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Marcus Hast
… Born in Praga (near Warsaw). After serving as a cantor in Poland and Germany, he moved to London, and worked there as a cantor until his death. Among his compositions are oratorios, cantatas and hymns. The catalogue of the National Library of Israel includes …
Yitzhak Heilmann
… and worked as choir-conducter in Haifa. He trained many cantors, and composed hundreds of melodies for sections of the prayer service. … Cantor and choir-master … Yitzhak Heilmann …
Bela Herskovits
… Bela Herskovits studied in Hungary. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1942, where he worked as cantor (in Brooklyn), and was active in Hollywood. … Cantor … Bela Herskovits …
Naftali Herstik
… Naftali Herstik (born 1947) is a well known chazzan (cantor) and teacher. He was born in Salgótarján, Hungary and … came with his family to Israel at the age of three. He is descended from a long line of cantors and Rabbis, and was recognized as a cantorial …
Eli Jaffe
… Born in Jerusalem and graduated from The Hebrew University and the Rubin Academy of Music. Conducted all of Israel's major … Established several institutions for the advancement of cantorate (Hazzanut) in Israel. Composing and arranging …
Maier Kohn
… Born in Schwabach, Bavaria (today Germany). Worked as a cantor and as an educator in Munich. His book, … Chorgesaengen der Synagoge in Muenchen , is considered the first modern collection of synagogue melodies. It … includes his own compositions, as well as compositions by others. Source: Encyclopedia Judaica . … Cantor and teacher …
Leon Kornitzer
… Leon Kornitzer was born in Vienna. He worked as cantor in Hamburg, and after his immigration to Palestine in 1939, he worked as choir conductor in the Central Synagogue in Haifa. A full biography of Kornitzer in available at the website of the University of Hamburg . Tina Frühauf: …
Yoel David Lewensohn- Strashunsky
… was born in Liepaja, Latvia. He worked as a cantor in Vilna (1830-1841), and achieved fame in Lithuania … In 1841 he left his family and moved to Warsaw to further his studies and career, giving concerts in Poland. In … have been preserved. Newspaper articles, a play and the movie Ouverture to Glory - Der Vilner shtot khazn were …
Max Löwenstamm
… in Trebic , Moravia (today Czech Republic ). Officiated as cantor in Munich (1847-1881). Wrote many choral compositions for the synagogue. Source: Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music . … Cantor and composer … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
David Menahem
… was born in 1980 to a family who immigrated from Iraq in the 1950s. His maternal grandfather, Rabbi Gurje Yair, was an educator and one of the greatest cantors of Iraq. As a child, he grew up in Jerusalem and …