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David Zehavi
David Zehavi was an Israeli composer. His grandparents on his father's side immigrated…
Velvel Pasternak
The JMRC mourns the passing of Velvel Pasternak, scholar of Hassidic music and founder…
David Abikzer
David Abikzer was born in 1939 in Casablanca, Morocco, and it was there that…
Mordekhai Hershman
Mordekhai (Mordecai; Mordkhe) Hershman was born in 1888 in Chernigov (Polish: Chernikhov…
Efraim Di-Zahav (Goldstein)
Born in Jerusalem on January 30, 1902, His father was R. Abraham Moshe Goldstein, a…
Johanna L. Spector
Born in Libau, Latvia. During WWII she was imprisoned in various concentration camps,…
Bezalel Shulsinger
Born in Uman, also know as 'Bezalel Odesser.' Served as cantor in Odessa for about…
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Wolf Shestapol
Born in Odessa, Ukraine. Officiated as cantor in Kherson and was a prolific composer,…
Mattityahu Shelem
Born in Zamoscz, Poland. Immigrated to Palestine in 1922, settled in Kibbutz Bet-Alfa…
Ya'akov Orland
Yaacob Orland was born in 1914 in Tetiev, Ukraine, to Eliezer and Batya Orland. In 1919…