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Samuel Alman
Samuel Alman was born in Sobolevka, Podolia in 1877. He began his musical education…
Emanuel Aguilar
Emanuel Aguilar, brother of author Grace Aguilar, was born in London in 1824. He…
Zecharia Plavin
Born in Vilnius in 1956, studied at the Ciurlionis School of Arts and Vilnius…
Ya'akov Orland
Yaacob Orland was born in 1914 in Tetiev, Ukraine, to Eliezer and Batya Orland. In 1919…
Abigail Wood
Lecturer in ethnomusicology in the Department of Music, University of Haifa. Completed…
Theodor Bikel
Born in Vienna, Austria and immigrated to Palestine with his parents at age 13. Studied…
Abraham Goldfaden
Abraham Goldfaden, known as the father of the Yiddish theater, was born in Staro…
Leon Algazi
Composer Leon Algazi was born in Iepuresti, Romania in 1890. He studied music in…
Victor Tunkel
In Memoriam
The Jewish Music Music Research Centre bemoans the loss of Victor…
Avraham Soltes
Avraham Soltes was born on March 3, 1917, in New York City, to parents who recently…