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Avraham Soltes
… The Music of Israel , on WQXR. In this increasingly popular program, week after week, he interwove the threads of Israeli history and culture with its musical heritage and that of Judaism at …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… Belarus, and his exposure to the Haskalah and modern German culture that spread to the new Jewish settlements of … a mother, he became acquainted with a vast array of popular and traditional Yiddish songs, as well as, later on, … developed parallel in Israel, one academic and one popularizing. They were both engaged in the national …
Abraham Goldfaden
… dialogue to accompany his songs, as well as other popular Jewish and secular music. The initial performances … melodies, Jewish folksongs, Eastern European folk and popular music, and Italian and French opera arias. Many of … five years of his life involved in promoting the growing culture of Yiddish literature and theater. Click here to …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… Asher Mizrahi assimilated very quickly to Tunisian life and culture, and within a year was able to bring his wife and … your mouth, God how beautiful you are”), which became very popular and remained on the lips of all who heard it. …
Yosef Hadar
… of Latrun and in Operation Hiram, as well as serving as a culture officer and as a singing instructor. His … the 'duo composer.' He composed for many duo's that became popular in the fifties and sixties. Among the duo's that … established folk songs and constitute the core of the popular Israeli music genre. … Yosef Hadar was one of the …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… Director of Music for Israel's Ministry of Education and Culture. He served as the National Officer-in-Chief of Art … Society Inc. under the direction of Dr. Michael Naida. His popular compositions, songs, film and video scores, … 'Tzena Tzena' in the British Army and it was initially popularized by The Weavers with Pete Seeger on banjo, …
Moshe Wilensky
… the "Achva" record company, selected Wilensky to arrange 30 popular songs of the time, sung by Yosef Goland. These … of the record company Hed Artzi , which published the most popular Israeli records. Around this time, he began working … the land… His early songs and hymns are embedded in Hebrew culture and are sung to this day." In 1986, he received the …
Moshe Nathanson
… was in fact responsible for the lyrics that have become so popular today. In 1922, Nathanson immigrated to Canada, … Jerusalem,” a weekly WMCA radio program to promote Hebrew culture and song. The first broadcast was released a month …
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… became an acclaimed exponent of Jewish Eastern European culture and tradition. Christians as well as Jews responded … a Grape, and a Pack of Lions: A Shabbos in Płock with a Popular Synagogue Singer in the Early Nineteenth Century.” …
Edwin Seroussi
… research focuses on the sacred and secular musical cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, … (specifically in art music genres), Judeo-Spanish song and popular music in Israel. Within these subjects he explores … the agency of individuals in the shaping of folk and popular culture, social networks and the role of reception …