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Leon Blank

Leon Blank was born in Lithuania in 1867. When Blank was just a boy, his family moved to…

… Conductor, arranger, and composer of Yiddish music. Born in Yelisavetgrad in Russia. In 1891, immigrated … Founded and conducted the Poale Tsion Choir, the first Jewish secular choir in America. Collected over 300 Jewish folk songs, some of which he arranged for his choir. …

Max Leibowitz

Max Leibowitz was born in Iași, Romania and in September 1905 he emigrated to the …

Anshel Schorr

… Mayn yidishe meydele . The operetta Shir Hashirim , with music composed by Joseph Rumshinsky, was premiered at the … Secunda’s 1927 musical comedy Zayn yidishe meydl (His Jewish Girl). The play premiered at Schorr’s own Liberty … Mayn yidishe meydele , visit the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music website and peruse their exhibit entitled, “ …

Moshe Nathanson

… Nathanson immigrated to Canada, where he studied Law and Music at McGill University. Mid-degree, Nathanson decided to … of Nathanson’s most important contributions to the field of Jewish music is his compilation of liturgical melodies, … Nathanson was involved in a number of projects to promote Jewish and Palestinian folk music. For example, Nathanson …

Richard Rodgers

… Richard Charles Rodgers was an American-Jewish composer, known largely for his work in musical theater. He was one of the most significant American … Press, 1998. Rodgers' discography is available here. … Jewish American musical theater & film score composer … 0 … …

Jennie Goldstein

… performers, produced as part of Joel Rubin and Rita Ottens' Jewish Music Series for Wergo. Click here for Goldstein's extensive biography on the Jewish Women's Archive website. Photo courtesy of the …

Joel Walbe

… Ukraine ). As a boy, his education was standard for wealthy Jewish families in Russia. He first studied Torah in the … teachers. Shalom Walbe, Joel's father, was a wealthy Jewish merchant and a Gabbai. He kept a secluded Jewish … his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and …

Paul Ben-Haim

… The most prolific of the founding fathers of Israeli music (excluding, perhaps, Marc Lavry), he wrote over 250 … his colleague Peter Gradenwitz (his publisher, well-known musicologist). Among Ben-Haim’s other notable works are his …