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Karel Reiner
… 27, 1910 in Žatec (Western Bohemia). Reiner studied law and musicology at the Charles University in Prague, and … a talented pianist, dedicated to propagating contemporary music throughout Europe. Reiner concertized regularly and … the Bagpiper , by Josef Kajetán Tyl. Perhaps the most popular production with Reiner’s incidental music was the …
Shmerke Kaczerginski
… – the majority of those still known. Despite the enduring popularity of many of his own works, and the importance of … composed songs during the war, many of which became popular, including Friling ('Springtime'), about his … for Jewish Research website ' Shmerke Kaczerginski ' in Music during the Holocaust website. Other sources: Werb, …
Yankele Hershkowitz (Herszkowicz)
… Yankele Hershkowitz, a tailor by trade, was a popular street performer in the Lodz ghetto. He composed and … is known about Yankele Hershkowitz’s personal life, his musical contribution to the cultural life of the Lodz ghetto … ghetto’s Elder (Judenälteste). Hershkowitz composed another popular song about Chaim Rumkowiski entitled, “Long live …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… by Ascap Today as, 'a major force in today's liturgical music.' Issachar Miron has made a name for himself … Society Inc. under the direction of Dr. Michael Naida. His popular compositions, songs, film and video scores, … 'Tzena Tzena' in the British Army and it was initially popularized by The Weavers with Pete Seeger on banjo, …
Moshe Wilensky
… Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … the "Achva" record company, selected Wilensky to arrange 30 popular songs of the time, sung by Yosef Goland. These … of the record company Hed Artzi , which published the most popular Israeli records. Around this time, he began working …
Henech Kon
… A composer of musical theatre, Henech Kon was an important member of the … thriving inter-war Polish-Jewish cultural scene. He wrote popular songs, and participated in a wide variety of … W. Levin, ' Henoch Kon' at the Milken Archive of Jewish Music website. 'Henoch Kon' at T he Music and the Holocaust …
Ehud Manor
… First Channel', is a virtuoso translator of theater and musical plays. He has instilled in our bloodstream dozens of … songs he sang in youth movements he listened to American music on records he received from his uncle from the USA, so … caught up in foreign radio stations that played American popular music, like songs from the 1920s and 1930s by people …
Uzi Hitman
… to Hitman, his father had a great influence on his musical path, and he used to play recordings of his father's … whenever he had visitors. In addition to the cantorial music played in his childhood home, Hitman’s parents … such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, as well as popular European singers of the 50s and 60s such as Enrico …
Joseph Roman Cycowski
… Cycowski was a singer of opera and popular music in Europe, and a cantor in the United States. Cycowski … to Germany in 1921 to become an opera singer and joined the popular vocal sextet, the Comedian Harmonists in 1927. He …
Sigmund Mogulesko
… Bucharest, Rumania in order to study at the Conservatory of Music. After completing his studies at the Conservatory, … Mogulesko by Goldfaden, which later became one of the most popular roles in Yiddish theater. In 1880 Mogulesko formed a … presentation of Siberia (1892). Mogulesko also wrote the music for M.H. Hurwitz' The Sacrifice and for Jacob …