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Naomi Shemer
Naomi Shemer was a prolific singer and composer who built a unified Israeli cultural…
Abraham Moshe Bernstein
Born in Shatsk (today Ukraine). Officiated as cantor in Vilna for thirty years (1893-…
Dudu Barak
Dudu Barak is a writer of Israeli folk songs. He was born in Jerusalem in 1948 and grew…
Velvel Pasternak
The JMRC mourns the passing of Velvel Pasternak, scholar of Hassidic music and founder…
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach was born in Cologne to father Isaac Offenbach, a local music teacher…
Isaac Offenbach
Isaac Offenbach, born Isaac Juda Eberst, was born in Offenbach near Frankfurt. He left…
Eliezer S. Abinun
The Rev Eliezer Abinun Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1912. He began his studies at the…
Alter Yehiel Karniol
Alter Karniol was born in Dzialoszyce, a small province in Poland. He studied under…
Israel Meyer Japhet
Israel Meyer Japhet was born in Kassel, Germany. In 1853 he began working as choir…
Jacob Beimel
Born in Parichi, Belarus. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1915. Worked as cantor and conductor…