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Bronislaw Huberman
… . Was a celebrity violin virtuoso in Europe . Founded the Palestine Orchestra, (later to be called Israel Philharmonic Orchestra). … Violinist & founder of the Palestine Philharmonic Orchestra … Bronislaw Huberman …
Joseph Kaminski
… in the Warsaw Radio Symphony Orchestra. Immigrated to Palestine in 1937 to play first violin in the Palestine Orchestra (later 'Israel Philharmonic Orchestra'), …
Julius Chajes
… his his second string quartet. During his stay in (then) Palestine, Chajes conducted extensive research on ancient …
Emanuel Zamir
… spirit of the young Jewish ' H alutzim' who were settling Palestine and working its land. Two examples of these songs …
Mordekhai Zeira
… comrades in the 'Shoemakers Commune.' Zeira immigrated to Palestine in 1924, and joined a group of 'Hashomer Hatza'ir' … of the history of the Yeshuv (Zionist settling of Palestine), as it is captured in the melodies of the various … to which he was introduced during his first days in Palestine. Eliyahu Cohen, in an introduction to Zeira's …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… where Issachar Miron served during War II, he settled in Palestine. There he made every possible effort to broaden …
Joel Walbe
… Russian revolution) compelled Walbe to immigrate to Palestine . In 1920, during the Third Aliyah (wave of immigration to Israel), Walbe boarded a ship to Palestine , as part of a group of the Halutz (Pioneer) movement. While sailing to Palestine, he and a friend joined a mandolin band, earning …
Paul Ben-Haim
… Paul Ben-Haim (Munich, 1897- Tel-Aviv, 1984, emigrated to Palestine in 1933) was the most recognized Israeli composer … first symphony written in Eretz-Israel (British Mandatory Palestine). It was premiered that year by the Palestine Orchestra (later renamed Israel Philharmonic …
Zalman Zylbercweig
… of Yiddish Theater). In 1924, he left Lodz to settle in Palestine, making occasional visits to the United States for …
Eliakum Zunser
… to the young idealists who were heading for a new life in Palestine. In 1882 he composed the songs ' Shivas Tsien ' …