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Sholom Secunda
… witnessed numerous violent attacks against members of their community. In 1903, the Secunda's eldest son Velvel escaped … year he developed something of a mentor relationship with Jewish composer Ernest Bloch with whom he studied … work of that season was 'Mayn yidishe maydle' (My Jewish Girl). That same year, William Rolland opened a …
Mordekhai Hershman
… he released him from duty so that he could return to his community in Vilnus (for an alternative version of these … in New York City at Tomashevsky’s Theatre appeared in The Jewish Daily News of February 20, 1920. The enthusiastic … by Tchaikovsky.” Echoes of his appearances dotted the Jewish press that did not spare any superlatives. On …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… by renting the use of their wooden oven to members of the community to do their cooking and baking. Residents of the … and Sara. During the Balkan War (1912-1913), many young Jewish residents of Jerusalem fled the city or hid in order … on a cargo boat exporting oranges to Malta . The small Jewish community of Malta wasn’t able to utilize the …
David Abikzer
… the United States and served as Hazzan for the Cedarhurst community for 44 years. While living in the United States, … 'Cantor Abikzer Says Goodbye to the Temple of Cedarhurst.' Jewish Image . September 10, 2008. URL: … The Jewish Heritage Society of the Five Towns. Jewish …
Eliezer S. Abinun
… in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1912. He began his studies at the Jewish seminary in Sarajevo, where his father, though not a … 16th century. With its vigorous cultural life and vibrant Jewish press, it eventually flourished as a center of Jewish learning, and a place in which the Jewish community lived in harmony with its neighbors. The Abinun …
David Roitman
… (1912-1917) and achieved great esteem both in the local Jewish community and across Europe. In 1923 he immigrated to the US …
Edward Stark
… in the early 1860’s. The Stark family settled in the German-Jewish community concentrated in the 'East 50’s' of New York City , …
Joseph Shlisky
… the British capital. At the turn of the 20th century, the Jewish community in Toronto grew, synagogues flourished, and … in the heart of The Ward, the city’s bustling, growing Jewish district. As a soloist in the cantor’s choir, Shlisky …
Frederick Piket
… as an organist and as music director of the White Plains Jewish Community center in the early 1950’s. Subsequently, Piket … style. … Composer of synagogue music … Composer … Jewish … Synagogue … Music … Frederick Piket …
Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… synagogue. This discovery sparked Schul's interest in Jewish musical themes, which he began to incorporate into … entrusted to Schul by the authorities at the offices of the Jewish community in Prague . Schul was deported to Terezín on …