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Joseph Achron
Joseph Achron was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania. His musical genius…
Zecharia Plavin
Born in Vilnius in 1956, studied at the Ciurlionis School of Arts and Vilnius…
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…