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The Jewish Bloch
… of the last pre-First World War years constituted an international elite metropolitan discourse where various nationallybent, but aesthetically acceptable for most … generated 'nation-portraits' in view of the music-cum-culture-oriented commentators. Such a cultural discourse …
In Which Direction Do Hebrews Play Music?: Abraham Zvi Idelsohn and the Musical Aesthetics of Zionism
… history of cultural Zionism and the formation of Israeli culture. Scholars of Hebrew literature have focused … on my previous work on music, aesthetics, and Jewish nationalism in fin-de-siecle Eastern Europe, I will explore … and sound in his self-conscious search for an authentic national musical aesthetic. Put differently, how and why did …
The Father of Jewish Musicology and the Natives: Abraham Zvi Idelsohn and the Yemenites
… capturing what he thought was the entirety of this exotic culture. This was no doubt a result of ardent national consciousness on his part, as well as sheer …
Avraham Soltes
… Jewish art, music, and literature. He was chairman of the National Jewish Music Council from 1963 to 1969 and a member … after week, he interwove the threads of Israeli history and culture with its musical heritage and that of Judaism at … Willows: The Rebirth of Modern Jewish Music. board of the National Jewish Book Council from 1967 to 1972. His …
Viktor Ullmann
… critic, Ullmann became involved in Leo Kestenberg's Internationale Gesellschaft für Musikerziehung as well as several … individual musicians were preserved, shedding light on the culture and participants of the musical life in Terezín. …
Esther R. Warkov
… improvisation by these musicians as an indicator of culture change. Warkov’s research and musical analysis … a unique glimpse into these artists who later achieved international acclaim. Warkov interviewed the Turkish Sephardic … Seattle, performed ‘ud with Sephardic cantors, received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for ‘ud study, and …
Akiva Zimmermann
… immersed himself in the world of Hebrew books and Hebrew culture at its best. He was well versed in literature and … to the tradition of Israel and the tradition of Hebrew culture and literature. In addition, he was a great … For the list of Akiva Zimmerman's publications on the National Library website. Sources: גוברין נורית, 'איש …
Amnon Netzer
… was a leading authority on Iranian history and culture as well as Persian and Judeo-Persian languages. … (first draft, 2004). A list of Netzer's publications at the National Library of israel website. … 617 … Researcher of …
Meir Shimon Geshuri
… Belarus, and his exposure to the Haskalah and modern German culture that spread to the new Jewish settlements of … author of Haskalah books that served as a bridge to the new national-Zionist period. (Geshuri, 1970, part 1, 1) Geshuri … activist he moved into public life, in Jerusalem and on the national stage. Geshuri became a member of the Jerusalem …
Zecharia Plavin
… See the list of Palvin's publications on the Israel National Library website. See ' Zecharia Plavin ' on … … Israeli musician, composer, concert pianist, pedagogue, culture and society researcher … Piano … Concert music … …