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Efraim Di-Zahav (Goldstein)
… time) sang the song 'Tzana Tzana' (words by Yehiel Hagiz, music by Issachar Miron ) for the first time on Radio …
Yeruham Blindman
… his improvisatory vocal style. Although he only had a basic musical education, he composed many arrangements for liturgical music using melodies from Jewish folk songs. … Cantor & composer … Cantorate … …
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco received his formal musical education at the Istituto Musicale Cherubini in Florence , with a focus of piano … in Italy , he made the decision to incorporate Jewish themes into his piece as a protest against …
Mikhail Gnesin
… born in Rostov-on-Don, son to the local Rabbi. He began his musical education with Cantor Gerovitz and pianist Oscar … they worked to reorganize the activities of the Society for Jewish Folk Music . Unlike other musicians from the Society, … also a prolific composer in his own right, making use of Jewish folk melodies as the thematic base for his works. …
Mordekhai Hershman
… in New York City at Tomashevsky’s Theatre appeared in The Jewish Daily News of February 20, 1920. The enthusiastic … El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout … by Tchaikovsky.” Echoes of his appearances dotted the Jewish press that did not spare any superlatives. On …
Jacob Beimel
… and Philadelphia). Has written many articles concerning Jewish music. Founded the Journal, Jewish Music , in which he published a few of his own …
Israel Meyer Japhet
… until his death in 1892. Japhet composed a large body of Jewish liturgical music for use in his Synagogue. His arrangements were …
Pinhas Jassinowsky
… outside of Kiev , Ukraine . Jassinowsky’s first exposure to Jewish liturgical music was as a choirboy under director Pinhas Minkowski in Kherson . He went on to study music in St. Petersburg where he worked as an assistant …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… community took notice of Asher Mizrahi’s pleasant voice and musical talents, and he began to earn money working as a … 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
… in Casablanca, Morocco, and it was there that he began his musical education. His vocal talent was evident from a young … 'Cantor Abikzer Says Goodbye to the Temple of Cedarhurst.' Jewish Image . September 10, 2008. URL: … The Jewish Heritage Society of the Five Towns. Jewish …