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Nissan Cohen-Melamed
… showed interest in music. He used to visit the various synagogues in his area and listen to Jewish cantillation. … After some time he began singing with the choirs of these synagogues, and at last performed as a soloist. His father …

Pinhas Jassinowsky
… in 1917, and began touring extensively, performing in Synagogues and giving public concerts. Jassinowsky was also …
Heinrich Schalit
… Studied in Vienna, and later worked as an organist in synagogues in Munich and in Rome. Immigrated to the U.S. in …

Voices in the sanctuary: Musical Practices of the American Synagogue
The system that defines the musical and liturgical practices of the Ashkenazi synagogue…
Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue Music in Nineteenth-Century Reform Sources from Hamburg
A step towards a more comprehensive history of Sephardi liturgical music, this monograph…
Zalman Polak
… to Israel. 1934-1948: Served as cantor in many various synagogues throughout Israel. 1937: Was involved for many …

A Fusion of Traditions: Liturgical Music in the Copenhagen Synagogue
Based on recordings of services in the Copenhagen synagogue done back in 1967, this book…