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Edward Stark
Edward Stark was born in 1856 in Hohenems, Austria to father Josef Stark, a local cantor…
Velvel Pasternak
The JMRC mourns the passing of Velvel Pasternak, scholar of Hassidic music and founder…
Mordekhai Hershman
Mordekhai (Mordecai; Mordkhe) Hershman was born in 1888 in Chernigov (Polish: Chernikhov…
Sholom Secunda
Sholom Secunda was born on August 23, 1894 in Alexandria, a small town in the Kherson…
Marc Lavry
Marc Lavry was born in Riga, Latvia and received his formal musical education at the…
Zawel (Zevulun) Kwartin
Kwartin was born in Novo-arkhangelsk, Ukraine, and was first exposed to the…
Joseph Achron
Joseph Achron was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania. His musical genius…
Meir Shimon Geshuri
Meir Shimon Geshuri (née Bruckner; April 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli…
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Esther R. Warkov
Esther Warkov's seminal contributions to the study of Arab music and Arab-Jewish…
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Joseph Singer
Born in Hilnik, Hungary, officiated as cantor in Beuthen, Nurnberg and Vienna (where he…