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Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… he learned general music theory, but continued to sing in a Jewish choir. In Lodz, Birnbaum studied to become a shohet … a cantors’ union in Poland; publishing articles on Jewish music in 'Hazfirah' and 'Haolam' newspapers; and … poems (including Japanese poems). In the last years of his life, Birnbaum tried to establish another newspaper, but the …
Shlomo Carlebach
… career. Carlebach is considered by many to be the foremost Jewish religious songwriter. He recorded over 25 albums, … here . Full biography: Brandwein, M. Reb Shlomele: the life and world of Shlomo Carlebach. Jerusalem : M. H. … … Song … Carlibach, Carlebach, Shlomo … Songwriter … Jewish … Songs … United States … Carlebach … Shlomo Carlebach …
Ram Da-Oz
… folksongs. He plays an important role in the musical life of Haifa , where he still lives today. Sources: …
Jacob Blanes
… of Amsterdam see Israel Adler's monograph, Musical Life and Traditions of the Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam in the XVIIIth Century . … …
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… an itinerant Eastern European cantor, and maintained this lifestyle throughout nearly all of his career. He is most closely associated with the Jewish community of Dubno (today in western Ukraine), but … assistant singers (m’shor’rim) to sing and lead services in Jewish communities throughout Eastern Europe. Because of the …
Deborah Lynn "Debbie" Friedman
… Deborah Lynn Friedman was an American Jewish singer-songwriter, whose compositions played an … shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. Friedman’s compositional … youth first brought her music into the mainstream of Jewish life and into their synagogues, where many worshippers were …
Rahamim Amar
… the violin, with which he played and composed his whole life. Amar has a unique compositional style. His style was … villages to play at events and celebrations. Through his life, Amar conducted Jerusalem choirs that performed his own … at the piyut site (Hebrew). See also an article about his life (Hebrew): רחמים עמאר המלחין והיוצר . … Israeli …
Marcus Hast
… from 1878 which he edited in collaboration with the Polish Jewish composer Micha l (Michel) Bergson (1820-1898) , … renowned philosopher Henry Bergson. Online Resources The Jewish Encyclopedia offers a review of Hast's life while he was still alive based on contemporary …
Hanoch Jacoby
… to Palestine in 1934. Took part in Israel's musical life as a violinist in the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra …
Salah El Kuweiti
… Iraqi style. He was very important to Baghdadi musical life – headed the Iraqi broadcasting channel ensemble and … in Israel. As part of a growing interest in Arab and Jewish-Arab music in Israel, an album of Daoud and Salah … Tassa tells the story of the al-Kuwaitis ' From Israel, a Jewish Singer with Arab Roots Revives the Music of His …