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Avraham Soltes
… which encompasses his life: Judica; the struggle in Palestine to forge an Israel; Music, in all shapes and … commerce, and from 1969 to 1974, he was vice president for community affairs of the Glen Alden Corporation , which in … many cultural and educational activities that interpreted Jewish art, music, and literature. He was chairman of the …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli researcher of Jewish music with emphasis on the study of Hassidic music … daily newspaper of religious Zionist movement in British Palestine. Overall, Geshuri published about eight hundred … to remove from the sanctuary of Hebrew culture the “community of the exiled ones” with its mixture of [music …
Yizhak Edel
… grandfather. In his grandfather’s house, Edel received a Jewish education, but he was also exposed to music while … exposed the works of Jewish composers to Warsaw 's Jewish community. In 1929, Edel immigrated to Palestine and settled in Tel Aviv. During his first year of …
Nahum Nardi
… his uncle Dudu 'Noyhem,' who was the court rabbi of the community. He began his piano studies at age seven, further … repertoire in his concerts. In 1923 he immigrated to Palestine and continued performing, combining his classical … on tour in Europe. During that tour, while visiting the Jewish Community center in Berlin, Nardi met the Yemenite …
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 … commercial records and tour throughout America, Europe and Palestine after 1930. An announcement of his concert at the …
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 … and butcher, but he declined their generous offer. The 1929 Palestine Riots broke down the delicate relationship that …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… 17, 1859. His father, Rabbi Eliyahu Navon, was one of the Jewish intellectuals and public figures in Adrianpole, a … Natan, a highly respected wealthy man (('גביר'in the Jewish community in Istanbul. While working with Bar-Natan, Navon … figures that came from Europe and were on their way to Palestine, or vice versa. As a result of this, Navon became …
Obadiah the Proselyte
… study of Judaism traveled to Constantinople, Baghdad, and Palestine, finally settling in Egypt and becoming a member of the thriving Jewish community situated there, where he wrote his memoirs. …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… In 1920 'Adaki fled from Sana'a and began a long journey to Palestine. He first travelled to Eden, from there he … 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 …
Israel Adler
… Israel Adler was born in Berlin in 1925 and immigrated to Palestine with his parents at the age of eleven. He pursued … Institut de Musicologie at the Sorbonne where he combined Jewish and musical studies. During his thirteen-year sojourn … (e.g. Musical Life and Traditions of the Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam in the XVIIIth Century , Jerusalem , …