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Mordekhai Zeira
… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a handful of piano … song Hayu Leilot , probably their most famous song. When World War II broke out, Zeira was among the recruits for the …
Yosef Hadar
… Yosef Hadar was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his father Yehiel were … Emanuel Amiran-Pugatchov brought Hadar to the College for Music Educators (Midrasha Lemichanchim Lemusica), which was … another 240 songs. Among these are songs sung all over the world by well-known folk singers such as: the Cuban singers; …
Marysia (Miriam) Eisenstadt
… Young singer who performed classical and Jewish music concerts in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. … Singer, “the [Warsaw] ghetto Nightingale” … …
Aleksander Kulisiewicz
… and preserved the largest collection in existence of music composed in the Nazi camps. Because this extraordinary … touches on a variety of issues relevant not only to music scholarship but also contemporary European history, it … Wikimedia. 'Songs of the ghettos, concentration camps, and World War II partisan outposts: Aleksander Kulisiewicz ' …
Shmerke Kaczerginski
… Shmerke Kaczerginski lost both his parents during World War I. As a youth, he was involved with outlawed … dedicated much of his time after the start of the Second World War to collecting pre-war Yiddish songs and songs of … for Jewish Research website ' Shmerke Kaczerginski ' in Music during the Holocaust website. Other sources: Werb, …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… by Ascap Today as, 'a major force in today's liturgical music.' Issachar Miron has made a name for himself throughout the world as a top talent, composer, poet, writer, creative … in ASCAP, Who's Who in ACUM, AGAC Directory, Who's Who in World Jewry, the International Platform Association …
Moshe Wilensky
… Moshe Wilensky was born in 1910 in Warsaw, Poland. During World War I, his family emigrated to Russia, remaining until … Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … Rubina. His songs continued to be showcased at festivals worldwide. In 1963, Wilensky composed songs for the " Shin …
Eleonora Noga Alberti
… repertoire. She has performed throughout the world and published several important works on Ladino music in Spanish, which can be seen here . In 2000, she … recognition for her work in promoting Judeo-Spanish music in Latin America. … Soprano and musicologist … …
Leonard Bernstein
… conductor and composer. Born in Lawerence, Mass. Diverse musician and was well known in the U.S. and abroad in many musical fields: as conductor (NY Philharmonic orchestra, and … personality (making a series of televised lectures about music). Many biographies have been written about Leonard …
Ehud Manor
… First Channel', is a virtuoso translator of theater and musical plays. He has instilled in our bloodstream dozens of songs from the great world, in eloquent and humorous Hebrew costume. Ehud Manor … songs he sang in youth movements he listened to American music on records he received from his uncle from the USA, so …