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Sylvan Sholom Kalib
… Professor of Music Theory at Eastern Michigan University from 1969-1999, and also as cantor of Congregation Beth Israel in Flint, Michigan from 1977-2000. Following his retirement from full-time academia, Kalib began work on his monumental …
Robert Lachmann
… the urban music of Tunisia, based on his field recordings from several research expeditions in the region. In the years … he continued to research many years later in Jerusalem . From 1927 to 1933 Lachmann worked as a librarian for the … to the conference. In 1935, Lachmann was fired from his position at the State Library by Nazi officials, and …
Leo Levi
… engaging in subversive activities. A fervent Zionist, he promptly changed his specialization to botany and settled in … of the Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. A socialist, Levi identified with the interest for the … founded in Jerusalem (1964), Levi obtained a copy of the Rome reels and worked as Research Fellow at the Jewish Music …
Francesco Spagnolo
… of Quotation between W. Allen and S. Sontag . Music BA from the Conservatorio di Musica 'Giuseppe Verdi,' Milan …
Louis Lewandowski
… accompaniment in his compositions. He introduced a new romantic style heavily influenced by the music of Felix … Todah W’simrah , a collection published in two volumes from 1876-1882, featured Synagogue music for solo, four …
David de Sola Pool
… the book Why I am a Jew. He recorded several excerpts from the prayer according to the traditional melodies of the …
Yehuda Ratzaby
… the small village Sava'n in central Yemen, a two-hour walk from Sanaa. His father, Rabbi Yeh'ya, was one of the leaders … literature, and Bible, and received his Master's degree from the University. After graduating, he began working in … at the Hebrew University and was awarded a doctorate. From 1964, he taught Arabic-Jewish literature and medieval …
Menashe Ravina
… he attended a yeshiva and trained in violin and piano. From a young age, he actively participated in his father's … married Batya (née Shreyer), daughter of Azriel Shreyer, a prominent merchant and Zionist activist. They had two …
Solomon Rosowsky
… Solomon Rosowky, son of prominent cantor Baruch Leib Rosowsky , was born in Riga in … , Lazare Saminsky , Jacob Weinberg , and Joseph Yasser to promote new projects in Jewish music research. In 1947, …
Salamone Rossi
… The little information that we do know has been gleaned from references to salary payments from the Mantuan Court, letters from two successive dukes releasing Salamone de Rossi from …