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Gershon Sirota
… to lead services at the local Bet Hamedrash (small house of prayer), where his grandfather was a member. The board of … Low. Sirota and his choir starred in the grand concert of Jewish music of 1902, performed at the reception for … with such titles as, “King of the Hazzanim” and the “Jewish Caruso.” It is said that Sirota had a generous …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… also supported himself by selling embroidered “taligas,” or prayer shawl pouches, and ornamented curtains for the ark in … and Sara. During the Balkan War (1912-1913), many young Jewish residents of Jerusalem fled the city or hid in order … on a cargo boat exporting oranges to Malta . The small Jewish community of Malta wasn’t able to utilize the …
Isaac Offenbach
… synagogue melodies. His manuscripts were donated to The Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, and to the … and traditional melodies (1838), and a Hebrew-German youth prayer book (1839). … Cantor & composer … Isaac Offenbach …
Edward Stark
… in the early 1860’s. The Stark family settled in the German-Jewish community concentrated in the 'East 50’s' of New York … . Emanu-El was one of the first synagogues to use the Union Prayer Book, and as such, Stark composed musical settings …
Joseph Shlisky
… the British capital. At the turn of the 20th century, the Jewish community in Toronto grew, synagogues flourished, and … in the heart of The Ward, the city’s bustling, growing Jewish district. As a soloist in the cantor’s choir, Shlisky … like Hineni Heoni Mimaas (I Came Before or The Hazzan’s Prayer), Av Horahamim ( Father of Mercy), Mizmor L’Dovid …
Lazare Saminsky
… In 1908 he became a founding member of the Society for Jewish Folk Music , working as its first secretary. During … expedition in which he collected Biblical cantillations, prayer chants, melodies, and other sacred musical traditions … this office, he played a crucial role in the forming of new Jewish music to be performed in the Reform synagogues of …
Yosef Hadar
… languages and has even entered the repertoire of liturgical prayer melodies. Many synagogues use the melody to sing the piyut, 'Lecha Dodi' during the 'Kabalat Shabbat' prayer on Friday night, and the tune is widely used at … bride enters the canopy. The song is used in the Christian prayer as Hymn No. 15 in the Lutheranian Church in northern …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… the first Nazi death camp of the “final solution of the Jewish question.” Their holy remains were buried in the … most horrible crime of crimes. After his discharge from the Jewish Brigade of the British Army, where Issachar Miron … a wealth of contemporary poetic meditations, music and prayers. The Jewish Book Club selected it as its Main …
Elio Piattelli
… from the oral traditions of the various rites of the Roman Jewish community as well as original compositions for … of the oral traditions of cantors from the various Italian Jewish rites and traditions. Piattelli transcribed not only … liturgical songs and contextualize them within the order of prayers for festivals and holidays according to the Roman …
Paul Ben-Haim
… for harpsichord solo and woodwinds; the second movement, Prayer , is for harp and strings; and the finale, Song of …