… Born in Lanus, Argentina in 1928 to a family of Jewish immigrants from Syria, Shiloah returned with his … He was also President of the Israel Musicological Society (2001-2003). At the international level he had a … as a leading authority on Arabic music theory and Jewish traditional music. Shiloah’s list of publications includes …

… due to the lack of appreciation of Arabic music in Israeli society, and due to the huge gap between their fame in Iraq … in Israel. As part of a growing interest in Arab and Jewish-Arab music in Israel, an album of Daoud and Salah … Maqam Rast for Orchestra   (Innovative version of traditional Iraqi maqam performed by orchestra without …

… age prevented him from officiating High Holiday Services in traditional synagogues, he was contracted to lead services … year he developed something of a mentor relationship with Jewish composer Ernest Bloch with whom he studied … Jacobs, Michel Gelbart and Pinhas Jassinowsky , founded the Society for Jewish Composers, Publishers and Songwriters. …