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Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… This discovery sparked Schul's interest in Jewish musical themes, which he began to incorporate into his … Schul did not exclusively compose thematically Jewish music while interned in Terezín. For example, Schul composed … Schul’s last and most extensive work was his Duo for Violin and Viola , composed between March and May of 1942. A …
Mordekhai Zeira
… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a … of the Jewish people in one place) in the string of a violin- it is Zeira's violin.'' Mordekhai Zeira was highly esteemed by his …
Yosef Hadar
… Yosef Hadar was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his father Yehiel were … under Daniel Samburski, in addition to studying the violin. At the age of fourteen, while attending Ohel Shem … School, Hadar founded a string orchestra which consisted of violins, mandolins and a solo harmonica played by Shabtay …
Karel Ančerl
… conducting and composition at the Prague Conservatory of Music. After graduating in 1929, Ančerl worked for Hermann … to organize an ensemble comprised of sixteen first violins, twelve seconds, eight violas, six cellos, and one double bass. The young and talented violinist Karel Kröhlich was chosen as concertmaster, …
Yankele Hershkowitz (Herszkowicz)
… is known about Yankele Hershkowitz’s personal life, his musical contribution to the cultural life of the Lodz ghetto … a time, he was accompanied by Karol Rosensweig, an amateur violinist and traveling salesman from Vienna . Hershkowitz was one of the only street musicians that earned enough money to survive. The Lodz …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… by Ascap Today as, 'a major force in today's liturgical music.' Issachar Miron has made a name for himself … an owner of a local department store, a rabbi, and a violinist by education, endured inhuman suffering in the … established he was named the National Deputy Director of Music for Israel's Ministry of Education and Culture. He …
Nahum Heiman
… has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan calls Nahum … says that the families of Heiman, Asaf and Yedoton were the musicians of the first and second temple.' Nahum Heiman … and the grandson of a skipper who played harmonica and violin. Since his parents and grandparents all spoke Hebrew, …
Leon Blank
… and singer. Blank’s great success in the play 'David's Violin' in 1897 catapulted his career on stage. In addition …
Josef Bonime
… his degrees, he toured as a piano accompanist with famed violinists Mischa Elman and Eugene Ysaye. In the 1920’s he … Vitaphone talkies such as Mischa Elman (1926), and arranged music for film short subjects. In 1933, Bonime joined the faculty of the Julliard School of Music. Beginning in 1925, Bonime worked as a composer and …
Max Leibowitz
… Sarah. He had 3 children. Leibowitz was an American klezmer violinist and was a contemporary of other Romanian-born … 'Baym Rebbe's Sideh' (Classic klezmer) … American klezmer violinist, composer & conductor … 0 … undefined … Max …