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Yoel David Lewensohn- Strashunsky
… was born in Liepaja, Latvia. He worked as a cantor in Vilna (1830-1841), and achieved fame in Lithuania and Poland as a cantor and as a choir leader. In 1841 he left his family and … (Macy Nulman). … Catnor and composer … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
Solomon Lipschitz
… Born in Furth , Germany . Worked as cantor in various cities in Europe, including Prague and … musical practices of his time and personal reminiscences. … Cantor and writer … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
Max Löwenstamm
… in Trebic , Moravia (today Czech Republic ). Officiated as cantor in Munich (1847-1881). Wrote many choral compositions … synagogue. Source: Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music . … Cantor and composer … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
David Menahem
… Rabbi Gurje Yair, was an educator and one of the greatest cantors of Iraq. As a child, he grew up in Jerusalem and absorbed the 'Yerushalmi cantorial tradition' in the Ades Synagogue . As a child, he … the oud, the nay, as well as percussions. His cousin, the cantor Moshe Havusha , taught him the secrets of the Arab …
Zalman Polak
… in the riots in Jerusalem. 1921: Invited to serve as cantor in The Great Synagogue, (Beit ha-Knesset ha-Gadol) of … time in the military, and to complete his training as a cantor. He finished his cantorial education with cantor Yehuda Lieb Miller in …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… of a reward. Among his prominent students are the cantors Yosef Sikron and Shmuel Alkalai, both Jerusalem …
Fabian Ogutsch
… Born in Podberezye, Lithuania. Officiated as chief cantor in Frankfurt am Main for thirty eight years. Ogutsch composed numerous choral settings for cantor and choir, published ' Der Frankfurter Kantor ' … ( http://www.daat.ac.il/DAAT/toshba/minhagim/ash5.htm ). … Cantor and composer … Fabian Ogutsch …
Boruch Leib Rosowsky
… Born in Naliboki, Vilna, served as cantor in the Great Synagogue of Riga and was a very popular cantor of his time. Rosowsky composed several works for the … Encyclopedia of Jewish Music , geoffreyshisler.com . … Cantor and composer … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
Jan Radzynski
… musical elements of the Jewish Eastern European cantorate, Middle Eastern heterophony, and contemporary …
Jacob Rappaport
… he studied with Zeidel Rovner , and started performing as a cantor at the age of 18. He immigrated to the United stated in 1920. There he held different cantorial positions, and devoted himself to composing, most notably cantorial recitatives. … Cantor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – …