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Avram Moyshe Kholodenko
… was a Klezmer bandleader from Berdichev (Ukranian city southwest of Kiev). In the last decade, Kholodenko's …
Joseph Moskowitz
… and a recording artist in New York City during the first half of the twentieth century. He was …
Haim Effendi
… today Turkey) in 1853. He spent most of his life in his city of birth although he toured extensively. From 1925 to … as follows: 'A King of Izmir fought against the Slavs. The city of Belgrade fell and he was sad. The servants wanted to … and hazzan Nissim Halevy from the Geron synagogue in that city (a copy can be found at the library of the Ben Zvi …
Eliakum Zunser
… and vicious harassment by the Russians, he wandered from city to city and at one time was imprisoned. After his release from … by a celebration made especially for him in New York City, and was named by the New York Times 'father of …
Joshua (Osias) Abrass
Joshua Abrass was Born in Berdichev in 1820. He was also known as 'Pitshe.'
He was…
Simeon Bellison
Clarinetist and teacher. Born in Moscow, immigrated to the U.S. in 1920. Achieved high…
Jacob Bauer
Cantor and teacher. Born in Szenice, Hungary. Cantor and adaptor of music in the Turkish…
Herman Berlinski
Born in Leipzig in 1910. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1941. Was known as an organist (…
Abel Ehrlich
Abel Ehrlich (Cranz, 1915 – Tel-Aviv, 2003 immigrated in 1939), 1997 Israel Prize…
Abraham Caceres (Casseres)
Dutch composer. Abraham Caceres (Casseres) was the leading musician in the Portuguese…