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Yizhak Edel
… and when Edel’s parents moved to Rovna, he went to live with his grandfather. In his grandfather’s house, Edel … a violin. He taught himself to play, practicing by playing songs he sang at his grandfather's gatherings. The writer Y. … two years. In Moscow Edel witnessed the persecution of the Hebrew language by the communist regime, especially in the …
Ya'akov Orland
… in Chisinau. While there, Orland attended the Magen David Hebrew Gymnasium. During the same period, Natan Alterman … other. In 1921, at age seven, Orland immigrated to Israel with his family, settling in Kfar Giladi. Between 1921 and … the Rehavia Hebrew Gymnasium. Orland wrote his first song, "We Sing to You, Homeland and Mother, " in 1930. This …
Joseph Achron
… early on and at the age of five he began violin lessons with his father. Achron continued his formal musical … best marked by one of his earliest and most famous works, A Hebrew Melody (1911). In 1913 he moved to Russia to take a … Concerto, op. 60, the Dance of Salome, op. 62, and the song Po En-Harod. From 1925 on, Achron lived in the USA , …
Nahum Nardi
… pursuing them at the Kiev Conservatory, where he graduated with honors in 1919. Subsequently, he studied at the Warsaw … classical repertoire with folk music, such as Russian folksongs, Hassidic music and Hebrew songs. In addition to giving concerts, he also worked …
Sholom Secunda
… In 1896 the Secunda’s moved to Nicholayev, a port city with a population of approximately 175,000, located at the … sing the lead of 'Home Sweet Home.' Sholom's setting of the Song 'Home Sweet Home' was preferred to that of Rumshinky's, … clear that the next step was to win acceptance to the Hebrew Actors Union. It was a policy of the Union to send …
Yehuda Sharett (Shertok)
… won the Engel prize ) , a piece combining Jewish tradition with modern musical elements. Also known for composing poems of various Hebrew poets. … Isareli Composer & violinist … Composers … Song … Composer … Hebrew … Songs … Yehuda Sharett (Shertok) …
Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… was exposed to the tradition of Hassidic melodies and Hebrew zemirot through his father Aba Pilderwasser. Weisser began his formal musical education with the local hazzan of Novata Ushitsa, who taught him … for the Synagogue, he also composed many secular songs for voice and piano, incidental music, two collections …
Mordekhai Hershman
… directly from Hershman), Hershman sang as meshorer with Zeidel Rovner in Berdychiv (Yiddish: Barditshev) and … “a great concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall“. The Hebrew press in British Palestine profusely advertised … Leo Low. The Association of Devotees of Hazzanut and Hebrew Song in Tel Aviv ( Agudat hovevei hahazanut vehashirah …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… married at a young age to Rachel of the house of Elishaich, with whom he had two daughters, Rebecca and Sara. During the … children. In Tunisia he taught piyyutim and Jerusalemite songs to the locals. He also composed and exported to … Asher Mizrahi to participate in a special program in Hebrew, broadcast every Monday. When one of the Monday …
David Abikzer
… mother to continue to sing. At age 17 he moved to Israel with his family, where he served in the Israeli army and got … During his career, he recorded over 60 albums of Sephardic songs and liturgical repertoire in Hebrew, Ladino, and Arabic. This includes albums such as ' …