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Israel Goldfarb
… in music, Israel went to study for the rabbinate at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTSA). As a … to 1905, Goldfarb officiated as both rabbi and cantor in a community in Staten Island . In 1905, he was appointed … a prominent figure in the Society for the Advancement of Jewish Music, he put much effort in promoting the …
David Menahem
… ordained a rabbi. Since his ordination, he has served as a community rabbi. He plays the oud, the nay, as well as …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… 17, 1859. His father, Rabbi Eliyahu Navon, was one of the Jewish intellectuals and public figures in Adrianpole, a … urban centers of the Ottoman Empire in the 1860s: Haskalah (Jewish enlightenment) and Jewish nationalism. Educated Jews … Natan, a highly respected wealthy man (('גביר'in the Jewish community in Istanbul. While working with Bar-Natan, Navon …
Europa Rossi
… composer and musician Salamone Rossi , and the wife of the Jewish community leader David Ben Elisha. She had two sons, … and Angelo. She is considered to be the only professional Jewish female singer of her time, and the first to gain fame …
Obadiah the Proselyte
… settling in Egypt and becoming a member of the thriving Jewish community situated there, where he wrote his memoirs. … contain the earliest surviving manuscript source of Jewish music notation of synagogue chant. Sources: …
Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin (Maharil)
… received food from them. Maharil served as a cantor in his community, and he advocated an attitude that should not be … 'Bi'urim' to Yoreh De'ah, is extant in manuscript. Source: Jewish Encyclopedia. … Rabbi and teacher of Mayence, cantor …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… of Palestine) house. In Palestine, 'Adaki discovered that Jewish Yemenite singing is looked down upon, even by … met twice a week and performed at events of the Yemenite community. In 1929, he moved to Tel Aviv and married Mazal … portion), performed with his choir, and lectured about the Jewish Yemenite folklore. Additionally, 'Adaki worked with …
Israel Adler
… Institut de Musicologie at the Sorbonne where he combined Jewish and musical studies. During his thirteen-year sojourn … on the diffusion of art music in certain Western European Jewish communities prior to the 19th century, published a … (e.g. Musical Life and Traditions of the Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam in the XVIIIth Century , Jerusalem , …
Avner Bahat
… of Musicology. In 1981, he established the Center for Jewish Music at Beit Hatfutsot, and from 1984 he began producing records, and later CDs, of Jewish music. Among the many CDs he recorded are Piyyutim … Rabbi David Bouzaglo, Yamim Noraim in the Koenigsberg community tradition , Hassidic melodies , a CD including …
Eduard Birnbaum
… an offer to officiate as the cantor for the Magdeburg community, where he served for two years. In 1874, he moved … and para-liturgical musical practices of the major European Jewish communities. To supplement the material that he … collection … Hebrew Union College … Cantor … Collector … Jewish Liturgy … Eduard Birnbaum …