Independence. Because his father, who died in 1946, was the … family home, the hymns occupied a central place on Saturdays and holidays. In Israel, Breuer taught the history of …
Pillar of fire: a television history of Israel’s rebirth: VII. A nation reborn (1947-1948)
… Orchestra (IPO) … Palestine Symphony Orchestra (PSO) … Independence Day … Yom Ha'atzma'ut … Levy, Shem-Tov … Pillar of fire: a …
Prayer for the state
… State of Israel” heard on “Kol Israel” (Israel Radio) on Independence Day of 1950 at the Yeshurun Synagogue in downtown Jerusalem. … in synagogues in Israel and abroad on Sabbaths, holidays, Independence Day and Jerusalem Day in lieu of the old prayer …