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Rafael Schächter
… War I, Schächter moved to Brno, where he began his formal musical studies. He continued his studies at the Prague Conservatory of Music, where he received degrees in composition and … Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute . Schächter was a popular piano accompanist in Terezín; he performed in many …
Mordekhai Zeira
… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a handful of piano … society. A large part of these have become a loved asset, popular, and even 'taken for granted,' so much so, that we …
Yosef Hadar
… Yosef Hadar was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his father Yehiel were … 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 …
Karel Reiner
… 27, 1910 in Žatec (Western Bohemia). Reiner studied law and musicology at the Charles University in Prague, and … a talented pianist, dedicated to propagating contemporary music throughout Europe. Reiner concertized regularly and … the Bagpiper , by Josef Kajetán Tyl. Perhaps the most popular production with Reiner’s incidental music was the …
Shmerke Kaczerginski
… – the majority of those still known. Despite the enduring popularity of many of his own works, and the importance of … composed songs during the war, many of which became popular, including Friling ('Springtime'), about his … for Jewish Research website ' Shmerke Kaczerginski ' in Music during the Holocaust website. Other sources: Werb, …
Yankele Hershkowitz (Herszkowicz)
… Yankele Hershkowitz, a tailor by trade, was a popular street performer in the Lodz ghetto. He composed and … is known about Yankele Hershkowitz’s personal life, his musical contribution to the cultural life of the Lodz ghetto … ghetto’s Elder (Judenälteste). Hershkowitz composed another popular song about Chaim Rumkowiski entitled, “Long live …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… by Ascap Today as, 'a major force in today's liturgical music.' Issachar Miron has made a name for himself … 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
… Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … 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 …
Henech Kon
… A composer of musical theatre, Henech Kon was an important member of the … thriving inter-war Polish-Jewish cultural scene. He wrote popular songs, and participated in a wide variety of … W. Levin, ' Henoch Kon' at the Milken Archive of Jewish Music website. 'Henoch Kon' at T he Music and the Holocaust …
Ehud Manor
… First Channel', is a virtuoso translator of theater and musical plays. He has instilled in our bloodstream dozens of … songs he sang in youth movements he listened to American music on records he received from his uncle from the USA, so … caught up in foreign radio stations that played American popular music, like songs from the 1920s and 1930s by people …