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Mark Isakovich Rabinovich
… in 1870 in the town of Zdvyzhensk (Kiev province of the Russian Empire; now Brusilov, Ukraine). He studied music under the guidance of his grandfather, the klezmer … he was the head of the State Ensemble of Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian SSR. The ensemble performed on the …
Eliakum Zunser
… of poverty and intolerable and vicious harassment by the Russians, he wandered from city to city and at one time was … He was the first badhan to have a rudimentary knowledge of music. By his personal qualities he raised the profession of … 1 2009. Nulman, Macy. Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music , New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975. ' …
Jacob Bachman
… Ukraine). As a child he studied in a Yeshiva. He began his music studies in Moshe Pasternak’s choir at the local … with Rubinstein, who was considered the 'westerner of Russian music,'* Bachmann choose a career in cantorate. He … Pinchas. “Misefer Hayyai.” Reshumot 5 (1927): 145-160. … Russian cantor-composer … Jacob Bachman …
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… throughout Eastern Europe. Because of the exceptional musical and emotional power of his singing, he attained a … his virtuosity won him the support and admiration of Russian government officials. His audience extended across … as Riga and Budapest, but also crossed the border from the Russian Empire into Prussian territory. He was even offered …
Yitzhak Graziani
… Yitzhak Graziani was born in Russe , Bulgaria . His musical path began in grade-school, as he participated in … in labor camps. After the liberation of Bulgaria by the Russian Red Army in 1944, Graziani married a woman named Dora, and enrolled in the Academy of Music in Sofia . In 1948, Graziani immigrated with his …
Jascha Nemtsov
… up in Saint Petersburg where he graduated from a special music school and was awarded a gold medal. He then continued his musical education at the Saint Petersburg State … century up to the 21st century with special emphasis on Russian music. In addition, he has performed several concert …
Verdina Shlonsky
… symphonic works, a piano concerto, a cantata, chamber music, music for the theater, and many songs (Lieder and popular). … only to Stutschewsky and Boskovich of her generation), in Russian, German, English and Hebrew. She is also the sister …
Moshe Rudinow
… of Odessa and Kherson. While working there, he translated Russian songs into Hebrew and Yiddish, and performed the music of Jewish composers such as Engel , Saminsky , and …
Max Weinreich
… Max Weinreich was a Russian Jewish linguist, specializing in sociolinguistics …
Herman Svet
… was born January 1, 1893, in Shpole (Kiev province of the Russian Empire, now Ukraine). His father, Menachem Mendel … Yehudith Wahl, from Berlin. In 1917 he began writing about music for various Russian-language periodicals in Kiev and later switched to …