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Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur
… (يوسف زعرور) was born in Baghdad in either 1902 or 1896—per Israeli immigration documents—to a family of ten children. … parts of their lives in the United States and later on in Israel. In comparison with other Arab countries, the qanun … ). Several testimonies mention that during the Congress prizes were awarded to either the Iraqi ensemble as a whole …
Haim Louk
… in Moroccan piyyut . After Louk and Buzaglo immigrated to Israel in the 1960s, Louk continued to accompany Buzaglo at performances across Israel. At 13, Louk was sent to study at the Torat Emet … In 2011, he was awarded the Ministry of Culture's Prize for Music in recognition of his long-standing …
Sara Levi-Tanai
… Sara Levi-Tanai was an Israeli choreographer, playwright, and lyricist renowned for her significant contributions to dance and theater in Israel. Her works, deeply rooted in Jewish and Yemenite … leading her to win the Tel Aviv Municipality’s Joel Engel Prize in 1957. In 1949, Levi-Tanai founded the Inbal Dance …
Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… (numbered MUS 0004) are reproduced here courtesy of the Israel National Library. They are property of the Israel National Library and cannot be reproduced without the … snatched it without him noticing. She was given a little prize. He gave us a guitar when we left for Palestine. My …
Eliyahu Hacohen
… There are scholars of Jewish and Israeli culture whose crucial contributions remain sealed to … of the modern Hebrew song (aka Zemer ‘ivri or Shirei Eretz Israel ) in its formative period (c. 1880-1940), Hacohen … for his lifetime work, Hacohen was awarded the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement - Special Contribution to …
Naomi Bahat-Ratzon
… is a music and dance educator. In 2012 she won the Shabazi Prize together with her husband Avner Bahat, in light of … the music and dance of the Yemenite Jewish communities in Israel. Along with Bahat they edited records focusing on … articles and books focusing on ethnic music and dance in Israel. For more information about Bahat-Ratzon's …
Uri Sharvit
… Tunes from Galicia (1995). In 1980 he won the League of Israeli Composers, Authors, and Publishers' first prize for his composition Tehila for a cappella chorus. …
Dalia Cohen
… Dalia Cohen was an Israeli musicologist and teacher, professor emeritus at the … and the Jerusalem Academy of Music. Winner of the 2012 Israel Prize for Musical Research. Full biography at the Jerusalem …
Moshe Barasch
… Moshe Barash was an Israeli historian and founder of the field of art history research in Israel. Winner of the Israel Prize in the field of art history research. His main field …
Leó Weiner
… with János (Hans) Koessler. While there, he won numerous prizes, including: the Franz Liszt Stipend, the Volkmann Prize, and the Erkel Prize, all for one composition: his … Sources: See ' Leó, Weiner' in the National Library of Israel which includes many archival items such as notes, …