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Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
… Latvia (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study of Jewish music in Libau where he trained to be a cantor. He … Idelsohn was greatly impacted by the diversity of the Jewish community living in Palestine, and embarked on a … foundation for the modern study of Jewish musicology. My Life: A Sketch by A.Z. Idelsohn First published in Jewish …
Sylvan Sholom Kalib
… The son of Ukranian-Jewish immigrants, Sholom Kalib was a mainstay of Jewish music in mid-twentieth century Chicago, serving as a … and cantorial pedagogue. There he also began his life’s work notating the great heritage of Eastern European …
David de Sola Pool
… was associated with Shearith Israel for the duration of his life, except for three years that he spent in the land of … Activist ,' Conversations, the journal of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals, Issue 28. 'David de Sola Pool ' at … Press, New York, 1955. Nima Adlerblum, “Reflections on the Life and Work of Rabbi David de Sola Pool,” Tradition, 30:1, …
Menashe Ravina
… Aviv, where he became an influential figure in the cultural life of the Yishuv. He founded the "Institute for Music … actively engaged in the musical circles of Eastern European Jewish musicians, documenting and arranging Jewish folk music. Ravina was a dedicated educator and …
Salamone Rossi
… has been spilled reviewing the vast musical contribution of Jewish-Italian composer Salamone de Rossi, not much is known about his life. The little information that we do know has been … speculated that Salamone de Rossi was the son of renowned Jewish historian Azariah de’ Rossi, but this seems unlikely …
Alfred Sendrey
… to amass a comprehensive bibliographical resource for Jewish Music. This project was aided by Joseph Yasser , Curt … (1945-52). The editing process for the Bibliography of Jewish Music was slow and laborious. Continual attempts to … work on another study, Music in the Social and Religious Life of Antiquity (1974), which was published on his …
Amnon Shiloah
… Born in Lanus, Argentina in 1928 to a family of Jewish immigrants from Syria, Shiloah returned with his … As a teacher Shiloah contributed in Israel to the fields of Jewish ethnomusicology, especially the study of Judeo-Arabic … his work Music in the World of Islam (2003) and an honorary life membership at the European Seminar in Ethnomusicology …
Max Wohlberg
… he was professor of liturgy at the Cantors' School of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York (now the H. L. … The Living Legacy of an American Hazzan: Max Wohlberg, His Life and Works. Doctoral dissertation, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Seminary College of …
Francis Lyon Cohen
… and studied at Jews’ College in London with a focus on Jewish liturgy. Cohen also had a great interest in Jewish music, and supplemented his studies with courses in … of Jewish liturgical music was steady throughout his life. Cohen edited several collections of Jewish music, …
Nikolai Kaufman
… unfailing efforts to the documentation and study of the Jewish traditions of Bulgaria. Although his publications on … full evaluation of Kaufman’s contributions to the study of Jewish musical traditions is a desideratum because many of … in the town.” And he adds: “We lived a calm and peaceful life… [non-Jewish] Bulgarians loved us a lot and we answered …