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David Beyglman
… Ostrowiec (Kielce province of Poland). Beyglman began his musical education at a young age, studying several … he became the director of the Yitskhok Zanberg Yiddish Theater Company. In addition, he was affiliated with the Azazel and Ararat Yiddish Theaters centered in Lodz. In the winter of 1940, Begylman …
Moishe Oysher
… to Canada in 1921, where he joined a traveling Yiddish theater company. In 1932, he founded a Yiddish theater troupe in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After managing … made numerous recordings of both secular and liturgical music, collaborating on several occasions with Yiddish music …
Gideon Klein
… At the age of twelve, Klein moved to Prague to study music and liberal arts at the Jirasek Gymnasium. While in … Kurz. That same year, he began a double-degree program in musicology and philosophy at the Karl University. In the … in December of 1941, Klein continued to perform in small theaters throughout Prague under the pseudonym Karel Vránek. …
Hans Krása
… spent their summer vacations. Hans studied at the German Music Academy in Prague , after which he accepted a position as vocal coach at the New German Theater in Prague , under conductor Alexander Zemlisnky. … Prague Radio in March 1933, and then staged in the German theater that same year under conductor George Szell. Rather …
Mordekhai Zeira
… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a … at a party of this group. In 1929 Zeira joined the H artom Theater, which only staged one show. In the Theater, Zeira worked as an actor, composer, piano …
Karel Reiner
… 27, 1910 in Žatec (Western Bohemia). Reiner studied law and musicology at the Charles University in Prague, and … He also composed incidental music for the avant-garde theater D-35 and the Esta gramophone company. Reiner was a … play Esther, dramatized by E.F. Burian, the director of the theater D-35. Unlike most other prominent musicians …
Karel Ančerl
… conducting and composition at the Prague Conservatory of Music. After graduating in 1929, Ančerl worked for Hermann … House. He went on to conduct the orchestra in the Liberated Theater in Prague and from 1933-1938, worked as a sound … seconded by veteran violinist Egon Ledeč. Terezín’s music critic Victor Ullmann wrote the following review of …
Nurit Hirsh
… 'Bashana Haba'a,' and 'Lalehet Shevi Ahare'a.' She composed music for poems by Hayim Nahman Bialik, Natan Alterman, Lea … in Jaffa and of 'Habima' theatre, and she accompanied the 'Theater's Club Quartet.' Her songs participated in many … One example is 'Salah Shabati,' which played in 'Habima' Theater. Hirsh composed for several TV series, including: …
Moshe Wilensky
… Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … at the Technion's Tel Aviv campus. In June 1939, he married theater actress Berta Yakimovska (1917–2013). Upon his … began working as a pianist and composer at the satirical theater " Hametate " ("The Broom"). He composed music for …
Elio Piattelli
… from the University of Rome in 1931, he pursued his innate musicality studying in Rome with Maestro Cesare Dobici … period he was director of the choir of the Politeama Theater of Palermo, Sicily. He taught courses in Hebrew … is a first attempt to locate, catalog and analyze his musical compositions and other of his scholarly interests …