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Karel Reiner
… Czech territories issued a ban on public performances by Jewish musicians. From 1939 until 1943, Reiner worked for the Jewish Community office in Prague, organizing musical …
Yankele Hershkowitz (Herszkowicz)
… from Vienna . Hershkowitz was one of the only street musicians that earned enough money to survive. The Lodz … he became active in the cultural affairs of the city’s Jewish community. Hershkowitz was deeply saddened by the …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… the first Nazi death camp of the “final solution of the Jewish question.” Their holy remains were buried in the … most horrible crime of crimes. After his discharge from the Jewish Brigade of the British Army, where Issachar Miron … Directory U.S.A., The New Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, etc. Written by Issachar Miron-Michrovsky … …
Moshe Wilensky
… returned to Warsaw. In his youth, Wilensky attended the Jewish " Eskela " Gymnasium, which offered Hebrew … stage. He also composed music for films produced by the Jewish National Fund ('Hakeren Hakayemet') and for "Yomani … States with Damari and Goland, achieving notable success in Jewish communities. In 1950, Wilensky began a program on Kol …
Nahum Heiman
… says that the families of Heiman, Asaf and Yedoton were the musicians of the first and second temple.' Nahum Heiman … subscribed to the Academy of Cinema. There he worked in the Jewish Agency. After a few years, Heiman met with a Swiss …
Uzi Hitman
… visits to Israel. In addition, he composed many lyrics for musicians in the Mizrahi music genre, wrote children's songs …
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 … with Birbis, Walbe continued to study with famous Israeli musicians, such as the composer Erich Walter Sternberg , who …
Mickey Katz
… an American musician and comedian who specialized in Jewish humor. Katz is most well known for his parodies, but … in the middle of the song. His songs often lampooned both Jewish and American culture. His songs have been compiled … Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, and Brisses . Katz played with many musicians throughout the years like Ray Musiker and more. …
Joseph Moskowitz
… century. He was a descendant of a family of klezmer musicians and was among the most well-known American … his time. He had a wide repertoire which included not only Jewish music but also Romanian, classical, and ragtime …
Abramo Dall' Arpa
… dall'Arpa family from Mantua, whose members were known as musicians and especially as harpists, hence the family name. … moneylender Abraham Levi, a prominent member of the Mantuan Jewish community. In 1542 he participated in a dramatic …