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Charles Kensington Salaman
… Born in London, was a concert pianist from an early age. As a composer he wrote works for piano, …
Karel Salmon
… of the Palestine Broadcasting Service (later Kol Israel ), from 1936-1958, later becoming the director of Kol Israel's …
Else Lasker-Schüler
… ' Else Lasker-Schüler ' in Wikipedia. (The photo was taken from Wikipedia) More bibliography: For a list of Else …
Israel Najara
… Born in Eretz-Israel to a distinguished family of Jews from Spain . Najara lived and worked in Damascus , Safed, and … commentary and sermons of Halacha. His main publicity came from his many songs, which he sang with his pleasant voice, … greatest Hebrew poets of the period after the expulsion from Spain . Some of his works are still performed today, see …
Herman Svet
… 'cheder' (religious elementary school). Later he graduated from high school in Zlatopol as an external student. In 1917 … Philology of Odessa University. He married Yehudith Wahl, from Berlin. In 1917 he began writing about music for various … history and music on The Voice of Jerusalem radio station. From 1947 he was a contributor to Forverts (Forward) and …
Ray Musiker
… at Jewish weddings. His parents immigrants to America from Northern Russia. From his parents, Ray inhererited a love of Eastern European Jewish music from Russia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. Ray plays …
Shmuel Zanvel Pipe
… central Galicia, Poland. Pipe learned the tailoring trade from his father. He was active in the youth … was invited to become a YIVO aspirant (research trainee) from 1935 to 1939. In this capacity he contributed important … Pipe, comprising the Yiddish folk songs that he collected from Galicia, his correspondence with his brothers, the …
Joseph Papernikoff
… ' in Wikipedia (In Hebrew), and ' Yosef Papernikov ' from the Encyclopedia o f the Founders and Builders of …
Jozef Koffler
… music in Lvov (1914-1916) and in Vienna (1918-1924). From 1928, worked in Lvov as a teacher, and under the Soviet occupation was promoted to management positions in several music …
Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin (Maharil)
… the Jews now came to them to beg bread and received food from them. Maharil served as a cantor in his community, and he advocated an attitude that should not be changed from the traditional melodies. On the other hand, it is said …