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Yankele Hershkowitz (Herszkowicz)
… a tailor by trade, was a popular street performer in the Lodz ghetto. He composed and performed satirical songs pertaining to major events and to figures of the … 25, 1972 at the age of 61, ended his own life. … Folk singer & entertainer in the Lodz ghetto … Lodz … Ghetto … …
Nurit Hirsh
… Hundreds of Nurit Hirsh's songs are inalienable assets of the Hebrew Folk Song ('Zemer Ivri'). She composed more than … music. From an early age, Hirsh would accompany Opera singers. She was the pianist of 'Hamam' theatre in Jaffa and …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… Israeli educator and composer;' in Variety, 'as one of the top composers;” and by Ascap Today as, 'a major force … were forced to dig prior to being bumped into the death-poison vans. There are no survivors to tell us their … Crosby and Judy Garland, the guitarist Chet Atkins, the singers Arlo Guthrie, Vic Damone, Connie Francis, Chubby …
Moshe Wilensky
… his family emigrated to Russia, remaining until 1917, when they returned to Warsaw. In his youth, Wilensky attended the … Hashomer Hatzair , where he was first introduced to Israeli songs. Within the movement was a choir led by the musician … program on Kol Israel called " Pizmon Vazemer " ("Hymn and Singer") and composed new songs for it. Some of these songs, …
Nahum Heiman
… friend and writing partner says about his friend (in the opening of Heiman's song collection): 'The name Nahche sings in the ears of … sung and put on record by Nechama Hendel. Later, the French singer Maxime le Forestier, with whom Heiman met in …
Bienvenida "Berta" Aguado
… to Israel in 1979. In Istanbul, her husband worked in the clothes business. During the summers, they spent time on … where Aguado became well-known as a kantadera (traditional singer), and her vocal performances were highly appreciated … the many recordings and interviews conducted by Ladino song scholar Susana Weich-Shahak . These recordings, now …
Liron Children Choir
… The Li-Ron choir founded in 1980 by its musical director and conductor Ronit Shapira. The singers of the choir range from the ages of 9 up to 18/ It`s repertoire comprises classical pieces, folk songs in original labguage and Israeli pieces. … Liron …
Ehud Manor
… Ehud Manor won the Israel Prize in 1998. As part of the reasons for the … Manor has created many songs with our best composers and singers. In special programs on radio and television, he has …
Uzi Hitman
… family lived in Giv'at Shmu'el. When Hitman turned 6 they moved to Ramat Gan, where he lived for the rest of his … Beatles and the Rolling Stones, as well as popular European singers of the 50s and 60s such as Enrico Macias, Helen … its way into his compositional style. Hitman wrote some songs which became hits in Israel, such as Noladeti …
Jo Amar
… In the early 1960’s, Jo Amar was a Mizrahi music star. He … cantors, all the while giving up his career as a singer. After thirty years of releasing no new material in … Jo Amar also worked on an album that would include new songs he had written. Addiitonally, he completed a …