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Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … violin lessons with his father. Achron continued his formal musical education at St. Petersburg Conservatory where he … and performing, and began to write music for the Yiddish Theater. In 1932 he was commissioned to compose Evening …
James Levy
… The musical lore of James Levy's family has deep roots in … in 1871 was at 6 Gunners' Parade, next to the Royal Theater. His son Samuel, James’s father, was born in 1868. … Presence in Latin America ). He also composed liturgical music. Following his father's death, Samuel moved to …
Henech Kon
… A composer of musical theatre, Henech Kon was an important member of the … W. Levin, ' Henoch Kon' at the Milken Archive of Jewish Music website. 'Henoch Kon' at T he Music and the Holocaust … performer … 0 … Poland … Polish composers … Polish Jewry … Theater music … Yiddish songs … Henech Kon …
Marc Lavry
… Marc Lavry was born in Riga , Latvia and received his formal musical education at the Riga and Leipzig conservatories … oratorios, chamber and orchestral works, popular songs, and theater music. Perhaps his most well known piece, one which … … Art … Music … Riga … Palestine … Orchestra … Opera … Theater … Mediterranean … Style … Marc Lavry …
Piris Eliyahu
… during which he conducted ethnographic research on the musical traditions of the Mountain Jews situated in the … and taught in the Centre for Middle Eastern Classical Music in Musrara neighborhood, Jerusalem. In 2007 he established the department for Middle Eastern Classical Music in Head college, and a year later he created the …
Mathew Miller (Matisyahu)
… combines reggae, rock, and rap, and is inspired by Hassidic music (primarily by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach ). His lyrics … unusual combination of Orthodox Jewish belief and popular music. For further reading about Matisyahu and the Hasidic …
Nahum Nardi
… he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and at the Vienna Music Academy, graduating in 1922. Following his graduation, … to his songs, Nardi also wrote incidental music for the theater. Several examples include the play Megilat Esther , which was performed at the Erets-Yisraeli Theater [4] of Gnessin , in 1928, and Bamitbakh by Shalom …
Edith (Esther) Gerson Kiwi
… with Robert Lachman of the Jerusalem Archive for Oriental music, and dedicated herself to teaching and to ethnomusicological research. She worked closely with Lachmann as … Folklore and Ethnology. In 1963 she founded the Museum of Musical Instruments at the Rubin Academy of Music in …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… with them as they migrated, including literary traditions, musical forms and the Judeo-Spanish language, Ladino. The Jewish musical life that developed in Saloniki consisted of these … form can be visualized below: A - 8 B - 7 A - 8 B - 7 The musical form is similarly strophic, with two separate …

Cabaret in Concentration Camps
… Bibliographies Discusses the performance of cabaret-style musical revues in the Westerbork transit camp and the … … 36123 … 137-163 … New York … Berghahn Books … … 2001 … Music … Holocaust … Ghetto … Terezin … West … Terezin - Theresienstadt (Concentration Camp) … Cabaret … Musical revues … Westerbork transit camp … Resistance … …