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Yosef Hadar
Yosef Hadar was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his…
Mordekhai Zeira
Life
Mordekhai Zeira was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a…
Rafael Schächter
Rafael Schächter was born May 27, 1905, in Braila (Rumania). After World War I,…
Hans Krása
Hans Krása, composer, born November 30, 1899 in Prague. Krása began taking piano…
Boris Thomashevsky
Boris Thomashevsky, son of Yiddish actor and playwright Pincas Thomashevsky, was born in…
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Abraham Dunajewski
Abraham Dunajewski was born in Russia. He wrote the book Israelitische Tempel…
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David Putterman
Born in New York City, USA. Studied with leading cantors of his time (Zeidel Rovner,…
David Zehavi
David Zehavi was an Israeli composer. His grandparents on his father's side immigrated…
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach was born in Cologne to father Isaac Offenbach, a local music teacher…
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Is Popular Culture Defining Synagogue Music
As Reform synagogues across the nation reshape their musical styles, debate continues…