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Boris Thomashefsky
… Boris Thomashefsky, son of Yiddish actor and playwright Pincas Thomashefsky, was born in Tarasche, a … with Thomashefsky’s help, produced Abraham Goldfadn’s play “The Witch” at Turn Hall on August 18, 1882. This … promoting Jacob Gordin and Leon Kobrin's literary Yiddish plays, when other theater producers shied away. Secondly, …
Hans Krása
… on a number of projects. In 1935, Hoffmeister’s stage play Mládí ve hře (Youth in the Game), premiered at the … Stage) in Prague . Krása’s Anna Song from Hoffmeister’s play was particularly well received, and was performed as a …
Emanuel Zamir
… war of 1948. There he created groups of singers and players, and founded a small orchestra, that was later … singers, with Gil Aldema on the Accordion. Their recordings played an active role in the development of the Israeli folk … In these words he referred to foreign songs that were played on the radio, and were mainly sold on records. In …
Egon Ledeč
… in 1939. Ledeč was an active soloist and chamber music player in Terezín. He formed the first chamber ensemble in …
Mordekhai Zeira
… that he went to with his mother, and through his sister's playing. He was also exposed to Jewish melodies, while … which he wrote both lyrics and music, was composed for a play that was performed at a party of this group. In 1929 … integral part of the Hebrew folksong . Many of their songs played a documentary role in the history of the Hebrew …
Yosef Hadar
… which consisted of violins, mandolins and a solo harmonica played by Shabtay Portugaly, a famous piano tuner of the … , Paul Ben-Haim and Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra violin player Shlomo Bor. Hadar returned to Ohel Shem High School …
Karel Reiner
… and the musical background for a gala production of the play Švanda, the Bagpiper , by Josef Kajetán Tyl. Perhaps … popular production with Reiner’s incidental music was the play Esther, dramatized by E.F. Burian, the director of the …
Shmerke Kaczerginski
Born in Vilna to a poor family and educated at that city’s Talmud Torah, Shmerke…
Leyb Rozental
… Baltic Sea near Könisburg in January 1945. … Songwriter & playwright in the Vilna Ghetto … Composers … Composer … Songwriter … Playwright … Vilna … Ghetto … Chayele … Leyb Rozental …
Nurit Hirsh
… (Artillery division) Band as a Clarinet and as an Accordion player. Hirsh graduated with a degree in Piano from the … Azulai' and 'Me'ahorey Hasoragim.' She composed music for plays as well. One example is 'Salah Shabati,' which played in 'Habima' Theater. Hirsh composed for several TV …