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Yankele Hershkowitz (Herszkowicz)
… Yankele Hershkowitz, a tailor by trade, was a popular street performer in the Lodz ghetto. He composed and performed satirical songs pertaining to major events and to figures of the … ghetto’s Elder (Judenälteste). Hershkowitz composed another popular song about Chaim Rumkowiski entitled, “Long live …
Leyb Rozental
… writers of revue theater in the Vilna ghetto. Many of his songs were written for and sung by his sister, Chayele. Rozental's songs were also sung and performed outside of the theater, … a tough but sentimental child entrepreneur, became widely popular in the ghetto. Like many of Rozental’s songs, it was …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… Society Inc. under the direction of Dr. Michael Naida. His popular compositions, songs, film and video scores, signature tunes, and … 'Tzena Tzena' in the British Army and it was initially popularized by The Weavers with Pete Seeger on banjo, …
Moshe Wilensky
… Hashomer Hatzair , where he was first introduced to Israeli songs. Within the movement was a choir led by the musician … 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
… thriving inter-war Polish-Jewish cultural scene. He wrote popular songs, and participated in a wide variety of cultural … Library of Israel, including archival materials such as songs, scores, recordings, and more. ' Play Me a Song ' …
Ehud Manor
… in Binyamina and a resident of Tel Aviv, began publishing songs and hymns in 1966. Ehud Manor has created many songs with our best composers and singers. In special … caught up in foreign radio stations that played American popular music, like songs from the 1920s and 1930s by people …
Uzi Hitman
… such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, as well as popular European singers of the 50s and 60s such as Enrico … its way into his compositional style. Hitman wrote some songs which became hits in Israel, such as Noladeti … for musicians in the Mizrahi music genre, wrote children's songs and music for various music festivals such as the …
Moshe Nathanson
… was in fact responsible for the lyrics that have become so popular today. In 1922, Nathanson immigrated to Canada, … from sponsor Horowitz-Margarten Matzoh company. Many of the songs aired on the program were performed by a choir … Education to teach 'Shirei Eretz Israel' (Israeli folk songs) to Jewish Day Schools and after-school teachers, so …
Aaron Lebedeff
… comic) both for his stage manner, and for the humorous songs he composed and sang. In 1912 he began to perform at … mostly for Emerson, Brunswick, and Vocalion. The commercial popularity of Lebedeff's records also helped to increase his … evident even in the titles of some Lebedeff’s most popular songs: 'The Roumanian Litvak,' 'A Khazendi in …
Harry Von Tilzer
… his first years in the city; he composed a great number of songs that spanned a wide spectrum of styles and forms. … to Do When the Rent Comes Round.' These songs were made popular by many up-and-coming vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley … Fields produced the song, 'On a Sunday Afternoon' for their popular variety show. Tilzer's song writing bridged many …