Shaul Berezovsky (sometimes spelt Berezowski) (1908-1975) was a Polish Jewish composer, pianist, music director. Born in Grodno, 1926-1929 studied at Warsaw conservatory and later lived in Białystok, where he directed the orchestra at the Apollo and had a jazz band in the military.[1]
Between the wars he toured with Yiddish theater companies, directing the orchestras or as a piano accompanist. During the war he was music director for Shimon Dzigan and Israel Shumacher’s revi-teater productions in Russia. After their arrest, he was arranger and accompanist for actress-singer Anna Guzik.
After the war he returned to Poland and settled in Łódź, directing the folk-choir, wrote music for Ida Kaminska’s Yiddish Melokhishe (State) theater (Hershele Ostropolyer, In a vinter-nakht and others) and composed music for films: Mir ibergeblibene (We survivors) and Undzere kinder (Our children)) He also directed the Russian Kalinka choir.[1]
He settled in Israel in 1957 where he continued to work in Yiddish theater.[2] he wrote music for theater and cinema (including the play and movie “Tsvey kuni Leml” with Mike Burstyn, 1963), and conducted various orchestras. He died on 2 April 1975 in Tel Aviv.
Some of his famous songs include:
Unter di khurves fun Poyln (under the ruins of Poland) to poetry of Itzik Manger
Ikh Bin Mid (I am tired), also to Manger
In geto* to poetry of Mordechai Gebirtig
Dem Zeydns Nign (Grandfather’s tune)
Baym Taykh (By the river) to poetry of Mani Leib
9 thoughts on “Kaminos”
Was Nicholas related to Alexander Saslavsky who married Celeste Izolee Todd?
Anyone have a contact email for Yair Klinger or link to score for Ha-Bayta?
wish to have homeland concert video played on the big screen throughout North America.
can organize here in Santa Barbara California.
contacts for this needed and any ideas or suggestions welcomed.
Nat farber is my great grandpa 😊
Are there any movies or photos of max kletter? His wife’s sister was my stepmother, so I’m interested in seeing them and sharing them with his wife’s daughter.
The article says Sheb recorded his last song just 4 days before he died, but does not tell us the name of it. I be curious what it was. I’d like to hear it.
Would anyone happen to know where I can find a copy of the sheet music for a Gil Aldema Choral (SATB) arrangement for Naomi Shemer’s “Sheleg Al Iri”. (Snow on my Village)?
Joseph Smith
Kol Ram Community Choir, NYC
שלום שמעון!
לא שכחתי אותך. עזבתי את ישראל בפברואר 1998 כדי להביא את בני האוטיסט לקבל את העזרה המקצועית שלא הייתה קיימת אז בישראל. זה סיפור מאוד עצוב וטרגי, אבל אני הייתי היחיד עם ביצים שהביא אותו והייתי הורה יחיד בשבילו במשך חמישה חודשים. הוא היה אז בן 9. כעת הוא בן 36 ומתפקד באופן עצמאי. נתתי לו הזדמנות לעתיד נורמלי. בטח, אבות כולם חרא, אומרים הפמינציות, אבל כולם צריכים לעבוד כמטרות במטווחי רובה!
משה קונג
(Maurice King)
Thank you for this wonderful remembrance of Herman Zalis. My late father, Henry Wahrman, was one of his students. Note the correct spelling of his name for future reference. Thank you again for sharing this.
Tirza Wahrman (Mitlak)