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Tzipora Jochsberger
… Germany. Immigrated to Israel in 1939, and studied in the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Moved to the US in 1952, and received a PhD in Jewish Music from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1972. Published several …
Leo Kestenberg
… Leo Kestenberg was born in Rózsahegy, Hungary. He developed the "Kestenberg Reform," in musical education in Germany. In 1938 Kestenberg arrived to Palestine where he became the general manager of the Palestine Orchestra (later the Israel Philharmonic …
Maier Kohn
… Chorgesaengen der Synagoge in Muenchen , is considered the first modern collection of synagogue melodies. It … includes his own compositions, as well as compositions by others. Source: Encyclopedia Judaica . … Cantor and teacher …
Leon Kornitzer
… to Palestine in 1939, he worked as choir conductor in the Central Synagogue in Haifa. A full biography of Kornitzer in available at the website of the University of Hamburg . Tina Frühauf: Leon Kornitzer, …
Salah El Kuweiti
… sang, composed, and achieved great musical fame in Iraq together with his brother, Daoud, who played the 'ud. Salah El Kuweiti performed “mainstream” and other …
Boris Levenson
… and worked as a conductor in St. Petersburg , settling in the U.S. in 1921. As a composer, he had an inclination … towards Jewish music, composing several works on Jewish themes, and writing arrangements of Jewish songs. … …
Yoel David Lewensohn- Strashunsky
… In 1841 he left his family and moved to Warsaw to further his studies and career, giving concerts in Poland. In … have been preserved. Newspaper articles, a play and the movie Ouverture to Glory - Der Vilner shtot khazn were …
Max Löwenstamm
… in Munich (1847-1881). Wrote many choral compositions for the synagogue. Source: Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music …
Yinam Leef
… A selection from his biography on the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance website: 'President of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Yinam Leef (Born in Jerusalem in 1953) is one of the most prominent and active composers in Israel today. He …
Yehoshua Lakner
… Lakner's compositions include incidental music, works with the use of computers, and more. … Israeli composer … …