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Yedidyah Admon
Yedidya Admon was born in Yekaterinoslav, Ukraine in 1894. He emigrated to Palestine…
Nikolai Kaufman
Musicologist, folklorist and composer Nikolay (or Nikolaï) Yankov Kaufman (or Kauffman,…
Edward Stark
Edward Stark was born in 1856 in Hohenems, Austria to father Josef Stark, a local cantor…
Albert Elias
Elias was a virtuoso nay player, composer and instrument maker. In Baghdad Elias studied…
Theodor Bikel
Born in Vienna, Austria and immigrated to Palestine with his parents at age 13. Studied…
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David Nowakowsky
David Nowakowsky was born in Malin, Russia near Kiev. Nowakowsky left home at an early…
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Fritz Rikko
Fritz Rikko was a musicologist and conductor who was an authority on music of the…
Meir Shimon Geshuri
Meir Shimon Geshuri (née Bruckner; April 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli…
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Joseph Yasser
Jewish music researcher & collector. Born in Lodz, Poland. Studied in Moscow, and…
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Esther R. Warkov
Esther Warkov's seminal contributions to the study of Arab music and Arab-Jewish…