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Aaron Beer
Aaron Beer was born in Bamberg, Bavaria in 1739. He held his first cantorial post at…
Velvel Pasternak
The JMRC mourns the passing of Velvel Pasternak, scholar of Hassidic music and founder…
Ya'akov Orland
Yaacob Orland was born in 1914 in Tetiev, Ukraine, to Eliezer and Batya Orland. In 1919…
Abraham Goldfaden
Abraham Goldfaden, known as the father of the Yiddish theater, was born in Staro…
Samuel Naumbourg
Samuel Naumbourg was born in Dennelohe, Bavaria, groomed from a young age to continue…
Meir Shimon Geshuri
Meir Shimon Geshuri (née Bruckner; April 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli…
Akiva Zimmermann
Akiva Zimmerman was born in 1936 in Tel Aviv. He attended the Shalva Gymnasium,…
Moshe Taube
Born in Cracow, Poland. After the holocaust, he immigrated to Palestine, where he worked…
Avraham Soltes
Avraham Soltes was born on March 3, 1917, in New York City, to parents who recently…
David Aaron de Sola
David Aaron De Sola was descended from a distinguished family of Sephardim, who…