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Haim Effendi
… or Zionism) and to subversive political ideologies within the Ottoman Empire. Haim was educated in one of the … Maftirim used to perform its ancient repertoire of Ottoman Hebrew music on Sabbath mornings and afternoons at the … not become a full-time cantor who also happened to record songs in Ladino, as Isaac Algazi did. He moved into what …
Eliakum Zunser
… Eastern European poet and singer. He is known for his songs that preached nationalism and Zionism, and as a badhan … born. In his early youth he attended the 'Heder' and sang with cantor Joel Ihumener in Bobruisk. Because of poverty … with the elite of Vilna, and he was encouraged to study Hebrew literature and history. After his second marriage …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… Due to the fact that his father founded and directed Hebrew schools in both Warsaw and Moscow, Emanuel's … Jewish culture. In Russia, Amiran began his music studies with Joel Engel and Prof. David Shor. In 1921, the family … and composer. His compositions include over 600 Hebrew folksongs, incidental music for theater and cinema, music for …
Davit Civita
… musician. One of the group of Jewish musicians connected with the court of the Gonzagas of Mantua. Known from only … a collection of seventeen three-voice Canzoni (italian songs) which has the marking, 'Madrigali Ebrei' (Hebrew Madrigals). Source: Encyclopedia Judaica . … Italian …
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… nearly all of his career. He is most closely associated with the Jewish community of Dubno (today in western … religious devotion and piety, and of a great knowledge of Hebrew literature…. His ...performance was overwhelming, and … _____. 2010. “Music That Escaped: Transcriptions of Two Songs of Praise From a Surviving, but Still Hidden, …
Deborah Lynn "Debbie" Friedman
… Deborah Lynn Friedman was an American Jewish singer-songwriter, whose compositions played an important role in … but as her career developed, she collaborated with other professional musicians and performed with various … Friedman’s compositional corpus includes music for the Hebrew liturgy, English translations and interpretations of …
Israel Goldfarb
… of transformation: of moving to a new location and merging with another congregation. Goldfarb’s leadership and music … three cantorial schools: the School of Sacred Music at the Hebrew Union College, the Cantors Institute at the JTSA, and … generation closer to Judaism, Goldfarb worked to create songs adapted to congregational singing, which were …
Rahamim Amar
… string instruments. Later, he started playing the violin, with which he played and composed his whole life. Amar has a … During his musical career, Rahamim Amar composed about 300 songs, Piyutim and liturgical pieces. Additionally, he … Credit: Roni Ish-Ran. Full biography at the piyut site (Hebrew). See also an article about his life (Hebrew): רחמים …
Salah El Kuweiti
… composed, and achieved great musical fame in Iraq together with his brother, Daoud, who played the 'ud. Salah El … Iraq, their names were intentionally forgotten, and their songs were titled 'folksongs' or ascribed to other … and Israel, Revisited by Esther Warkov. More articles in Hebrew: Schweitzer, Erez. ' 'Aliyatam Ve-Nefilatam (עלייתם …
Ezra Aharon ("Azuri")
… of Mizrahi elements in their own music. He composed songs with both Hebrew and Arabic texts as well as large instrumental and …