Moshe Nathanson
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Moshe Nathanson | |
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Born | August 10, 1899 Jerusalem, Israel |
Died | February 24, 1981 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Musicologist, Cantor |
Moshe Nathanson (August 10, 1899 - February 24, 1981) was a Canadian
Biography
Early life and education
Nathanson was born on August 10, 1899, in Jerusalem, the son of Rabbi Nachum Hirsh Nathanson and Rosa (née Silberstern) Nathanson. He attended a heder school. When Nathanson was ten he was sent to study at Bet Sefer Lemell an elementary school in Jerusalem. The school choir was run by Abraham Zvi Idelsohn challenged his students to select words for a nigun and create a modern Hebrew song. It cited that a twelve year old Nathanson suggested (Psalm 118: 24), "Zeh hayom asah Adonai; nagila v’nismekha vo" inspiring the famous Hava Nagila.[4]
Nathanson left Jerusalem and immigrated to Quebec, Canada on September 7, 1920, where he later began to attend McGill University in 1922 where he pursued a law degree but later transferred to
Career
Nathanson began his career in 1924 when he joined
Personal life
Moshe married Zipora Bor (April 2, 1901 - January 12, 1978) on July 1, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York, with whom he had three children: Deena Starr (January 16, 1931 - March 27, 2014), Naomi Brettler (July 16, 1932), and Yaron Nathanson (July 22, 1926 - February 23, 2003)[1][2]. On February 24, 1981 Moshe Nathanson died at his home on 15 West 86th Street, in Manhattan. He was buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery alongside his wife Zipora who predeceased him.[8][5]
References
- OCLC 155450526, retrieved 2019-06-27
- ^ Mark, Jonathan (17 Jan 2018). "Legends Of Jewish Music Remembered". JTA. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Rabbotai Nevareh. Cantor's Assembly of America. pp. 39–81. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Feinberg, Sheldon (1988). Hava Nagila: The World's Most Famous Song of Joy. Hava Nagila Publishers.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ "Moshe Nathanson | Jewish Music Research Centre". jewish-music.huji.ac.il. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ Library, New York Public (1948). Bulletin of the New York Public Library. New York Public Library.
- ^ "Mount Hebron Cemetery". www.mounthebroncemetery.com. Retrieved 2019-06-30.