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Moshe Wilensky
… Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … musician Yitzhak Edel, who greatly influenced Wilensky's musical development, teaching him music theory. In 1928, … sung to this day." In 1986, he received the ACUM Prize for Lifetime Achievement and was named an honorary citizen of …
Elio Piattelli
… from 1948 to 1984, Elio Piatelli enhanced the liturgical life of the synagogue (and beyond) with a choir that sang … from the University of Rome in 1931, he pursued his innate musicality studying in Rome with Maestro Cesare Dobici … is a first attempt to locate, catalog and analyze his musical compositions and other of his scholarly interests …
Leonard Bernstein
… musician and was well known in the U.S. and abroad in many musical fields: as conductor (NY Philharmonic orchestra, and … (three can be found below) about different aspects of his life. The aspects which connect him to Jewish music are his … in Israel on many occasions, and participating in various musical activities). Online biography . Biographies in …
Ehud Manor
… First Channel', is a virtuoso translator of theater and musical plays. He has instilled in our bloodstream dozens of … Belarus. Ehud Manor's family had a great influence on his life and his writing. His mother had a beautiful voice and … in 1974. Manor has translated many plays. The first play musical he translated was 'Hair' in 1970. The play was …
Uzi Hitman
… they moved to Ramat Gan, where he lived for the rest of his life. His parents were survivors of the Bergen Belzen … to Hitman, his father had a great influence on his musical path, and he used to play recordings of his father's … and 60s such as Enrico Macias, Helen Shapiro and more. This musical variety enriched Hitman’s world and would later find …
Joseph Roman Cycowski
… born into a Hasidic family in Lodz, Cycowski's early musical training came as a choirboy (meshorer). He moved to … interview with Josef (Roman) Cycowski " detailing his life, in Milken Archive. … Member of the vocal sextet the …
Joel Walbe
… Jewish merchant and a Gabbai. He kept a secluded Jewish life, and he wished for his sons to continue his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and … a foreign influence. Though Joel's mother did encourage his musical curiosity, he was forced to cultivate his musical …
Reuben Rinder
… Rinder was influential in shaping 20th-century Jewish musical culture. Through insights from the Rinder papers … Berkeley), this paper connects Rinder’s approach to Jewish musical leadership with the global yearnings of the San … innovation based on the conception of Jewish communal life as a platform for commissioning new works, building …
Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… Haikel Janowsky, who would become a central figure in his musical development. Under Janowsky’s influence, he learned … harmony. His teaching would later culminate in his book of musical theory, Torat Hazimrah Haklalit (1902). His other … poems (including Japanese poems). In the last years of his life, Birnbaum tried to establish another newspaper, but the …
Ram Da-Oz
… Israeli folksongs. He plays an important role in the musical life of Haifa , where he still lives today. Sources: …