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Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… Israeli educator and composer;' in Variety, 'as one of the top composers;” and by Ascap Today as, 'a major force … Issachar Miron has made a name for himself throughout the world as a top talent, composer, poet, writer, creative … in Encyclopedia Judaica (Jerusalem ), Who's Who in the East (U.S.A.), Who's Who in Israel, Who's Who in ASCAP, …
Moshe Wilensky
… his family emigrated to Russia, remaining until 1917, when they returned to Warsaw. In his youth, Wilensky attended the Jewish " Eskela " Gymnasium, which offered Hebrew … My Homeland"). Wilensky's music blended European and Middle Eastern elements, reflecting a style shared by prominent …
Elio Piattelli
… Biography by Pasquale Troia Choirmaster of the Tempio Maggiore (Great Synagogue) in Rome from 1948 to 1984, Elio Piatelli enhanced the liturgical life of the synagogue (and beyond) with a … documented in his personal library. One can distinguish at least four specific areas of activity by Piatelli during his …
Nahum Heiman
… friend and writing partner says about his friend (in the opening of Heiman's song collection): 'The name Nahche sings in the ears of thousands of Israeli … song in the same rhythm, Ufi Yona , this time to the Eastern Singing Festival. One of Hayman's most famous songs …
Bienvenida "Berta" Aguado
… to Israel in 1979. In Istanbul, her husband worked in the clothes business. During the summers, they spent time on the … - Judezmo … Ladino Songs … Turkey … Folksong … Eastern Sephardi … Bienvenida "Berta" Aguado …
Sigmund Mogulesko
… Bessarabia on December 16, 1858. As a young boy, he sang in the local Synagogue choir and apprenticed with several … adult, he moved to Bucharest, Rumania in order to study at the Conservatory of Music. After completing his studies at … and founded the Rumanian Opera House on Manhattan's Lower East Side. In 1910, Mogulesko became ill and was forced to …
Paul Ben-Haim
… 1897- Tel-Aviv, 1984, emigrated to Palestine in 1933) was the most recognized Israeli composer abroad, at least until the 1970s. A composer, conductor, pianist and teacher, he …
Yetta Zwerling
… Yetta Zwerling was a Yiddish actress in America during the 1930s and 1940s. Born on 25 December 1894 in Kohliev, near Lemberg, Eastern Galicia. Her father was an employee in a fruit business, while at the same …
Nissan Spivak
… most sources agree on his Lithuanian origin. Spivak sang in the choir of Yeruham Blindman in Berdichev. Later, he … that led him to develop original synagogue music in which the choir, instead of being merely an accompaniment or used … and many of his compositions became famous throughout Eastern Europe and in various Hasidic courts. Especially his …
Haim Effendi
… and musician during his lifetime, very few details about the life of Haim Effendi have reached us. Born Haim Behar … (a.k.a. Edirneli Haim Effendi and Haim Yapağı, i.e. “Haim the Woolman or Wool Merchant,” because the family owned some … Secondly, he commanded repertoires of secular songs in at least four languages: Judeo-Spanish; Turkish; Arabic; and …