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Zalman Zylbercweig
… It was during this time that Zylbercweig helped found the organization: Lodz Yiddish Dramatic Actors (LIDA). … articles, adaptations of novels, and reviews of books, music, and Yiddish theater. In 1922, Zylbercweig began to …
Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… to a Hassidic family in Pultusk, Poland. He was exposed to music as a young child while accompanying his father on … Rabbis of Kutsk and Ger, where Abraham would hear Hassidic music. Although he was considered an Illui in Talmud, … school (1906), which was the first of its kind in Poland; organizing the conference of cantors in Warsaw (1907) with …
Herman Berlinski
… in 1910. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1941. Was known as an organist (which he played in synagogues and on tours) and as … liturgical as well as non-liturgical works (chamber, organ and vocal works). The Herman Berlinsky music collection, which contains writings and compositions …
Miriam Gideon
… in Greeley, Colorado. From an early age, Gideon displayed musical talents and began studying piano. Miriam continued her music studies with her uncle, Henry Gideon, an organ player and the manager of a synagogue choir in Boston. …
Zalman Polak
… Baser Mesobotitza. During this time he was active with the Organization of Yugoslavian Cantors. 1926-1934: Served as … Israel. 1937: Was involved for many years founding the Organization of Cantors in Israel. 1948: Married Margalit … and dictating 'nosachim.' 1960: The Institute of Sacred Music reported in the news regarding his institute for …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… of Adrianpole excelled especially in Hebrew poetry and in music, two fields in which Isaac Eliyahu Navon excelled as … Palestine. He settled in Jerusalem and committed himself to music and poetry. He invested most of his time and fortune … of many writers, some of which are his past colleagues. He organized a group of important young artists and teaches at …
Charles Kensington Salaman
… from an early age. As a composer he wrote works for piano, organ, orchestra and opera, and had a special interest in devotional music for the synagogue. He wrote 124 settings for synagogue … . … English composer and pianist … Composer … Synagogue … Music … Reform … Judaism … Charles Kensington Salaman …
Joseph Papernikoff
… Thanks to his voice, a beautiful alto voice, and his musical hearing, he was accepted at the age of 8 to the … a member of the Hebrew branch of the International Writers' Organization. In 1927, his first book of poems was published …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… and studied their repertoire. He had a good voice and musical hearing, as well as a good memory and perception, … of Histadrut Bney Shalom of the Yemenite youth, in which he organized a choir of eighty girls and boys. The choir met … parents who immigrated to Jerusalem. In Tel Aviv he organized a choir of eighty boys in the Ezrat A h im …
Moses Beregovski
… born in the Ukraine in 1892. He was exposed to liturgical music at an early age through his father who was a teacher … into two main categories: (1) songs created before the organization of a cohesive workers movement and (2) songs created to service the activities of organized revolutionary workers’ movements. In the …