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Viktor Ullmann
Viktor Ullmann was born in Teschen (now Český Těšín), Czech Republic on January 1, 1898…
Chemjo Vinaver
Born in Warsaw to a Hassidic family. He commenced his studies in Warsaw and continued in…
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David Nowakowsky
David Nowakowsky was born in Malin, Russia near Kiev. Nowakowsky left home at an early…
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents of Lithuanian Jewish descent…
Gil Aldema
Gil Aldema was born in the Borokhov neighborhood (today Giv'atayim), Israel. As a child…
Marc Lavry
Marc Lavry was born in Riga, Latvia and received his formal musical education at the…
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler was born in Kalischt, Bohemia but spent most of his childhood in Iglau,…
Sholom Secunda
Sholom Secunda was born on August 23, 1894 in Alexandria, a small town in the Kherson…
Eitan Avitzur
Born in Jerusalem, 1941. Avitzur started his musical career as a conductor of high…
Rafael Schächter
Rafael Schächter was born May 27, 1905, in Braila (Rumania). After World War I,…