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David Zehavi
… His grandparents on his father's side immigrated to Israel from Romania in 1877 as part of the first Aliyah. They came to … In 1895, Avraham married Rachel, a 19-year-old immigrant from Romania, and worked in the silk factory owned by Baron …
Dudu Barak
… and 'Eretz Yisrael Yafa.' This expression originates from the morning formations at Barak's school, Arlozorov. In … Yisrael Yafa...Ne'ara tovat enayim…' This phrase comes from Levin Kipnis's song 'Eliezer and Rivka,' which Barak … of my known songs). These deal with every aspect of life, from love and hate to the holocaust.' Another aspect found …
Menachem Kipnis
… Full biography from Issachar Fater's Jewish Music in Poland between the …
Naomi Shemer
… arrangement of her army revue “ A Raid in the Village .” From the 1950s to the 1990s, Shemer wrote music that was …
Edward Stark
… one of the first cantors to introduce instruments, aside from the organ, into the synagogue service. Only two of his … the South German cantorial style, a tradition he inherited from his father, and from teachers in Europe . Stark advocated for the …
Joseph Shlisky
… he sang in the choir of the local synagogue. A cantor from a neighboring village heard the boy, aged somewhere … voice for his choir. According to the narrator, the cantor promised Shlisky’s parents to train their boy in liturgical … as “a miser,” took rooms for them in a house not far from the synagogue, in the heart of The Ward, the city’s …
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 …