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Sigmund Schlesinger
Sigmund Schlesinger was one of the most influential figures among the group of mid- to…
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David Nowakowsky
David Nowakowsky was born in Malin, Russia near Kiev. Nowakowsky left home at an early…
Uri Aharon
Composer, researcher, author of two books and many articles in music, plays classical,…
Kurt Weill
Kurt Julian Weill was born in Dessau, Germany in 1900. His father was a cantor and his…
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents of Lithuanian Jewish descent…
Paul Dessau
Born in Hamburg, Germany. Immigrated from Germany in 1933 and returned in 1948 (to East…
Erich Walter Sternberg
Erich Walter Sternberg (Berlin, 1891 – Tel-Aviv 1974, immigrated in 1932) was the first…
Abraham Goldfaden
Abraham Goldfaden, known as the father of the Yiddish theater, was born in Staro…
Theodor Bikel
Born in Vienna, Austria and immigrated to Palestine with his parents at age 13. Studied…
Albert Elias
Elias was a virtuoso nay player, composer and instrument maker. In Baghdad Elias studied…