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Victor Tunkel

… contains a section of rare manuscripts, including several from late 18 th century Sienna, some of the oldest notated …

… expanded his responsibilities to include conducting. From time to time, Zemlinsky recruited Ullman’s help for … to Terezín in an earlier transport. Ullman’s two children from his second marriage mannaged to escape to Sweden and … a time when musical and cultural activity was officially promoted by Nazi officials. As such, he was assigned to the …

Chemjo Vinaver

… music, and he toured Europe and Palestine with them. From 1926 to 1933 he worked as a conductor at the New …

Esther R. Warkov

… music and Arab-Jewish musicians in Iraq and Israel feature prominently on the JMRC website . She has also contributed … Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post. In addition to recording prominent Iraqi-Jewish musicians, Warkov interviewed …

Daniel Meir Weil

… In the field of Jewish musicology, he earned a second PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1994 ( Prof. Dalia …

Hirsch Weintraub

… in Berlin. He also studied counterpoint in Königsberg . From 1829 to 1834 Weintraub succeeded his father as cantor in … Hirsch Weintraub. Further bibliography: Hirsch Weintraub From East to West . … Cantor and composer … Hazzanut,Hazzanim …

Albert Weisser

… (Great Neck) until 1960. He taught at Brooklyn College from 1959 to 1969 and at the Jewish Theological Seminary (New … he taught the history of Jewish music and music theory from 1970 until his death. While serving as first president …

Efraim Yaakov

… was born in 1953 and raised in Nahariya, to a family from Hogeriya in Yemen. He completed his academic degrees in … and publishing the literature and poetry of the Jews from Hogeriya in Israel. Efraim Yaakov can be seen as an … 31, 2015, Efraim Yaakov passed away at the age of 62. From the words of Tom Fogel in his memory: (translated from …

Mordechai Yardeni (Motl Sherman)

… and a teacher of Gemarra. His mother, Malka, came from a family of wealthy contractors. In 1922 his family … with a repertoire of 'Israelian' songs and Jewish liturgy. From 1940 he began to accept offers from various synagogues on the East Coast of the United …

Akiva Zimmermann

… Tel Aviv, a city where hazzanut flourished at that time. From a young age, Zimmerman was interested in the world of … had an immense memory and distinct self-discipline. From a very young age, at the age of six, he gained the … years. He has written articles on a variety of topics - from hazzanut and Jewish music to current affairs in …