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Moishe Teitsh
Moishe Teitsh was a Yiddish poet and lecturer. He wrote also in journals and…
Abraham Goldfaden
Abraham Goldfaden, known as the father of the Yiddish theater, was born in Staro…
Joseph Achron
Joseph Achron was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania. His musical genius…
Mordekhai Hershman
Mordekhai (Mordecai; Mordkhe) Hershman was born in 1888 in Chernigov (Polish: Chernikhov…
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach was born in Cologne to father Isaac Offenbach, a local music teacher…
Jan Peerce
Jan Peerce (birth name Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) was born in New York City in 1904.…
Nurit Hirsh
Hundreds of Nurit Hirsh's songs are inalienable assets of the Hebrew Folk Song ('Zemer…
Leon Lishner
Leon Lishner was a Jewish American operatic bass-baritone. He was particularly…
Henech Kon
A composer of musical theatre, Henech Kon was an important member of the thriving…
Anshel Schorr
Anshel Schorr, son of prominent Lemberg cantor Baruch Schorr, was a mainstay of Yiddish…