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David Menahem
… grew up in Jerusalem and absorbed the 'Yerushalmi cantorial tradition' in the Ades Synagogue . As a child, he studied at … Moshe Havusha , taught him the secrets of the Arab Maqam musical system and Arabic musical instruments. Since childhood, along with pursuing …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… 17, 1859. His father, Rabbi Eliyahu Navon, was one of the Jewish intellectuals and public figures in Adrianpole, a … in the attitude of Sephardic Jews in Adrianpole toward traditional Jewish costumes and way of thinking. Navon's … 50 of these songs and melodies, transcribed in printed musical notation. After some time, he became acquainted with …
Ray Musiker
… As a child, Ray learned to play Klezmer dance music at Jewish weddings. His parents immigrants to America from … Rushefsky, Peter, ' Ray Musiker – Generations: A Living Musical Legacy ' in The Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD): (June 2020). It includes …
Joseph Papernikoff
… and Zionist activist. Joseph Papernikoff received a traditional education in the 'cheder', and then studied in a … Thanks to his voice, a beautiful alto voice, and his musical hearing, he was accepted at the age of 8 to the … which saw modern Yiddish literature as a central part of Jewish identity. Papernikoff was active in the cultural life …
Edwin Seroussi
… (2004-2008; 2014-2016; 2019-2020), was Director of the Jewish Music Research Centre from 2000 to 2023, and … Prof. Seroussi’s research focuses on the sacred and secular musical cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, … and is editor of the acclaimed CD series Anthology of Music Traditions in Israel. Besides his academic activities Prof. …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… and studied their repertoire. He had a good voice and musical hearing, as well as a good memory and perception, … of Palestine) house. In Palestine, 'Adaki discovered that Jewish Yemenite singing is looked down upon, even by … was integral to the distribution and conservation of the tradition of Jewish Yemenite singing. Even though his name …
Israel Adler
… Palestine with his parents at the age of eleven. He pursued traditional religious studies in yeshivot in Jerusalem and … Institut de Musicologie at the Sorbonne where he combined Jewish and musical studies. During his thirteen-year sojourn in Paris …
Frank Alvarez-Pereyre
… the Mishna: study of oral performances from linguistic and musical points of view; Jewish interlinguistics: the French and Hebrew of Jews in … Jews in Germany, Austria, and Romania; the liturgical music traditions of Ethiopian Jews … Linguist … Frank …
Avner Bahat
… where he was introduced to a recorder and discovered his musical talent. Over time he developed a great skill on the … Encounter in Israeli Music (1939–1973): Integration of Traditional Elements in Musical Work. For many years, Bahat … of Musicology. In 1981, he established the Center for Jewish Music at Beit Hatfutsot, and from 1984 he began …
Abraham Wolf Binder
… of cantors and into a world enriched by synagogue music and Jewish folklore. He was a member of his father’s synagogue … director at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC. As musical director, he introduced a number of important changes, including a return to traditional Biblical cantillation. Binder was also a serious …