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Frederick Piket

… and served on the faculty of the Hartt School of Music and New York University. Piket valued original self-expression over …

… revolution, and in 1920 arrived in the U.S. He settled in New York in 1924, and became the musical director of the reform … In this office, he played a crucial role in the forming of new Jewish music to be performed in the Reform synagogues of …

Moishe Oysher

… the troupe for two years, Oysher decided to return to New York to pursue a career as a Hazzan. While officiating at … Abe Ellstein . Oysher passed away on November 27, 1958 in New Rochelle, New York at the age of 51. … Cantor, Yiddish …

Leibele Waldman

… Cantor. Born in New York , USA. Officiated as cantor in Boston , Passaic , and New York , and sang on the radio. Made many recordings of …

Boris Thomashefsky

… He immigrated to the United States in 1881, and settled in New York City. Shortly after arriving to New York, Thomashefsky joined a Synagogue chorister on the …

Neil Levin

… faculty of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York since 1982, he teaches graduate courses on the history, …

Issachar Miron-Michrovsky

… Teachers Seminary and at the Herzliah Teachers Institute in New York City. He is an ASCAP's Deems Taylor Award winner for … of the International Film and Television Festivals of New York . Robert Sherman of the New York Times radio …

Richard Newman

… Richard Jacob Newman was a composer, arranger, conductor, and … Austrian occupation zone. He returned to the USA in 1946. Newman worked as the music director of the Education … in Hillcrest, Long Island, various synagogues in New York, and Philadelphia. From 1972-1984 he directed the music …