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Eitan Avitzur
… Born in Jerusalem, 1941. Avitzur started his musical career as a conductor of high school ensembles and … orchestra has achieved a very important role in Israel's musical life, performing educational youth concerts, world premiers …
Dudu Barak
… most of my known songs). These deal with every aspect of life, from love and hate to the holocaust.' Another aspect … of Dudu Barak are Hebrew lyrics written in a variety of musical styles. He writes mostly Hebrew lyrics to …
Abraham Moshe Bernstein
… A prolific composer who published both liturgical works and musical settings for Hebrew and Yiddish songs. Published … melodies (1927). Two comprehensive biographies covering the life and works of Abraham Moshe Bernstein can be found here …
David Beyglman
… Ostrowiec (Kielce province of Poland). Beyglman began his musical education at a young age, studying several … continued in the early years of the war and of ghetto life, and new forms of musical and theatrical expression were adapted to the harsh …
Lazare Saminsky
… cantillations, prayer chants, melodies, and other sacred musical traditions of the Georgian and Persian Jews in … in the U.S. He settled in New York in 1924, and became the musical director of the reform congregation of Temple Emanu-El, where he worked until the end of his life. In this office, he played a crucial role in the …
Gideon Klein
… in 1944, Klein remained one of the core figures in the musical life of the ghetto. Although basic resources such as … Klein immediately recognized the potential to continue musical activity despite the hardships of imprisonment and …
Hans Krása
… 10, 1942 and quickly became one of the key figures in the musical life of the camp. Krása’s most important musical contribution by far was his children’s opera …
Mordekhai Zeira
… Life Mordekhai Zeira was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a handful of piano …
Yosef Hadar
… Yosef Hadar was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his father Yehiel were … In 1990, Hadar won the ACUM 'Golden Feather' award for Lifetime Achievment. In 1998, he won the title, 'Yakir Hair' … contribution to Israeli folk song as a composer and as a musical educator. The award was granted to him by the Center …
Pavel Haas
… . [2] Lubomír Peduzzi, Ibid. … Composer, active in the musical life of Theresienstadt (Terezín) … Pavel Haas …