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Haim Effendi
… In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime, very few details about the life of Haim Effendi have reached us. Born Haim Behar … the fast. They brought him by force and told him: “your verdict is to die, but before that you must entertain …
Eliakum Zunser
… and Zionism, and as a badhan he became a legendary figure. The name Zunser was probably derived from Zunse (a small … prior to moving to Vilna, where he was born. In his early youth he attended the 'Heder' and sang with cantor Joel … He was the first badhan to have a rudimentary knowledge of music. By his personal qualities he raised the profession of …
Simeon Bellison
… Clarinetist and teacher. Born in Moscow , immigrated to the U.S. in 1920. Achieved high acclaim in Russia and the … Established ensembles which were dedicated to Jewish music both in Russia and in the U.S. Arranged many Jewish … The Life and Accomplishments of Simeon Bellison . Brigham Young University, Thesis Diss., 1956. … Clarinetist and …
Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… to a Hassidic family in Pultusk, Poland. He was exposed to music as a young child while accompanying his father on trips to the courts of the Rabbis of Kutsk and Ger, …
Abel Ehrlich
… 2003 immigrated in 1939), 1997 Israel Prize laureate, is the most prolific of all Israeli composers, with more than … of composers in various institutions and at the Tel-Aviv music academy since 1964 (1967-1991, at Tel Aviv … 1960, unpublished); Radiations (piano, 1961), Be Ye Not as Your Fathers (choir, 1964), Dead Souls (opera, after Gogol, …
Yitzchak Eshel (Friedlander)
… Aviv, Pittsburg (USA) and more. Toured in concerts around the world and taught many young cantors. Recorded albums of cantorial music and Yiddish songs, wrote articles about Jewish music, …
Deborah Lynn "Debbie" Friedman
… played an important role in dramatically shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. … communal singing tradition of Jewish summer camps. Jewish youth first brought her music into the mainstream of Jewish …
Israel Goldfarb
… to New York in 1893. Although he had a pleasant voice and musical talent, his brother, Samuel Eliezer Goldfarb was acknowledged as the … in Brooklyn. Goldfarb’s main focus in his career was youth education, and connecting youth to Judaism. From 1920 …
Rahamim Amar
… Rahamim Amar was born in 1898 in Jerusalem. His father's family was of Greek origin. His mother's family, who … and was the 20th generation in Jerusalem. He started his music career when he served as a trumpet player in the British Police Band, which he joined as a youth after the beginning of the British Mandate in Israel. …
Marcus Hast
… in Poland and Germany, he moved to London, and worked there as a cantor until his death. Among his compositions … the rare items is Hast's earliest collection of synagogue music from 1878 which he edited in collaboration with the … father [Victor Tunkel] has a copy, and that it is to this you are referring. (However, the date of 1840 for that …