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Ray Musiker
… Born in 1927 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Ray is the fourth generation in a family of Klezmer musicians. As a child, Ray learned to play Klezmer dance … videos and an interview with Ray Musiker. See Ray Musiker's YouTube channel which includes a selection of his …
Joseph Papernikoff
… Joseph Papernikoff was born in the late 1990s (1897 or 1899) in the Russian city of Warsaw, … Thanks to his voice, a beautiful alto voice, and his musical hearing, he was accepted at the age of 8 to the … direction of the cantor Gershon Sirota and conducted by the young Leo Liov and participated in concerts and recordings. …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… in Manakhah in 1903 [1] to Aharon and Margalit 'Adaki. The family originated from Sana'a, but Yehiel's paternal … and studied their repertoire. He had a good voice and musical hearing, as well as a good memory and perception, … Yemenite singing is looked down upon, even by Yemenite youth, and that it is only known in Yemenite neighborhoods. …
Israel Alter
… Israel Alter was born in Lvov (then known as Lemberg, today Ukraine) into a Hasidic family with many rabbis. He studied music in Vienna with cantors and teachers of singing and composition, including Cantor Yehuda Leib Miller . At the age of 20, he began serving as the cantor of the …
Abraham Wolf Binder
… a family of cantors and into a world enriched by synagogue music and Jewish folklore. He was a member of his father’s synagogue choir from a young age, an experience which further developed his …
Yehezkiel Braun
… (b. Breslau, 1922, immigrated in 1924, lived in Tel-Aviv), the senior of Israeli composers who were raised and educated … in Israel , is most known for his often-performed choral music. A 2001 Israel Prize laureate, he is probably the most … Among his most known works are his work for the young, Apartment to Let (narrator and chamber orchestra, …
Mordechai Breuer
… Mordechai Breuer was born in the city of Frankfurt am Main on April, 1918. He was the … from Germany. In 1942, Breuer studied in a course for music teachers at the Jerusalem Conservatory and received a … and he affectionately called Mordechai, then still a young boy, 'my friend and colleague'. For him, he was the …
Abraham Eilam-Amzallag
… Morocco and in 1952 immigrated to Israel alone as part of the Youth Aliyah. He studied at the Tel Aviv Teachers' College of Music and the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. He studied …
Andre Hajdu
… assimilated Hungarian-Jewish family and having survived the Holocaust (a subject he rarely commented on), André … after the war at the prestigious Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. There he studied under Endre Szervánszky … Miklos Randoti won first prize at the Warsaw International Youth Festival (1955). All these interests were to accompany …
Jehoash Hirshberg
… Jehoash Hirshberg (1938–2025) was born in Tel Aviv. His father, Yitzhak, was a teacher, and translator, and his … was an educator. From an early age, he was immersed in music, beginning with violin studies and later switching to the viola. As a member of the Gadna Youth Orchestra, he participated in a competition in the …