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Eliezer S. Abinun
… in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1912. He began his studies at the Jewish seminary in Sarajevo, where his father, though not a … late in the 16th century. With its vigorous cultural life and vibrant Jewish press, it eventually flourished as a center of Jewish …
Morton Shanok
… at the H.L. Miller Cantorial School and the College of Jewish Music of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York. He was a founding … School and the College of Jewish Music in New York for his life-long contribution to the cantorial profession. His …
Jan Peerce
… the Bolshoi Theatre Opera. Peerce was also involved in NYC Jewish musical life, making regular appearances as a guest cantor in local … Peerce also made several recordings of cantorial works and Jewish folksongs. … Tenor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – …
Abraham Moshe Bernstein
… Yiddish songs. Published a collection of Eastern European Jewish folk melodies (1927). Two comprehensive biographies covering the life and works of Abraham Moshe Bernstein can be found here …
David Beyglman
… 1940, Begylman along with approximately 230,000 other Jewish residents were deported to the Lodz ghetto in the … continued in the early years of the war and of ghetto life, and new forms of musical and theatrical expression were adapted to the harsh conditions of life in the Lodz Ghetto. The Yiddish singer-songwriter took …
Lazare Saminsky
… In 1908 he became a founding member of the Society for Jewish Folk Music , working as its first secretary. During … of Temple Emanu-El, where he worked until the end of his life. In this office, he played a crucial role in the forming of new Jewish music to be performed in the Reform synagogues of …
Gideon Klein
… Klein relocated his performances to the private homes of Jewish colleagues and friends. Klein’s commitment to the … 1944, Klein remained one of the core figures in the musical life of the ghetto. Although basic resources such as … marvel at his strangely early stylistic maturity.” Musical life flourished in the camp until heavy deportations in 1944 …
Mordekhai Zeira
… Life Mordekhai Zeira was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. … and through his sister's playing. He was also exposed to Jewish melodies, while accompanying his father to the … In his songs, Zeira transmits a vast narrative of the [Jewish] people in Israel: Lemoladeti , Havo Lebanim , 'Al …
Yosef Hadar
… In 1990, Hadar won the ACUM 'Golden Feather' award for Lifetime Achievment. In 1998, he won the title, 'Yakir Hair' …
Pavel Haas
… and chamber music, and an opera. Haas' pieces influenced by Jewish music include Al S'fod (1942) composed to Hebrew words by David Shim'oni, and Fantasy on a Jewish Melody (1943). Lubomír Peduzzi mentions several … Lubomír Peduzzi, Ibid. … Composer, active in the musical life of Theresienstadt (Terezín) … Pavel Haas …