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Meir Shimon Geshuri
Meir Shimon Geshuri (née Bruckner; April 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli…
Nissan Cohen-Melamed
Nissan Cohen Melamed was born in Shiraz, Persia, in 1906. His parents, who promised…
David de Sola Pool
Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool was the foremost Sephardic rabbi in the United States…
Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
Idelsohn was born in Filsberg, Latvia (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study…
Yehiel 'Adaki
Yehiel 'Adaki was born in Manakhah in 1903[1] to Aharon and Margalit 'Adaki. The…
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
Isaac Eliyahu Navon was born in Adrianpole (today Edirne) on May 17, 1859. His…
Elio Piattelli
Biography by Pasquale Troia
Choirmaster of the Tempio Maggiore (Great Synagogue) in…
David Aaron de Sola
David Aaron De Sola was descended from a distinguished family of Sephardim, who…
Leon Algazi
Composer Leon Algazi was born in Iepuresti, Romania in 1890. He studied music in…
Nahum Nardi
Nahum Nardi was born Nahum Narodietzky in 1901 to a religious-Zionist family in Kiev,…