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Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… Asher Shimon Mizrahi was born in the old city of Jerusalem in 1890 to father Yitzhak Mizrahi, who was … central instruments in his ensemble. The Arab public took this move as an expression of Mizrahi’s support for Zionism, …
David Abikzer
… David Abikzer was born in 1939 in Casablanca, Morocco, and it was there that he began his musical education. His vocal … and liturgical repertoire in Hebrew, Ladino, and Arabic. This includes albums such as ' Songs of the Sephardic …
Jacques Offenbach
… early on, and at the age of four he began to study violin with his father. By age nine, Offenbach took up study of the … of London concert agent John Mitchell. Throughout this time, Offenbach continued to submit his work to be …
Jan Peerce
… (birth name Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) was born in New York City in 1904. Peerce’s first instrument was the violin, … the NBC (National Broadcasting Company) Symphony Orchestra. This engagement catapulted Peerce’s operatic career, and in …
Dudu Barak
… Dudu Barak is a writer of Israeli folk songs. He was born in Jerusalem in 1948 … Barak, and one can find common sayings and expressions of this period in his songs. The expression 'Yeled Tov …
Joseph Shlisky
… cantor promised Shlisky’s parents to train their boy in liturgical song and take him on tour to London, England. … by a son, Norman, and another daughter, Natalie. At this time Shlisky settled into a job at the sprawling …
David Beyglman
… and the violin. In 1912, he became the director of the Yitskhok Zanberg Yiddish Theater Company. In addition, he was … musician), cantor and meshoyrer (choirboy). During this time, performers found their stage in the street, the …
Julius Chajes
… Julius Chajes (b. Lwow, 1910 - d. Detroit, 1985) studied piano under Richard Robert, Julius … extensive research on ancient Hebrew music. In the wake of this research and due to the local musical influences he was …
Lazare Saminsky
… in Vale-Gotzulovo[-Hatzulovo], Ukraine. He studied composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory (1906-1910). In … Jewish Folk Music , working as its first secretary. During this period he composed several works, including two …
Boris Thomashefsky
… town near Kiev, Ukraine in 1868. He immigrated to the United States in 1881, and settled in New York City. Shortly … play “The Witch” at Turn Hall on August 18, 1882. This production, credited to Thomashefsky’s initiative, is …