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Aaron Lebedeff
… in Gomel, Russia in 1873. As a young adult, he often appeared in Warsaw, where he began his career on stage. He was … the Russian Revolution, he gave concerts for the American Red Cross troupes. Finally in 1920 he moved to New York, where …
Jerome Kern
… largest publishing company house on Tin Pan Alley. Dryfus hired Kern as a staff pianist, and gave him the opportunity to … Elizabeth Marbury's Princess Theater. In 1920, Kern was hired to compose music for Florenz Ziegfield's extravagant … the most successful: Stepping Stones; Sunny; and Criss Cross. By far Kern's most celebrated musical was Show Boat …
Bertha Kalish
… of Abraham Goldfadn 's play Shulamit. Kalish also toured with Goldfadn’s company in Budapest and Bucharest, where … English-language theater. Between 1905 and 1926, Kalish starred in over ten plays including: Monna Vanna (1905), The … addition, one of Kalish’s most memorable roles was as the cross-dressing star of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in 1901 at the …
Yetta Zwerling
… to act through the province, coming to New York and entered into the 'Grand' Theatre, where she performed in Yiddish … then to the 'National' Theatre. Zwerling also toured across America and Canada with the stars in their …
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… of Russian government officials. His audience extended across all of Eastern Europe. He traveled not only as far as … the Russian Empire into Prussian territory. He was even offered a permanent position in Kępno (Kempen), which then … the chief cantor of the Jewish Community of Berlin, declared in his compendium of short cantorial biographies that …
Pnina Salzman
… “The first lady of the piano in Israel,' and, 'She is considered the first Israel-born pianist to achieve international … of the State of Israel. She has also been considered one of Israel’s most cherished cultural ambassadors over … fifty years. Most importantly, she was the only pianist who crossed the mark of two-hundred performances with the Israel …
Moshe Rudinow
… Weinhause, a local cantor. Already at a young age he appeared as a cantor in the local synagogues. In 1904 he was … concerts in military bases and villages. In 1921 they crossed the border to Poland and gave joint recitals there, … Moshe.' Encyclopedia Judaica . Ed. Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik. 2nd ed. Vol. 17. Detroit: Macmillan Reference …
Yitzhak Sadai
… books of music. As a composer, Sadai attempted to cross Bergian expressionism (of the Alban Berg school) with … Yizhak.' Encyclopedia Judaica. Ed. Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik. 2nd ed. Vol 17. Detroit: Macmillan Reference …
Israel Alter
… made several recordings in 1926, gave numerous concerts across Europe, and became a significant figure in the … States in 1961 and joined the faculty of the School of Sacred Music at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of … was a baritone, but he sang in the tenor range. He mastered both the Eastern European and Western cantorial styles …
Alfred Sendrey
… Musician, conductor and musicologist Alfred Sendrey was born in 1884 in Budapest, Hungary. He … in 1905, Sendrey began a successful conducting career across Europe and America, holding posts in Cologne … … Conductor … Musicologist … Composer … Jewish … Music … Alfred Sendrey …