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Yitzhak Graziani
… Yitzhak Graziani was born in Russe , Bulgaria . His musical path began in grade-school, as he participated in … married a woman named Dora, and enrolled in the Academy of Music in Sofia . In 1948, Graziani immigrated with his … for 12 years, founding its children's choir, various theater productions (in Habimah, Hakameri, etc.), and …
Theodore Holdheim
… to Palestine in 1933, settling in Kibbutz Bet-Alfa. Studied music in Israel and in the U.S., and continued to study … Was very active as an educator in Israel in the fields of music and science. His compositional style was based on … works include operas, cantatas, works for orchestra, choir, theater and chamber music. Sources: Encyclopedia …
Verdina Shlonsky
… symphonic works, a piano concerto, a cantata, chamber music, music for the theater, and many songs (Lieder and popular). Her orchestral …
Jacob Koppel Sandler
… to the US in 1888 where he worked in the Yiddish theater and was the choral director for several cantors. He … a folk song. Source: Encyclopedia Judaica . … Composer and music director … Choirs, Choral music … Yiddish … Theater … Choral … Director … Composer … Operettas … Eli Eli …
Herman Svet
… Yehudith Wahl, from Berlin. In 1917 he began writing about music for various Russian-language periodicals in Kiev and … He has recorded over 150 performances on history and music on The Voice of Jerusalem radio station. From 1947 he … Musical Culture in the Soviet Period (1968), Jewish Theater in Soviet Russia (1968). Gershon Svet died on July …
Moses Beregovski
… born in the Ukraine in 1892. He was exposed to liturgical music at an early age through his father who was a teacher at the Kiev Jewish Music School and a ba’al kore (official who reads the Torah … War II, but what does remain is housed at the Institute of Theater , Music and Cinema in Leningrad . Yidishe Folkslider …

Irene Heskes
… Born in Brooklyn, New York. Was a Music researcher who specialized in Jewish music. Her … included the compilation of a large collection of Yiddish theater music. She published many articles and books … 'Irene Heskes, 76, a Historian Of Music in the Yiddish Theater.' New York Times 19 Oct. 1999.; 'Irene Heskes.' …
Solomon Rosowsky
… Law at the University of Kiev , Rosowsky went on to study music at the St. Petersburg Imperial Conservatory under … 1908 and served as the musical director of the Yiddish Art Theater . In 1920, Rosowsky returned to Riga where he worked as a music-critic and theater director, and established the first Jewish …
Salamone Rossi
… Though much ink has been spilled reviewing the vast musical contribution of Jewish-Italian composer Salamone de … badge, and references to his participation in the Hebrew theater. His approximate year of birth is assumed to be … life, specifically through his involvement with Jewish theater troupes active in the Jewish ghetto, as well as in …

Alfred Sendrey
… Musician, conductor and musicologist Alfred Sendrey was born in 1884 in Budapest, Hungary. He received his formal musical education at the Academy of Music in Budapest. After … (1914-16), Vienna (Volksoper, 1916-18) and Leipzig (Oper Theater 1918-24 and Symphony Orchestra 1930-32). While …