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Yosef Hadar
… of Latrun and in Operation Hiram, as well as serving as a culture officer and as a singing instructor. His … for Israeli Folk Music at Bar Ilan University division of culture, by music of Army Radio, and by 'Omanut Laam'. Yosef …
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 … Director of Music for Israel's Ministry of Education and Culture. He served as the National Officer-in-Chief of Art …
Moshe Wilensky
… returned to Warsaw. In his youth, Wilensky attended the Jewish " Eskela " Gymnasium, which offered Hebrew … stage. He also composed music for films produced by the Jewish National Fund ('Hakeren Hakayemet') and for "Yomani … the land… His early songs and hymns are embedded in Hebrew culture and are sung to this day." In 1986, he received the …
Nahum Heiman
… Dalia. During his military service, he served in the culture department of the Nahal Division as a coordinator of … in Greece. Nana Mouskouri later became the minister of culture affairs of the UNICEF.' Several international famous … subscribed to the Academy of Cinema. There he worked in the Jewish Agency. After a few years, Heiman met with a Swiss …
Platon Brounoff
… Founded and conducted the Poale Tsion Choir, the first Jewish secular choir in America. Collected over 300 Jewish folk songs, some of which he arranged for his choir. … Passport to Jewish Music: its History, Traditions and Culture. Additional biographical items about Brounoff can be …
Moshe Nathanson
… of Nathanson’s most important contributions to the field of Jewish music is his compilation of liturgical melodies, … Nathanson was involved in a number of projects to promote Jewish and Palestinian folk music. For example, Nathanson … Jerusalem,” a weekly WMCA radio program to promote Hebrew culture and song. The first broadcast was released a month …
Reuben Rinder
… he moved to the United States and pursued his study of Jewish liturgical music. In 1910, Rinder held a cantorial … Reuben Rinder was influential in shaping 20th-century Jewish musical culture. Through insights from the Rinder papers and Rose …
Mickey Katz
… an American musician and comedian who specialized in Jewish humor. Katz is most well known for his parodies, but … in the middle of the song. His songs often lampooned both Jewish and American culture. His songs have been compiled onto CDs, including …
Haim Effendi
… Judeo-Spanish speaking Jews. The old traditional Ottoman Jewish community ruled by rabbinical authority was shattered … modernizing trends characterized by an exposure to Western culture (most particularly French), to liberal trends in Judaism (especially to Jewish nationalism or Zionism) and to subversive political …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… in the Hebrew language, the Bible and the fundamentals of Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel … Sources: Encyclopedia Judaica Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music (Macy Nulman) יוסי ספיבק, ושאבתם מים בששון …