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Naomi Shemer
… was a prolific singer and composer who built a unified Israeli cultural consciousness through her beautiful … the 1990s, Shemer wrote music that was performed throughout Israel. In 1967, she wrote “ Jerusalem of Gold ,” subsequently considered the best-loved Israeli song of all time. In 1983, she was awarded the …
Edward Stark
… , and Josef was hired to officiate at Congregation Adat Israel . Edward worked for 20 years with his brothers in the …
Sasha Argov
… of income. In all, Argov composed 1,200 songs for the Israeli military and civilian entertainment troupes … Kaitz (Summer Celebration) (a musical). Talila Eliram … Israeli composer … Sasha Argov …
Joseph Shlisky
… Roumanian-American Congregation on the Lower East Side, Kol Israel Anshe Poland in Harlem, the Talmud Torah Toras Moshe … Shapiro, and other hazzanut superstars. Shlisky sang in Kol Israel (The Voice of Israel) (1931), which dramatized important events in …
Joel Rubin
… various recordings and books, see the National Library of Israel website. … American clarinetist, Klezmer musician and …
Isadore Freed
… a post as organist and choirmaster at Temple Keneseth Israel in Philadelphia . In 1944, Freed headed the … In the early years of Freed’s tenure at Knesseth Israel he began to experiment with composing music for the …
Julius Chajes
… and became known as one of the foremost composers of modern Israeli music. After moving to the United States in … Chajes (in a letter dated 3 August, 1978), 'His music is to Israel what Chopin's was to Poland, de Falla's to Spain, and …
Abraham Dunajewski
… Abraham Dunajewski was born in Russia. He wrote the book Israelitische Tempel Compositionen for Sabbath. His melody …
Boruch Schorr
… as Hazzan. His compositions were published by his son Israel. He was the father of Yiddish composer, lyricist, and …
Emanuel Zamir
… (the association of the sheep and goats breeders in Israel, Zamir got acquainted with sheep breeding, a theme … Be'er Basadeh ( see sound examples ). Zamir served in the Israel Defense Forces during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. There he created groups of singers and …