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Richard Rodgers
… an American-Jewish composer, known largely for his work in musical theater. He was one of the most significant American … and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music. Biographies: Rodgers, Richard. Musical Stages: An Autobiography. New York: Random House, …
Jennie Goldstein
… produced as part of Joel Rubin and Rita Ottens' Jewish Music Series for Wergo. Click here for Goldstein's …
Joel Walbe
… his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and literature to be a foreign influence. Though Joel's mother did encourage his musical curiosity, he was forced to cultivate his musical …
Paul Ben-Haim
… The most prolific of the founding fathers of Israeli music (excluding, perhaps , Marc Lavry ), he wrote over 250 … his colleague Peter Gradenwitz (his publisher, well-known musicologist). Among Ben-Haim’s other notable works are his …
Salcia Weinberg
Salcia Weinberg (Shure Licht) was born in 1878 in Przemysl, Austro-Hungarian Galicia.…
Frida Zibel-Goldstein
Frida Zibel was a Yiddish actress. She performed at Galicia and America.
Frida Zibel…
Yetta Zwerling
… in Yiddish vaudeville. Then she acted for four years in musical comedy under the leadership of Leon Errol, and then … theatre. Her deceased sister Bessie had performed in music halls.Zwerling's children Artie, Sidney and Albert …
Nissan Spivak
… vocal handicap that led him to develop original synagogue music in which the choir, instead of being merely an … Jacob Beimel . Spivak is considered as a genius in Jewish music, and many of his compositions became famous throughout … Judaica; Nulman, Macy. Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music. See also ' Nissan Spivak' at the National Library of …
Reuben Rinder
… United States and pursued his study of Jewish liturgical music. In 1910, Rinder held a cantorial position at Temple … Rinder was influential in shaping 20th-century Jewish musical culture. Through insights from the Rinder papers … Berkeley), this paper connects Rinder’s approach to Jewish musical leadership with the global yearnings of the San …
Zalman Zylbercweig
… articles, adaptations of novels, and reviews of books, music, and Yiddish theater. In 1922, Zylbercweig began to …