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David Putterman
… 1979. Source: Encyclopedia Judaica . (*The photo is taken from yiddishmusic website) … Cantor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – …
Isadore Freed
… of the Chamber Orchestra’s annual concert series. Aside from his compositional activities, Freed was also involved in … Hasidic Service (1954), Psalm settings, and a selection from Salamone de Rossi 's Ha-shirim asher li-Shelomo arranged …
Heinrich Schalit
… later worked as an organist in synagogues in Munich and in Rome. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1940 and held positions as a …
Julius Chajes
… At the age of 15, Chajes performed his piano concerto Romantic Fantasy with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. He was …
Boris Thomashefsky
… enriched the Yiddish theater. Firstly, he was dedicated to promoting Jacob Gordin and Leon Kobrin's literary Yiddish …
Gideon Klein
… continued even after his deportation to Theresienstadt. From the beginning of his internment until his deportation to … Novak and Arnold Schoenberg . A selection of Klein's works from 1941-1945 include: String Quartet, Opus 2 (1941), Duo …
Hans Krása
… Klein Buhne (Small Stage) in Prague . Krása’s Anna Song from Hoffmeister’s play was particularly well received, and … years after the premier. Krása himself used the theme from Anna Song as the base for two later works, the String … work has been renewed through a variety of projects that promote performances of Brundibár for audiences all around …
Emanuel Zamir
… he wrote both words and music, portray sceneries borrowed from the world of agriculture. This includes shepherds with … of the National Base for the Arts. Following his discharge from military service in 1950, he went on to finish his … that prepared a Hebrew folksong for performance. Apart from these small bands, Zamir also established a main band, …
Egon Ledeč
… Otakar Ševečik. In 1908, two years after graduating from the conservatory, Ledeč joined the Czech Philharmonic. … in composition while in Terezín. His only surviving work from the years 1942-1944 is Gavotte for String Quartet …
Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… Paul Hindemith, until he fled to Prague to seek refuge from German persecution. During the years 1937-38, Schul … for safe keeping. Schul died in Terezín on June 20, 1944 from tuberculosis. An additional biography can be accessed …