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David Aaron de Sola
… in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Biographies: see Jewish Encyclopedia website. 'David de Aaron de Sola' in … RICHARD D. “Haham Meldola and Hazan de Sola.” Transactions (Jewish Historical Society of England) 21 (1962): 1–38. De … de Sola : late senior minister of the Portuguese Jewish community in London. Philadelphia: W.H. Jones, Printers. …
Avraham Soltes
… commerce, and from 1969 to 1974, he was vice president for community affairs of the Glen Alden Corporation , which in … many cultural and educational activities that interpreted Jewish art, music, and literature. He was chairman of the National Jewish Music Council from 1963 to 1969 and a member of the …
Efraim Yaakov
… origin. He did much to preserve the heritage of the community of Hogeriya, documenting, recording, and … not only for research doing but also for actions within his community. This is how he rotated between synagogues in …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli researcher of Jewish music with emphasis on the study of Hassidic music … as a scholar is still a major gap in the historiography of Jewish music. Born in Myslowitz, Upper Silesia, then part of … to remove from the sanctuary of Hebrew culture the “community of the exiled ones” with its mixture of [music …
Darius Milhaud
… most influential composers of the 20th century. Born to a Jewish family in Marseilles and raised in Aix-en-Provence , … into his works. He also explored the music of the Jewish community in Comtat Venaissin, reflecting his own …
Abraham Goldfaden
… father took advantage of a new law mandating that Jewish students attending public school would be except from … he began publishing a satirical journal, Yisrolec for the Jewish community living there. The journal was in circulation for …
Yizhak Edel
… grandfather. In his grandfather’s house, Edel received a Jewish education, but he was also exposed to music while … He also became acquainted with the works of the Society for Jewish folk Music which were based mainly in St. Petersburg … exposed the works of Jewish composers to Warsaw 's Jewish community. In 1929, Edel immigrated to Palestine and settled …
Gustav Mahler
… Czech Republic) surrounded by a flourishing German-speaking Jewish community. Mahler's formal musical education began in 1875 …
Arno Nadel
… Arno Nadel was born in Vilna, Lithuania and began his Jewish musical education in Koenigsberg under cantor Eduard … a private cantorial student. In 1895 Nadel enrolled in the Jewish Teacher’s Institute in Berlin, and upon graduation … of Jewish music, and in 1923 was commissioned by the Jewish community of Berlin to compile an anthology of Synagogue …
Nahum Nardi
… his uncle Dudu 'Noyhem,' who was the court rabbi of the community. He began his piano studies at age seven, further … on tour in Europe. During that tour, while visiting the Jewish Community center in Berlin, Nardi met the Yemenite … Na'ama (1931-1989), and they began a joint concert tour of Jewish communities in Poland, Germany, Latvia, Belgium, …