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Jacques (Yaakov) Stroumsa
… the Technion. He volunteered at Yad Vashem, researching the story of Greek Jewry, and telling his story to groups. His memoir, 'Violinist in Auschwitz' has …
Moishe Teitsh
Moishe Teitsh was a Yiddish poet and lecturer. He wrote also in journals and…
Albert Weisser
… Theological Seminary (New York), where he taught the history of Jewish music and music theory from 1970 until his …
Efraim Yaakov
… He completed his academic degrees in the Department of History and Philosophy at the Hebrew University, where he … is unique in that it is based entirely on fieldwork, oral history and does not rely on any written material. His many … Library. In addition, Efraim Yaakov dealt with the history of Spanish and Yemen Jewry and the history of science …
Mordechai Yardeni (Motl Sherman)
… Viktor Peker) hosted Di Geshichte Fun Mine Lead (The Story of My Songs) on New York Jewish Radio. From 1938 to …
Akiva Zimmermann
… and essays are prayer melodies and piyyutim , cantors, history of hazzanut , hazzanut in halakhic literature, and …
Amnon Netzer
… was a leading authority on Iranian history and culture as well as Persian and Judeo-Persian … can be viewed at Amnon Netzer Center For Iranian Jewish History And Heritage' s website. Autobiography by Amnon Netzer …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… articles titled “Lekorot haniggun hahassidi” (“Towards a history of the Hassidic niggun” 1930-1937) and produced, as we … section of Haniggun vehariqud ba h assidut , titled “History of religious music in Israel.” This tour de force … a prolegomenon to the “real” chapter of Jewish music’s history, the emergence and development of the Hassidic niggun. …
Samuel Naumbourg
… introduction, giving an unprecedented overview of the history of religious Jewish music. Another of Naumbourg’s …
Abraham Goldfaden
… blended Jewish musical elements and themes with simple storylines and European musical theater and operatic forms, …