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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 … New York in 1903, where he spent the last five years of his life involved in promoting the growing culture of Yiddish …
Yizhak Edel
… grandfather. In his grandfather’s house, Edel received a Jewish education, but he was also exposed to music while … grandfather, his parents did not approve of Edel's musical life. After a short period in Rovna, Edel, eager to study … He also became acquainted with the works of the Society for Jewish folk Music which were based mainly in St. Petersburg …
Joseph Achron
… Krein, and Moses Michail Milner, he founded the Society for Jewish Folk Music . Achron's association with these … and performance. He composed more than 80 works in his lifetime, the most noted of which are his violin sonatas and … of Russian and European Jewry. Joseph (Yussl) Achron, Jewish violinist and composer, was born May 1/13, 1886 in …
Nahum Nardi
… 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, … 1949 the U.S. television network NBC aired a show about the life and work of Nardi. During the same year, Nardi composed …
Sholom Secunda
… year he developed something of a mentor relationship with Jewish composer Ernest Bloch with whom he studied … profound influence on Secunda, who continued throughout his life to compose art music that reflected Bloch's style. As … work of that season was 'Mayn yidishe maydle' (My Jewish Girl). That same year, William Rolland opened a …
Gershon Sirota
… Low. Sirota and his choir starred in the grand concert of Jewish music of 1902, performed at the reception for … worldwide for his dizzying vocal improvisation. In his own lifetime, Sirota was awarded with such titles as, “King of the Hazzanim” and the “Jewish Caruso.” It is said that Sirota had a generous …
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… in Italy , he made the decision to incorporate Jewish themes into his piece as a protest against … The Merchant of Venice (1961). In the last years of his life, Castelnuovo-Tedesco worked as a teacher of film music …
Mikhail Gnesin
… they worked to reorganize the activities of the Society for Jewish Folk Music . Unlike other musicians from the Society, … also a prolific composer in his own right, making use of Jewish folk melodies as the thematic base for his works. … books on composition, and a study of Rimsky-Korsakov’s life and work. … Russian composer, teacher & writer … Jewish …
Mordekhai Hershman
… 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 … following video clip includes many visuals of Hershman’s life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF_qcsZXuZQ Online …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… scholar and teacher. After the first few years of Asher’s life, his family moved outside the old city walls and built … 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 …