… continue studying music theory. After that, he returned to Russia and served as a cantor in the cities of Berdichev, …

… Georgian and Persian Jews in Transcaucasia. Saminsky left Russia in 1919, following the communist revolution, and in …

… musicians from the Society, Gnesin decided to return to Russia to take a position as a professor of composition at … and a study of Rimsky-Korsakov’s life and work. … 49878 … Russian composer, teacher & writer … Composers … Gnessin, …

… (Polish: Chernikhov) in the Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire, today Chernihiv in Ukraine and died in New … of 25. During World War I, Hershman was drafted into the Russian Army, but it is said that his officer was so … of these events, see below). After the war, Hershman toured Russia and Europe, performing at synagogues and as a soloist …

… youngest of the founders’ generation, Seter emigrated from Russia as a 10-year old child, and at 16 he went to further …

… artists: born in Romny, Ukraine, raised in circles of the Russian Jewish intelligentsia, trained in the major capitals … for the moment: his immediate goal was to avoid the Russian army draft by finding work in the film-theatres and … vacation in Lungern) and did not return to Jena; as Russians, they were citizens of an enemy country and could …

… his education was standard for wealthy Jewish families in Russia. He first studied Torah in the Heder, and then … together with the harsh events in Ukraine (WWI, Pogroms, Russian revolution) compelled Walbe to immigrate to …

… composer of Yiddish music. Born in Yelisavetgrad in Russia. In 1891, immigrated to the U.S. and settled in New …