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Abraham Goldfaden
… father took advantage of a new law mandating that Jewish students attending public school would be except from … he began publishing a satirical journal, Yisrolec for the Jewish community living there. The journal was in circulation for …
Yizhak Edel
… grandfather. In his grandfather’s house, Edel received a Jewish education, but he was also exposed to music while … He also became acquainted with the works of the Society for Jewish folk Music which were based mainly in St. Petersburg … exposed the works of Jewish composers to Warsaw 's Jewish community. In 1929, Edel immigrated to Palestine and settled …
Gustav Mahler
… Czech Republic) surrounded by a flourishing German-speaking Jewish community. Mahler's formal musical education began in 1875 …
Arno Nadel
… Arno Nadel was born in Vilna, Lithuania and began his Jewish musical education in Koenigsberg under cantor Eduard … a private cantorial student. In 1895 Nadel enrolled in the Jewish Teacher’s Institute in Berlin, and upon graduation … of Jewish music, and in 1923 was commissioned by the Jewish community of Berlin to compile an anthology of Synagogue …
Nahum Nardi
… his uncle Dudu 'Noyhem,' who was the court rabbi of the community. He began his piano studies at age seven, further … on tour in Europe. During that tour, while visiting the Jewish Community center in Berlin, Nardi met the Yemenite … Na'ama (1931-1989), and they began a joint concert tour of Jewish communities in Poland, Germany, Latvia, Belgium, …
Sholom Secunda
… witnessed numerous violent attacks against members of their community. In 1903, the Secunda's eldest son Velvel escaped … year he developed something of a mentor relationship with Jewish composer Ernest Bloch with whom he studied … work of that season was 'Mayn yidishe maydle' (My Jewish Girl). That same year, William Rolland opened a …
Mordekhai Hershman
… he released him from duty so that he could return to his community in Vilnus (for an alternative version of these … in New York City at Tomashevsky’s Theatre appeared in The Jewish Daily News of February 20, 1920. The enthusiastic … by Tchaikovsky.” Echoes of his appearances dotted the Jewish press that did not spare any superlatives. On …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… by renting the use of their wooden oven to members of the community to do their cooking and baking. Residents of the … 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 …
David Abikzer
… the United States and served as Hazzan for the Cedarhurst community for 44 years. While living in the United States, … 'Cantor Abikzer Says Goodbye to the Temple of Cedarhurst.' Jewish Image . September 10, 2008. URL: … The Jewish Heritage Society of the Five Towns. Jewish …
Eliezer S. Abinun
… in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1912. He began his studies at the Jewish seminary in Sarajevo, where his father, though not a … 16th century. With its vigorous cultural life and vibrant Jewish press, it eventually flourished as a center of Jewish learning, and a place in which the Jewish community lived in harmony with its neighbors. The Abinun …