Karmon, Israel
KARMON, ISRAEL
KARMON, ISRAEL (1915–1982), cantor and opera administrator. Karmon was a native of Vilna where he sang in the choir of the Vilna Great Synagogue with the cantor Gershon Sirota. He immigrated to Palestine in 1936 and studied at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, in the department of fine arts. He was a cantor in Tel Aviv and also administrator of the Israel National Opera Company. From 1954 until his death in 1982 he was cantor of the Jewish community in Basle. He appeared in concerts in Europe and made records of cantorial music.
[Akiva Zimmerman (2nd ed.)]
More From encyclopedia.com
Bene Israel , BENE ISRAEL The largest and, perhaps, the oldest of the India's Jewish communities is known as the Bene Israel (children of Israel). Though in number… Agudat Israel , The organization was founded in Katowice (Upper Silesia, now in the southwestern part of Poland), in 1912, as a worldwide movement of Orthodox Jews.… Israel (people) , ISRAEL
LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT
TOPOGRAPHY
CLIMATE
FLORA AND FAUNA
ENVIRONMENT
POPULATION
MIGRATION
ETHNIC GROUPS
LANGUAGES
RELIGIONS
TRANSPORTATIO… Yitzhak Rabin , Rabin, Yitzhak
Born on March 1, 1922 (Jerusalem, Palestine)
Prime Minister of Israel
First as a soldier and then as a statesman, Yitzhak Rabin devote… Neturei Karta , NETUREI KARTA
NETUREI KARTA , group of ultra-religious extremists, mainly in Jerusalem, who regard the establishment of a secular Jewish state in Ere… Relations With Israel , ISRAEL, RELATIONS WITH. The phrase "special relationship" describes U.S.-Israeli ties, suggesting an association uncommon in international affairs. T…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Karmon, Israel