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Nahum Nardi
… in 1922. Following his graduation, Nardi began performing across Europe, playing classical repertoire in his concerts. … Records, also embarking on a tour in the U.S. sponsored by the company. Following their return to Palestine, … singers, most of them of Yemenite origin. Gradually he retired from the concert hall. Also, according to Yerimi, due to …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… moved outside the old city walls and built a new home across from the Sephardic Synagogue in the newly established … ud musician. He also supported himself by selling embroidered “taligas,” or prayer shawl pouches, and ornamented … that performed in Jerusalem . He was known and admired even by Arabs in their cities and in small towns, and …
David Roitman
… great esteem both in the local Jewish community and across Europe. In 1923 he immigrated to the US and settled in … Encyclopaedia Judaica . Eds. Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik. Vol. 17. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference …
Joseph Shlisky
… who brought him to Toronto. But, in interviews, Shlisky offered only that upon his arrival in Toronto, he was part of … Shlisky was paid a pittance. Shlisky was homesick and suffered some difficulties of adjustment. Shlisky hadn’t spoken a … 145), and Haben yakir li (My Darling Son). Distributed across the Jewish world, the records increased Shlisky’s …
Emanuel Zamir
… acquainted with sheep breeding, a theme which later appeared in several of his songs. Zamir's songs, in general, for … villages, towns, and immigrant camps (Ma'abarot), all across Israel. Each class contained a band that prepared a Hebrew folksong for performance. Apart from these …
Rafael Schächter
… into one larger mixed ensemble. Schächter's efforts inspired other musicians to organize singing groups: Karel Berman … for performance in Terezín, including Smetana's The Bartered Bride and The Kiss , and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro … of the Requiem to the Committee of the International Red Cross, hosted by Adolf Eichmann. Schächter was deported to …
Mordekhai Zeira
… was with the poet Yaakov Orland . Their names appeared together so many times, that many thought that Zeira's … a young man from Kibbutz H anita died in action. This inspired me to write a song, and when I came to Mitieh (Zeira), I … unknown today, sang it at the theater, and it soon spread across the land. Shney Shoshanim In a newspaper interview, …
Neil Levin
… from historical, musicological, ethnological, Judaic, and cross-cultural perspectives. While he has lectured, written, and taught courses on a diverse array of … and western spheres of Ashkenazi Jewry in terms of their sacred, secular art, theatrical, and folk music; and the …
Nurit Hirsh
… Hundreds of Nurit Hirsh's songs are inalienable assets of the … to constitute part of the repertoire of dancing groups all across Israel. In many cases the composer of these songs is …
Leon Blank
… Hebrew Actors Union in 1899. During the 1920’s Blank appeared regularly in Jacob Gordin’s plays at the National … Theater, and Public Theater in New York. Blank also toured the U.S, performing extensively in Yiddish theaters across the country. On several occasions, he was offered …