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Joel Engel

Born: 28th April 1868, Berdyansk, Ukraine

Died: 11th February 1927, Tel Aviv, Israel

Nationality: Russian

Joel (or Yoel) Engel (Russian: Юлий Дмитриевич (Йоэль) Энгель, Yuliy Dmitrievich (Yoel) Engel, 1868–1927) was a music critic, composer and one of the leading figures in the Jewish art music movement. Born in Russia, and later moving to Berlin and then to Palestine, Engel has been called "the true founding father of the modern renaissance of Jewish music."

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