Efim Alexandrov
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Efim Alexandrov (born Efimian Ziсerman; 13 May 1960,
Parents
Alexandrov's parents, Lubov Efimovna and Boris Mikhailovich Ziсerman, were born in the township of Bershad in
Early life
While in secondary school, Efim Ziсerman also attended and graduated from a music academy with a specialty in
Alexandrov actively cooperated with the Bureau of Propaganda of the Composers Union of the USSR. He was also invited to be a soloist in the
Creative activity
In 1993 Efim Alexandrov published his first musical album entitled "A Gic In Parovoz,” an idiomatic expression in Yiddish. It featured Jewish folk music, as well as songs composed by Ilya Lubinsky and poems written by Mikhail Tanich. The following year, a Kyiv television studio adapted the album into a musical concert film of the same name.
In 2004 the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia named Efim Alexandrov "Man of the Year 5764."[2] They also honored him with "The Golden Nine," an award decided by the votes of hundreds of thousands of Russophone Israelis that recognized his contribution to world Jewish culture.[3] In recent years he has also been working with The Songs of the Jewish Shtetle project.[4]
References
- ^ "Почётное звание присвоено указом президента России № 110 от 31 января 2007 года". Document.kremlin.ru. 2007-01-31. Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ "Премия "Человек года"". Feor.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ "Премия за "Вклад во Всемирную Еврейскую культуру"". 9.zahav.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ I love you much too much. Их хоб дих цу фил либ — youtube.com
External links
- Official site
- «Мы то звено, которое соединяет разорванную традицию» // Интервью с Ефимом Александровым. New York, 2002
- Выступление Ефима Александрова – Событие года // Partner. Dortmund, 2004
- «Jews Find New Life in Russia» // Los Angeles Times, 2005
- Ефим Александров – певец "Еврейского местечка" // Интервью Mignews.com. 2005
- Ефим Александров: не реквием, но гимн!» // Интервью журналу «Лэхаим». Москва, 2005
- Голос еврейского местечка // Интервью Jewish.ru. Москва, 2010