… and secondary school in his hometown and was drawn to music from an early age. Feuer learned the basics of music from his father, and later joined several liturgical … culture through the preservation and transmission of their secular music. This choir was part of the Hazomir Cultural …

… children'), and soon began organising Yung Vilne, a secular Jewish writing collective whose other members … for Jewish Research website ' Shmerke Kaczerginski ' in Music during the Holocaust website. Other sources: Werb, …

… The songs within the genre of Israeli Folksongs also share musical similarities. These include the fact that many are … of a new, Hebrew, non-Diaspora Jew. As part of this effort, music held an integral role. This can be seen through the … service. The Israeli folksongs can be seen as a form of secular prayer that connects to the Israeli ethos. … Zemer …

… At the age of twelve, Klein moved to Prague to study music and liberal arts at the Jirasek Gymnasium. While in … Kurz. That same year, he began a double-degree program in musicology and philosophy at the Karl University. In the … in 1944, Klein remained one of the core figures in the musical life of the ghetto. Although basic resources such as …

… to accompany his songs, as well as other popular Jewish and secular music. The initial performances of these musical theater pieces created movement to establish a …

… Music is an indispensable part of religious acts in most, if … known cultures of the ancient as well as the modern world. Musical sounds — whether created by human voice or … As for general religious beliefs, communication through music was not restricted to human society but could also …

… study aims to trace the unique characteristics of a type of music unparalleled in the central-eastern European … Yiddish folk songs. [15]  Since early modernity, the secular Yiddish songs sung by women and girls became an … example 3 and similar nigunim, on one hand, and traditional secular Yiddish songs, on the other, arises from a …

… In 1979 Esther Warkov , a young American PhD student in ethnomusicology, came to Israel to study the music of first-generation Jewish immigrants from Iraq. From … Shiloah of the Hebrew University, an eminent scholar of music in the Islamic world and of the Jewish musical …

… grandfather was a member. The board of trustees, and other music professionals in attendance, were taken aback by the … styles. Yakovkin encouraged Sirota to consider studying music formally at the Odessa Conservatory of Music. Based on … vocal technique, and opera. Although Sirota excelled in his secular music studies, pressure began to mount for him to …

… Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … Israeli songs. Within the movement was a choir led by the musician Yitzhak Edel, who greatly influenced Wilensky's musical development, teaching him music theory. In 1928, …