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Joseph Roman Cycowski
… born into a Hasidic family in Lodz, Cycowski's early musical training came as a choirboy (meshorer). He moved to … interview with Josef (Roman) Cycowski " detailing his life, in Milken Archive. … Member of the vocal sextet the …
Joel Walbe
… Jewish merchant and a Gabbai. He kept a secluded Jewish life, and he wished for his sons to continue his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and … a foreign influence. Though Joel's mother did encourage his musical curiosity, he was forced to cultivate his musical …
Reuben Rinder
… Rinder was influential in shaping 20th-century Jewish musical culture. Through insights from the Rinder papers … Berkeley), this paper connects Rinder’s approach to Jewish musical leadership with the global yearnings of the San … innovation based on the conception of Jewish communal life as a platform for commissioning new works, building …
Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… Haikel Janowsky, who would become a central figure in his musical development. Under Janowsky’s influence, he learned … harmony. His teaching would later culminate in his book of musical theory, Torat Hazimrah Haklalit (1902). His other … poems (including Japanese poems). In the last years of his life, Birnbaum tried to establish another newspaper, but the …
Ram Da-Oz
… Israeli folksongs. He plays an important role in the musical life of Haifa , where he still lives today. Sources: …
Jacob Blanes
… Synagogue of Amsterdam see Israel Adler's monograph, Musical Life and Traditions of the Portuguese Jewish Community of …
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… an itinerant Eastern European cantor, and maintained this lifestyle throughout nearly all of his career. He is most … throughout Eastern Europe. Because of the exceptional musical and emotional power of his singing, he attained a … Salomon was one of the earliest synagogue cantors whose musical compositions are extant today, and the earliest …
Yitzhak Graziani
… Yitzhak Graziani was born in Russe , Bulgaria . His musical path began in grade-school, as he participated in … Graziani remained strongly associated with throughout his lifetime. From 1950 to 1952 he served his compulsory service … Orchestra, but also proceeded to conduct and direct many musical projects, among them: the Zadikof choir, which he …
Rahamim Amar
… his release from the army, he began to specialize in other musical instruments. He especially loved plucked string … the violin, with which he played and composed his whole life. Amar has a unique compositional style. His style was … at events and celebrations until his last days. During his musical career, Rahamim Amar composed about 300 songs, …
Marcus Hast
… Resources The Jewish Encyclopedia offers a review of Hast's life while he was still alive based on contemporary …