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Mordekhai Zeira
… Life Mordekhai Zeira was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, … was 'full of Jews who could sing a Hassidic Niggun and sing Russian Zionist songs,' [1] as explained by Zeira when asked … fact his songs were based on three elements: 1. Melodies of Russian revolutionary songs; 2. Russian romances that he …
Hirsch Glik
… his internment, Glik continued writing poems. In 1944, as Russian forces were closing in, he escaped from the camp to …
Avraham Slep
… Source: 'Avram Sliep ' at Yiddish Music Website (in Russian). … Conductor & music educator … 0 … Vilna … Ghetto …
Moshe Wilensky
… Warsaw, Poland. During World War I, his family emigrated to Russia, remaining until 1917, when they returned to Warsaw. …
Richard Newman
… 'Richard Jacob Neumann ' at Yiddish Music Website (in Russian). See also the list of Richard Jacob Neumann's …
Leon Lishner
… … American operatic bass-baritone … 0 … Opera … American … Russian jewry … Yiddish songs … Leon Lishner …
Moses Michail Milner (Melnikoff)
… B, F. Mikhail (Moshe) Milner: the Jewish composer in Russia as bridge between tradition and innovation . … …
Joseph Schillinger
… He was born in Kharkiv, in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine) and died in New York …
Platon Brounoff
… composer of Yiddish music. Born in Yelisavetgrad in Russia. In 1891, immigrated to the U.S. and settled in New …
Alexander Olshanetsky
… He played with the Odessa Opera orchestra and toured Russia and Siberia, and later was the choral director for a Russian operetta company. He stayed in Kharbin (today in …