Velvel Pasternak
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| Born | October 1, 1933 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | June 11, 2019 (aged 85) New York City, U.S. |
Velvel Pasternak (October 1, 1933 – June 11, 2019)
Biography
Velvel Pasternak was born in Toronto in 1933 to immigrant parents from Poland.Yeshiva University High School for Boys (class of 1951)[citation needed] and of Yeshiva University (class of 1955).[6] He also studied at the Juilliard School, and received a master's in music education from Teachers College, Columbia University.[7]
The founder of Tara Publications, he was responsible for the publication of 26 recordings and over 150 books of Jewish music since 1971, spanning the gamut of
Hassidim
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He was the music teacher at the Congregation Sons of Israel synagogue in Woodmere, NY for many years. He died on June 11, 2019, in New York City.
Published works
- Songs of the Chassidim (1970, ISBN 9780000000934)
- Songs of the Chassidim II (1971, ISBN 9780819702760)
- The Best of Israeli Folk Dances (1997, ISBN 978-0-933676-20-6) (previous edition 1990)
- The Jewish Fake Book (1997, ISBN 978-0-933676-69-5)
- Z'Mirot and Kumzitz Songbook (1997, ISBN 9780933676633)
- Beyond Hava Nagila (1999, ISBN 978-0-933676-78-7)
- The Jewish Music Companion (2003, ISBN 978-1-928918-24-0)
- Songs Never Silenced--The Folk Music And Poetry of the Shoah (2003, ISBN 978-1-928918-26-4) (with Shmerke Kaczerginsky)
- The Best of Hasidic Song: Selections from 7 Acclaimed Music Books (2012, ISBN 9781928918868)
- The Big Jewish Songbook (2014, ISBN 9781495012013)
- Shlomo Carlebach Anthology: Compiled, Edited and Arranged by Velvel Pasternak (2016, ISBN 9780933676336)
- Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections (2017, ISBN 9781928918523)
See also
References
- ^ Berger, Joseph (June 12, 2019). "Velvel Pasternak, Preserver of Hasidic Music, Is Dead at 85". New York Times.
- ^ Robert Cohen (March 27, 2008), "New Wings for Our Prayers: On American Jewish Music", Tikkun Magazine, tikkun.org, retrieved 2010-11-29
- ^ "First Annual "Hallel V'Zimrah" Award Goes to Velvel Pasternak" (PDF), Zamir Choral Foundation, vol. 5765, no. Spring, p. 6, 2005, retrieved 2010-11-29
- New York Times. p. 2 (Section 11). Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "A jubilee of Jewish music". blogs.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "YESHIVA UNIVERSITY REVIEW Winter 2003 - 2004". docshare.tips. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "A jubilee of Jewish music". blogs.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "Velvel Pasternak". 2004 Rozhinke Faculty. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
External links
- Tara Publications
- Netsky, Hankus (August 15, 2011). "Video: Interview with Velvel Pasternak". Wexler Oral History Project at the Yiddish Book Center.
- "Nigun 101: A Conversation with Velvel Pasternak". CrownHeights.info. April 14, 2016.
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