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Gideon Klein
… in 1944, Klein remained one of the core figures in the musical life of the ghetto. Although basic resources such as … Klein immediately recognized the potential to continue musical activity despite the hardships of imprisonment and …
Hans Krása
… 10, 1942 and quickly became one of the key figures in the musical life of the camp. Krása’s most important musical contribution by far was his children’s opera …
Mordekhai Zeira
… Life Mordekhai Zeira was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a handful of piano …
Yosef Hadar
… Yosef Hadar was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his father Yehiel were … In 1990, Hadar won the ACUM 'Golden Feather' award for Lifetime Achievment. In 1998, he won the title, 'Yakir Hair' … contribution to Israeli folk song as a composer and as a musical educator. The award was granted to him by the Center …
Pavel Haas
… . [2] Lubomír Peduzzi, Ibid. … Composer, active in the musical life of Theresienstadt (Terezín) … Pavel Haas …
Karel Reiner
… for the Jewish Community office in Prague, organizing musical activities. Reiner’s compositional output during … Esta gramophone company. Reiner was a leading figure in the musical life of Terezín. He was primarily involved in producing …
Karel Ančerl
… Smetana, Dvorak and others. … Conductor, active in the musical life of Theresienstadt (Terezín) … Karel Ančerl …
Yankele Hershkowitz (Herszkowicz)
… not much is known about Yankele Hershkowitz’s personal life, his musical contribution to the cultural life of the Lodz ghetto has been recounted by many …
Neil Levin
… Neil W. Levin has devoted his professional and academic life to the scholarly study of the music of Jewish … courses on a diverse array of Jewish and Judaically related musical subjects spanning a broad spectrum of traditions, … sacred, secular art, theatrical, and folk music; and the musical creativity and life of American Jewry. As a …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… an accomplished amateur pianist, died in the bloom of her life in 1927 at the age of thirty-six years old, when … Opera with Tsipora Miron, piano, and was released by the Musical Heritage Society Inc. under the direction of Dr. … music” and a winner of multiple prizes for poetry. The Musical Heritage released his 4 liturgical cantatas for …