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Leon Algazi
Composer Leon Algazi was born in Iepuresti, Romania in 1890. He studied music in…
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Peter Emanuel Gradenwitz
Peter Emanuel Gradenwitz was born in in Berlin, Germany. In 1936 he immigrated to…
Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
Idelsohn was born in Filsberg, Latvia (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study…
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Alberto Hemsi
Born in Kasaba, Turkey. Studied music in Izmir, and later in Milan. Worked as musical…
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Isaac Eliyahu Navon
Isaac Eliyahu Navon was born in Adrianpole (today Edirne) on May 17, 1859. His…
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern was born on January 27, 1885 in New York City to parents Fanny and Henry…
Ehud Manor
Ehud Manor won the Israel Prize in 1998. As part of the reasons for the award, it was…
Mikhail Gnesin
Gnesin was born in Rostov-on-Don, son to the local Rabbi. He began his musical…
Joseph Achron
Joseph Achron was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania. His musical genius…
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents of Lithuanian Jewish descent…