… so far resurfaced. Sayag was a young singer of twenty-four years when he recorded for Gramophone on July 3, 1929. Dr. …

This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…

Abraham Baer was born in Wielen, Poland. He worked as a cantor and teacher in several…

… Kinneret' near the Kinneret ( Sea of Galilee ). After two years of struggling with harsh land, lack of employment, and …

A French-Israeli ethnomusicologist who is recognized as a world expert on the music of…

… Eretz Israel:   40 Yor Papiernikov in Erets-Yisroel  ('40 years of Papernikoff in Eretz Israel'). Papernikoff has won …

… of Syrian folk music in a career spanning over fifty years. He is recognized for his mastery of maqam and as a …

… teacher at the State Music School . After a tenure of ten years, Gnesin traveled to Germany to help found the Jibneh …

… against Russian Jews lasted from 1903 to 1906; during these years the Secunda family experienced acute discrimination … actors and composers outside of New York for at least three years before considering their candidacy. In 1922, Sholom … lived in the Secunda home on Penn street for the first six years of their marriage. In 1928, Betty became pregnant and …