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Hans Krása
… acquainted with conductor Walther Straram, who invited the young man to be his assistant in Paris . Krása declined his … many important connections and career opportunities for a young, up-and-coming composer, Krása decided to return home … projects. In 1935, Hoffmeister’s stage play Mládí ve hře (Youth in the Game), premiered at the Czech Theater D …
Emanuel Zamir
… that he wrote in reference to the pioneering spirit of the young Jewish ' H alutzim' who were settling Palestine and … which binds together the bible, fields, tribes, nature, youth, and in which nationality is inseparable from its … Zalman (who later changed his name to Nir). In 1962, at the young age of 37, Emanuel Zamir died in a car accident. … …
Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… a three-part boys chorus, Ki tavoa al-ha’aretz (When you will go to the land), in January of 1942, and an … for string quartet, Uv’tzeil K’nofecho (In the Shadow of your Wings) less than a week after. Schul’s Terezín corpus …
Mordekhai Zeira
… in 1924, and joined a group of 'Hashomer Hatza'ir' youth movement, which later founded Kibbutz Afikim. His … history, were all part of life. There was a feeling as if you were accompanying the events because you were part of them. For example, a young man from Kibbutz …
Karel Ančerl
… seconds, eight violas, six cellos, and one double bass. The young and talented violinist Karel Kröhlich was chosen as …
Marysia (Miriam) Eisenstadt
… Young singer who performed classical and Jewish music …
Hirsch Glik
… adolescent years in literary circles such as Yung Vilne (Young Vilna) and its offshoot, Yungvald (Young Forest). In September of 1941, Glik was sent to the … ‘Zog nit keynol as du geyst dem letstn veg’ (Never say that you are walking the final road), which became the official …
Shmerke Kaczerginski
… Kaczerginski lost both his parents during World War I. As a youth, he was involved with outlawed Communist groups and …
Moshe Wilensky
… remaining until 1917, when they returned to Warsaw. In his youth, Wilensky attended the Jewish " Eskela " Gymnasium, … pursued formal piano training. At 13, he joined the Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair , where he was first … Stern's (Yair) poem "Harey At Mekudeshet Li Moledet " ("You Are Sacred to My Homeland"). Wilensky's music blended …
Leon Lishner
Leon Lishner was a Jewish American operatic bass-baritone. He was particularly…