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Joseph Shlisky
… capital. At the turn of the 20th century, the Jewish community in Toronto grew, synagogues flourished, and … cantor increased the synagogue’s prestige in the community, and attracted new congregants. Shlisky never … Lower East Side was the epicenter of the world hazzanut community. Young cantors came to the neighborhood’s …
Frederick Piket
… organist and as music director of the White Plains Jewish Community center in the early 1950’s. Subsequently, Piket …
Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… to Schul by the authorities at the offices of the Jewish community in Prague . Schul was deported to Terezín on …
Karel Reiner
… From 1939 until 1943, Reiner worked for the Jewish Community office in Prague, organizing musical activities. …
Yankele Hershkowitz (Herszkowicz)
… became active in the cultural affairs of the city’s Jewish community. Hershkowitz was deeply saddened by the mass …
Elio Piattelli
… oral traditions of the various rites of the Roman Jewish community as well as original compositions for holidays and … valued today in the liturgical festivals by the Jewish community of Rome, in particular at the Tempio Maggiore …
Bienvenida "Berta" Aguado
… her vocal performances were highly appreciated by the local community. Berta Aguado was admired by her audiences, …
Moshe Nathanson
… (Mordecai Kaplan's Synagogue in New York, and the founding community of the Reconstructionist movement in the United …
Reuben Rinder
… with the global yearnings of the San Francisco Jewish community. The “Society for the Advancement of Synagogue … in the cosmopolitan outlook of the San Francisco Jewish community and its philanthropic tradition. The confluence of …
Zalmen Mlotek
… Jews who have had a profound impact on the American Jewish community. Zalmen Mlotek is the son of Joseph Mlotek and …