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Bela Herskovits
… 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 … the age of three. He is descended from a long line of cantors and Rabbis, and was recognized as a cantorial prodigy from his early childhood, singing as a …
Eli Jaffe
… Established several institutions for the advancement of cantorate (Hazzanut) in Israel. Composing and arranging cantorial works, in addition to art music. … Israeli …
Emanuel Kirschner
… Born in Upper Silesia (today Poland). Worked as Cantor in Berlin and Munich. His principal work is his … collection of compositions, Tehillot le-El Elyon . … Cantor and composer … Emanuel Kirschner …
Maier Kohn
… Born in Schwabach, Bavaria (today Germany). Worked as a cantor and as an educator in Munich. His book, … compositions by others. Source: Encyclopedia Judaica . … Cantor and teacher … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
Leon Kornitzer
… Leon Kornitzer was born in Vienna. He worked as cantor in Hamburg, and after his immigration to Palestine in … sein, die zu liturgischer Musik in Beziehung stehen. … Cantor, composer and scholar of Jewish music … Leon Kornitzer …
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 …