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James Loeffler
… Ph.D. Columbia University, (2006), Dissertation: 'The Most Musical Nation: Jews, Culture and Nationalism in the Late … (1996); Founding Director, Vice-academic co-chair, Jewish Music Forum of the American Society for Jewish Music (New York); Research Director, Pro Musica Hebraica …
Samuel Adler
… Massachusetts. There the young Samuel Adler displayed his musical talents at an early age. He became his father’s … studied conducting with Serge Koussevitzky at the Berkshire Music Center. Following his discharge from the United States Army, he was appointed music director of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, a position he …
Max Brod
… Also supported couleurlocale. In his book about Israeli music (in German) titled Die Musik Israels (1951), he coined … Seter Online biography of Brod with special emphasis on his musical activities, can be found here . Published Biography: …
Francis Lyon Cohen
… Jewish liturgy. Cohen also had a great interest in Jewish music, and supplemented his studies with courses in the Arts … Army. His passion for the development of Jewish liturgical music was steady throughout his life. Cohen edited several collections of Jewish music, including A Handbook of Synagogue Music for …
Nissan Cohen-Melamed
… Already at a young age Melamed showed interest in music. He used to visit the various synagogues in his area … at last performed as a soloist. His father encouraged his musical interests, making him memorize the weekly Parasha. … in 'Tzeirei Paras' synagogue. In addition to these early musical experiences, Melamed sang as a child in the choirs …
Joseph Dorfman
… at the Odessa Academy (1958-1965), and later studied Musicology and Composition at the Gnessin Musical Institute in Moscow (1967-1971), receiving his PhD … Israel he was immediately appointed a lecturer at the Rubin Music Academy of Tel Aviv, and he later lead the institution …
Marsha Bryan Edelman
… Dr. Marsha Bryan Edelman is professor emerita of music and education at Gratz College. A graduate of Columbia … Theological Seminary of America, she holds degrees in music, Jewish music education, Jewish music and Jewish studies. Her book “ …
Judith Kaplan Eisenstein
… American author, musicologist and composer. Born in New York , U.S.A. … both of these two institutions. Published studies in Jewish music, Jewish songbooks, and her own compositions. A … Ira Eisenstein, a close associate of R. Kaplan, Judith's musical activities were intimately connected to this modern …
Herbert Fromm
… Composer of synagogue music See article on Fromm: … … Composer of synagogue music … Herbert Fromm …
Artur Holde
… his career in Frankfurt , as a synagogue conductor and a music critic. In 1937, he imigrated to the U.S. and settled … in New York . There he worked as a choirmaster and as a music critic. His important publication is: Jews in Music: From the Age of Enlightenment to the Mid-Twentieth …