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Michael Lukin
… A research associate, specializing in the traditional culture of Yiddish speakers. His recent publications, … , Yuval , Musik Traditionen , Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Folklore , and Shofar , explore Yiddish folk songs … of Pennsylvania. Michael teaches courses on Jewish musical traditions and folklore, Hasidic musical thought, …
Johanna L. Spector
… States. Spector collected many recordings of different Jewish musical cultures, including music from Iraqi, Persian, Yemenite, and …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… community took notice of Asher Mizrahi’s pleasant voice and musical talents, and he began to earn money working as a … and Sara. During the Balkan War (1912-1913), many young Jewish residents of Jerusalem fled the city or hid in order … Asher Mizrahi assimilated very quickly to Tunisian life and culture, and within a year was able to bring his wife and …
David Beyglman
… Ostrowiec (Kielce province of Poland). Beyglman began his musical education at a young age, studying several … 1940, Begylman along with approximately 230,000 other Jewish residents were deported to the Lodz ghetto in the … concerts and theater shows staged in the House of Culture and in the sports hall of the ghetto’s gymnasium. In …
Yosef Hadar
… Yosef Hadar was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his father Yehiel were … of Latrun and in Operation Hiram, as well as serving as a culture officer and as a singing instructor. His … contribution to Israeli folk song as a composer and as a musical educator. The award was granted to him by the Center …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… the first Nazi death camp of the “final solution of the Jewish question.” Their holy remains were buried in the … Director of Music for Israel's Ministry of Education and Culture. He served as the National Officer-in-Chief of Art … Opera with Tsipora Miron, piano, and was released by the Musical Heritage Society Inc. under the direction of Dr. …
Moshe Wilensky
… returned to Warsaw. In his youth, Wilensky attended the Jewish " Eskela " Gymnasium, which offered Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … the land… His early songs and hymns are embedded in Hebrew culture and are sung to this day." In 1986, he received the …
Moshe Nathanson
… Nathanson decided to transfer to the Institute of Musical Art in New York (now the Julliard School of Music). … of Nathanson’s most important contributions to the field of Jewish music is his compilation of liturgical melodies, … Jerusalem,” a weekly WMCA radio program to promote Hebrew culture and song. The first broadcast was released a month …
Reuben Rinder
… he moved to the United States and pursued his study of Jewish liturgical music. In 1910, Rinder held a cantorial … Rinder was influential in shaping 20th-century Jewish musical culture. Through insights from the Rinder papers and Rose …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… in the Hebrew language, the Bible and the fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel … In 1948, Amiran was appointed officer and instructor of musical activities in the IDF and was co-founder of the IDF …