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Joseph Achron
Joseph Achron was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania. His musical genius…
Walter Salmen
Walter Salmen was born in 1926, in Paderborn, Germany.
His career as a musicologist…
Abraham Goldfaden
Abraham Goldfaden, known as the father of the Yiddish theater, was born in Staro…
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David Nowakowsky
David Nowakowsky was born in Malin, Russia near Kiev. Nowakowsky left home at an early…
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Sigmund Schlesinger
Sigmund Schlesinger was one of the most influential figures among the group of mid- to…
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Samuel Naumbourg
Samuel Naumbourg was born in Dennelohe, Bavaria, groomed from a young age to continue…
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Leib Glanz
Leib Glanz was born in Kiev in 1898. His father was the cantor at the Synagogue of…
Amnon Netzer
Amnon Netzer was an Iranian-born Israeli historian, researcher…
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Alois Kaiser
Alois Kaiser (November 10, 1840, Szobotist, Hungary - 1908, Baltimore, Maryland)…
Jacques (Yaakov) Stroumsa
Jacques Stroumsa was born in Salonika in 1913, the son of a distinguished teacher and…