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Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… 17, 1859. His father, Rabbi Eliyahu Navon, was one of the Jewish intellectuals and public figures in Adrianpole, a … urban centers of the Ottoman Empire in the 1860s: Haskalah (Jewish enlightenment) and Jewish nationalism. Educated Jews … that he had great influence on the formation of the Hebrew folksong (zemer ivri) during its formation. This …
Martha Schlamme
… singer, giving over a thousand concerts. An expert in folksong, Schlamme sang in 12 languages, including Jewish folksongs in Hebrew and Yiddish. Source: … Judaica . … Folksinger and actress … Song … Singer … Jewish … Yiddish … Hebrew … Folksong … Popular … Songs … …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… of Palestine) house. In Palestine, 'Adaki discovered that Jewish Yemenite singing is looked down upon, even by … portion), performed with his choir, and lectured about the Jewish Yemenite folklore. Additionally, 'Adaki worked with … , who transcribed some of the Yemenite songs. The Israeli folksong Ki Tavo'u El Haarets [6] was written by 'Adaki …
Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
… Latvia (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study of Jewish music in Libau where he trained to be a cantor. He … Idelsohn was greatly impacted by the diversity of the Jewish community living in Palestine, and embarked on a … Sephardi, Moroccan, German, Eastern European and Hassidic Jewish communities in Palestine and throughout the …
Eleanor Gordon Mlotek
… to Max Weinreich , co-founder of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (then known as the Yiddish Scientific … Yosl’s death in 2000, Chana went on to publish Yiddish Folksongs from the Ruth Rubin Archive. She was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Milken Archive and The Jewish Theological Seminary in 2003. Source: ' YIVO Mourns …