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Sigmund Schlesinger
… Sigmund Schlesinger was one of the most influential figures among the group of mid- to late-19th-century American synagogue …
Abraham Goldfaden
… Abraham Goldfaden, known as the father of the Yiddish theater, was born in Staro Konstantinov, … to Jassy, Rumania where he came in contact with the Broder Singers, who were active in Yiddish folk song performance. …
Theodor Bikel
… to Palestine with his parents at age 13. Studied at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in London (1946-1948), and immigrated to the United States in the 1950's. As a singer and as an actor, Bikel performed in many Broadway …
Samuel Benaroya
… http://www.sbhseattle.org/Bio-Rev_Benaroya.stm … One of the last singers of the Maftirim Choir of the city of Edirne (Turkey). … Samuel …
Albert Elias
… instrument maker. In Baghdad Elias studied law as well as the nay with a Syrian teacher. He played with some of the greatest stars of Iraqi music, including Nazem … Performance with Yehiel Nahari, 1996. Milo Hamama ,Iraqi singer, sings a song composed by Elias . Elias plays maqam …
Ya'akov Orland
… age five, he survived a pogrom in his hometown that claimed the lives of eight family members, after which his family … on Orland's work, inspiring his poem Kyiv. From Kyiv, the family crossed the Dnieper and Dniester rivers and … " Hatender Nose a" ("The Pickup Truck"), was popularized by singer Shoshana Damari . His songs "Ets Harimon " ("The …
Yedidyah Admon
… to Palestine in 1906 and received his formal education at the Teacher's Seminary in Jerusalem under musicologist … Zvi Idelsohn . From 1923 to 1927 Admon studied Music Theory and Composition in the United States. Upon his return … and music for children. … 44130 … Israeli composer and singer … Yedidiah Admon, Yedidya Admon, Yedidia Admon … …
Myer Leoni
… Myer Leoni began his musical career as an opera singer in England . In 1767 he took a position as cantor of the Great Synagogue in London , but continued performing in Operas, providing they didn’t conflict with his Synagogue duties. Leoni, along …
Nahum Nardi
… He was named after his uncle Dudu 'Noyhem,' who was the court rabbi of the community. He began his piano studies at age seven, … Jewish Community center in Berlin, Nardi met the Yemenite singer Brakha Tzefira , who studied in Berlin at that time. …
Wolf Shestapol
… to which he was exposed to while singing with Bezalel Shulsinger in Odessa , and studying with Salomon Sulzer in Vienna . His fluent music reading was unusual among the cantors of his day. Sources: Bayer, Bathja. 'Shestapol, …