07/10/2014
Frankel, Joseph (Lt) (1885-1953)
Joseph Frankel was born in Kiev, Russia (now Ukraine). A Kiev Conservatory trained bandmaster and a band leader in the Tzarist army, he toured the US in 1904 leading the …
03/06/2014
Witler, Ben-Zion (1907-1961)
Ben-Zion Witler (or Ben-Tsion Vitler, or also BenZion Wittler), was born in 1907 in Belz, in Galicia, and died in 1961. He was a singer, but also an actor and …
06/05/2014
Lebas, Renée (1917-2009)
Born in Paris on April 23rd, 1917, Renée Lebas (born Leiba) lived with her parents, Romanian Jewish immigrants in France, and her younger sister in the Bastille neighborhood. At the …
14/02/2014
Elenkrieg, Abe (1878-1965)
Besides his work as a hairdresser, Abe Elenkrieg or Elenkrig (1878-1965) was a trumpet player and conductor of the “Abe Elenkrig Yiddishe Orchestra” and of the “Hebrew Bulgarian Orchestra”.Specialists consider …
22/01/2014
Olshanetsky, Alexander (1892-1946)
Alexander Olshanetsky was one of the most prominent composers and conductors on Second Avenue, NY and one of the most sophisticated musicians of the Yiddish theatre. Born in Odessa, in …
18/11/2013
Jonas, Émile (1827-1905)
Emile Jonas was born to a Jewish family in Paris on March 5, 1827. His father was Simon Jonas and his mother was Jeanette Pohl. In 1841, Emile Jonas, at …
17/10/2013
Epstein Brothers
The Epstein Brothers Orchestra (also known as the Epstein Brothers) was a Jewish musical quartet from the United States which played mostly klezmer music.The four New York brothers were: Max …
28/06/2013
Second summer university of Judeo-Spanish in Paris
7 – 12 JULY 2013 in the Centre Edmond Safra – 6 bis rue Michel-Ange – Paris 16e …
04/06/2013
Greif, Olivier (1950-2000)
Olivier Greif was born on the June 3, 1950 in Paris. His father studied the piano in Poland before emigrating to France to become a doctor. A child prodigy, Olivier …
23/05/2013
Barraine, Elsa (1910-1999)
Daughter of Mathieu Barraine, solo cellist in the orchestra of the Paris Opera, who was removed from this position during the nazi occupation, like the Jewish musicians of the orchestra, …
