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Jacques (Yaakov) Stroumsa
Jacques Stroumsa was born in Salonika in 1913, the son of a distinguished teacher and…
Meir Shimon Geshuri
Meir Shimon Geshuri (née Bruckner; April 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli…
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Sigmund Schlesinger
Sigmund Schlesinger was one of the most influential figures among the group of mid- to…
Kurt Weill
Kurt Julian Weill was born in Dessau, Germany in 1900. His father was a cantor and his…
Eliezer S. Abinun
The Rev Eliezer Abinun Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1912. He began his studies at the…
Yankele Hershkowitz (Herszkowicz)
Yankele Hershkowitz, a tailor by trade, was a popular street performer in the Lodz…
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Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
Kashtan (Shlomoh ben Shimshon, or Salomon, the son of Samson), aka Salomon Weintraub…
Marcus Hast
Born in Praga (near Warsaw). After serving as a cantor in Poland and Germany, he moved…
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Simeon Bar-Isaac
Born in Mainz, Germany. An important scholar of his time. As a paytan he composed…
Else Lasker-Schüler
Else Lasker-Schüler was a German-Jewish poet and playwright famous for her bohemian …