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Moshe Rudinow
… was placed in the custody of Gedaliah Weinhause, a local cantor. Already at a young age he appeared as a cantor in the local synagogues. In 1904 he was brought to … choir soloist at Temple Emanu-El's choir, and was appointed cantor in 1931, a job he kept until 1948. In 1949, the …
Mordechai Sobol
… Born in Hadera, Israel, where he performed as a cantor from a young age. He composed, orchestrated, and arranged many works for cantor and choir. One of Sobol's main projects was the establishment of the Yuval Ensemble for cantorate and Jewish music, where he served as musical …
Bacon Family
… Hirsch Leib (1875-1928) Cantor and composer Born in Kolbuszow , Poland . … melodies and Psalms in Nowy Sacz, and later officiated as cantor in Chryzanow. He composed many pieces of liturgical music. Israel Bacon (1910-1943) Cantor Born in Chryzanow, son of Hirsch Leib Bacon. Appeared …
Jacob Koppel Sandler
… the Yiddish theater and was the choral director for several cantors. He composed several Jewish themed operettas, one of …
Herman Svet
… Ukraine). His father, Menachem Mendel Sveta, was the local cantor. He studied at the 'cheder' (religious elementary …
Joseph Papernikoff
… the Tlomacka Synagogue in Warsaw under the direction of the cantor Gershon Sirota and conducted by the young Leo Liov …
Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin (Maharil)
… beg bread and received food from them. Maharil served as a cantor in his community, and he advocated an attitude that … Jewish Encyclopedia. … Rabbi and teacher of Mayence, cantor and composer … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… was always invited to sing at weddings. 'Adaki also learned cantorate from his visits to the synagogue. In 1920 'Adaki … acquaintance of Rabbi Kahalani, with whom he continued his cantorate studies. From Asmara he went through Port Said and … he stayed for a year and a half, and studied Sephardic cantorate in the H anan synagogue. In 1926, 'Adaki arrived …
Israel Adler
… in Paris . In 1984 he obtained the “Kavod” Award of the Cantors’ Assembly (U.S.A) and in 1994 he was awarded an …
Israel Alter
… family with many rabbis. He studied music in Vienna with cantors and teachers of singing and composition, including Cantor Yehuda Leib Miller . At the age of 20, he began serving as the cantor of the Brigittenauer Synagogue in Vienna. In 1925, he …