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David Aaron de Sola
David Aaron De Sola was descended from a distinguished family of Sephardim, who…
Meir Shimon Geshuri
Meir Shimon Geshuri (née Bruckner; April 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli…
Emanuel Aguilar
Emanuel Aguilar, brother of author Grace Aguilar, was born in London in 1824. He…
Julius Chajes
Julius Chajes (b. Lwow, 1910 - d. Detroit, 1985) studied piano under Richard Robert,…
Haim Effendi
In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime,…
Betty Olivero
Betty Olivero is a contemporary Israeli composer, who has lived during most of her…
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Isaac Eliyahu Navon
Isaac Eliyahu Navon was born in Adrianpole (today Edirne) on May 17, 1859. His…
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Bathja [Batya] Bayer
Born in Bingen, Germany. Taken to Palestine in 1936. Received a PhD in Musicology at the…
Gershon Ephros
Cantor and composer. Gershon Ephros was born in Serotsk, Poland. His father died when he…
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Alfred Sendrey
Musician, conductor and musicologist Alfred Sendrey was born in 1884 in Budapest,…