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Mikhail Gnesin
Gnesin was born in Rostov-on-Don, son to the local Rabbi. He began his musical…
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Abraham Dunajewski
Abraham Dunajewski was born in Russia. He wrote the book Israelitische Tempel…
Lazare Saminsky
Lazare Saminsky was born in Vale-Gotzulovo[-Hatzulovo], Ukraine. He studied composition…
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Isadore Freed
Isadore Freed was born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia on March 26, 1900. At the age of three,…
Joseph Shlisky
Joseph Shlisky was born in Ostrowiec Voivodeship, Poland, around 1894. As a child, he…
Isaac Schlossberg
Isaac Schlossberg is a composer and conductor. He was born in 1877 in St. Petersburg to…
David Roitman
David Roitman was born in Dorozhinki, Russia, and was one of the leading cantors of his…
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Alter Yehiel Karniol
Alter Karniol was born in Dzialoszyce, a small province in Poland. He studied under…
Mordekhai Hershman
Mordekhai (Mordecai; Mordkhe) Hershman was born in 1888 in Chernigov (Polish: Chernikhov…
Hebraeisch-orientalischer Melodienschatz, 09[G]: Der Volksgesang der osteuropaeischen Juden
Click Here for Slide Show This entry is part of an online exhibit entitled: 'Hava…