… as a cantor for Synagogues throughout Poland and the Ukraine. He became known as “Yeruham Hakatan” (the little …

… fate of many Jewish artists: born in Romny, Ukraine, raised in circles of the Russian Jewish … Library of Israel, Department of Music.   Early Years:  Ukraine, Germany and Switzerland, 1891–1924 Stutchewsky was born on 7 February 1891 in Romny, Ukraine, to a three-generation family of klezmers from both …

… Jacob Bachmann was born in 1846 in Berdichev (today Ukraine). As a child he studied in a Yeshiva. He began his …

… Born in Belaya Tserkov, Ukraine.  Immigrated to the US  in 1888 where he worked in …

… Joel Walbe was born in Shepetovka, Volhynia (today Ukraine ). As a boy, his education was standard for wealthy … restrictive environment, together with the harsh events in Ukraine (WWI, Pogroms, Russian revolution) compelled Walbe … built a house. Soon after, however, his father returned to Ukraine . In 1927 Walbe began his music studies with Hadasah …

… of Slovechno (Volyn province of the Russian Empire, now Ukraine). His father, Chaim Sherman, was a shochet (a ritual …

… Nissan Blumenthal was born in Berdichev, Ukraine, and at the age of 21 held his first cantorial post …

… was born in Romanovka, a small town outside of Kiev , Ukraine . Jassinowsky’s first exposure to Jewish liturgical …

… also known as 'Zeidel Rovner,' was born in Radomyshl, Ukraine. He officiated as a cantor in several eastern …