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Meir Shimon Geshuri
Meir Shimon Geshuri (née Bruckner; April 19, 1897 - December 9, 1977) was an Israeli…
David Nowakowsky
David Nowakowsky was born in Malin, Russia near Kiev. Nowakowsky left home at an early…
Joseph Shlisky
Joseph Shlisky was born in Ostrowiec Voivodeship, Poland, around 1894. As a child, he…
Israel Goldfarb
Israel Goldfarb was born in Sieniawa, Galicia (today Poland), and immigrated to New York…
Abraham Baer
Abraham Baer was born in Wielen, Poland. He worked as a cantor and teacher in several…
Gershon Ephros
Cantor and composer. Gershon Ephros was born in Serotsk, Poland. His father died when he…
Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
Idelsohn was born in Filsberg, Latvia (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study…
Voices in the sanctuary: Musical Practices of the American Synagogue
The system that defines the musical and liturgical practices of the Ashkenazi synagogue…
Maier Levi of Esslingen, Germany : a small town hazzan in the time of the emancipation and his cantorial compendium
Ph.D dissertation from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Includes music with words in…